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| SHIPPING speakers? @pdreher re "I'd be careful shipping large heavy speakers without a pallet. It's not a problem, until it is" I know. You pays yer money and takes yer chances, right? I'll let the prospective buyer decide. I have requested a quote from TMR too. | |
| SHIPPING speakers? I just got an estimate of $412 to ship them from WA to Madison WI using FedEx Ground in the two individual factory boxes, with stands shipped separately. That's not awful. Better than the $900 for a freight shipper on a pallet! | |
| SHIPPING speakers? Thanks for the ideas, everyone and @tomic601 ! I will check with TMR and Old Dominion, and local dealers who might take them on consignment. Shipping on a pallet is ideal, but maybe not 100% required. @bigtwin - Nice job! P | |
| SHIPPING speakers? @tomcarr - I think you're right. | |
| SHIPPING speakers? @bjesien re "Heavy speakers really are a pain but normally worth it until you sell." YES! And that’s why I don’t change speakers often. If I had bought the Treos new, I would have traded in the old ones (but for less than I can sell them priva... | |
| SHIPPING speakers? FWIW: I will only ship them the way that Vandersteen does when they ship to dealers: In their original boxes (which I have), strapped to a pallet so they are shipped upright. Any other way is too great a risk for damage (which is quite common), a... | |
| Damping Factor and Overall Negative Feedback. Thank you, @atmasphere ! I wish I had a better understanding of these very technical design issues and parameters for hi-fi. It's all Greek to me, so a layman's explanation is wonderful. | |
| Damping Factor and Overall Negative Feedback. Dear @atmasphere - I’ve read many of your comments with great interest, even though the technical info usually goes way over my head! I’ve read you say that you’ve built zero feedback amps for decades. Are your latest Class D amp zero feedback als... | |
| Townshend Audio Podiums: The Full Review @millercarbon — SO, I have new (to me) Treo CT speakers, and a live floor under them. I'd considered the Townshend platforms. Your opinion? Yes or no? Thanks. | |
| Thoughts: Mofi Sourcepoint 888 vs Fyne Audio 501sp? @dayglow - Fyne has a great rep and pedigree right? Their founder is an alum of some esteemed brands, iirc. And I am of Scots descent, so I'd be interested. Represent! I hope you will post a review or thoughts. Which one do you favor in their line. | |
| Thoughts: Mofi Sourcepoint 888 vs Fyne Audio 501sp? @dayglow re "Be very skeptical about over the top rave reviews when regarding budget components. These high profit(%) products need to be sold in volume and quickly before the next claimed "Giant Killer" appears." For sure! Andrew Jones (the d... | |
| Thoughts: Mofi Sourcepoint 888 vs Fyne Audio 501sp? I would very much like to audition the MoFi 888 due to the rave reviews (though there are not many out there). I don't know the Fyne, but will Google it. | |
| Looking for my End Game Speaker Vandersteen Treo CT, which can be placed very close to the front wall, or its bigger brother the Quatro CT (or even the Kento, but $$$$) . The Humboldt is a superb integrated, I’ve read, and the question is whether it would work with the high-pass... | |
| Who puts their speakers right up against the back wall and why? Re Larsens, vinylvalet ... I have been intrigued with them for years and read all the reviews, but haven't auditioned them. Sadly, The founder, Mr. Larsen, recently died and the future of the company is uncertain, according to the US distributor ... | |
| Who remembers California Audio Labs? dekay - I still have one too (since the late 90s!) and it sounds great, imo. It’s my backup, to a Rega which is excellent too. The CalAudio is very close in performance. I mostly stream now, with all my CDs ripped to a Roon server. |