onhwy61
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| Safest way to trade ? Rrog, who pays for the shipping and services done at Audio Research? I can see how that provides protection for the buyer, but for the seller it's an added burden. A typical seller, let's assume an honest one, is selling an item that he believes i... | |
| Safest way to trade ? There will always be some level of risk, but this is how I deal with it. If it's an amount of money I can deal with losing, then I'll take some risk. If it's what I consider a large amount of money, then I always do the transaction face to face af... | |
| integrated for zu definition 3 I guess breathtakingly stunning is the step after? | |
| integrated for zu definition 3 If you are already getting stunning sound, then how is it going to get better? What is better than stunning? | |
| how to value Fisher preamp Having the units updated will risk shipping damage back and forth to the servicer and can take from 3 to 9 months to complete. It probably will not increase the value to a collector. Practical users will not pay as much as collectors anyway. It is... | |
| Here comes the solar maximum. Please explain why we should be worried about solar storms? | |
| What is the minimum distant for Zu? Rrog's idea makes sense if the speakers have similar frequency, power and radiation responses and the listening position is fixed. | |
| how to value Fisher preamp Leave them in completely stock condition. Do not attempt any repairs or mods. The value of the units depends upon them being stock and in excellent cosmetic condition. The brass knob inserts are not important, but discoloration of the front panel ... | |
| Best power match with Sonus Extrema ? I heard a marvelous system with the Extremas driven by Meridien monos. | |
| You think Audiogon has problems ... look at Ebay Agree with Elizabeth. You changed your mind after entering into a purchase agreement. If I were the seller I would be very wary that you were trying to run a scam. (Not that I think you are, but solely from the seller's perspective). You should ha... | |
| the natural sound of a cymbal I've read what you've wrote twice now and I'll agree with you that you can't tell the difference. | |
| the natural sound of a cymbal While I personally couldn't tell you about cymbals, I imagine that any number of drummers could identify different brands in much the same way pianist can tell whether it's a Steinway, Bosendorfer or Yamaha.Just because you can't doesn't mean othe... | |
| Speakers sound best facing wall???? Just because something must be dealt with doesn't mean any particular solution is optimal. Some solutions could be even outright wrong. | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsars The Stereophile review points out that the "monitor" size Pulsars do not match the Wilson's sense of scale, but they are roughly as musically satisfying as the much larger and more expensive speaker. I don't think that's an unusual conclusion rega... | |
| Magico, Aerial, Dali Have you considered going with any of the higher sensitivity speakers? Your Bryston is a stout amp and I suspect would work well with any of the speakers you're considering, but conceptually there are limits to pairing low/mid sensitivity speakers... |