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| Verity Audio One caveat: never look at how they measure. Oh, you never do that anyway, well good for you then you should audition the Reference 3A De Capo i also. | |
| What's under your amp? Can anyone here explain what the mechanism is that would excite something inside a ss amp that vibrates because it is not "isolated"?Is it not besides the point to use a platform when air-borne vibrations will strike the amp nonetheless and, assum... | |
| SME Model 10 How much should I spend on speakers? The source thing always amazes me since the only way it makes any kind of sense is to assume that every link in the audio chain is as simple to design and build as any other. If you accept this premise, which is wrong in my opinion, you would matc... | |
| Overpriced Tube Amps Inflation has nothing to do with comparing current prices of two readily available products. I think you miss the point. | |
| Is this typical Service? All is fair in love, war and audio equipment servicing! | |
| Overpriced Tube Amps I think the original poster is right, but is position is not acceptable in these pages. I think he is wrong though on the actual prices for decent tubes. Dealing with power tubes (namely 6550s)local dealers do want something like a $100 CAD/tube w... | |
| audio shop repair costs paid $75.00/hour taxes included, this in the Great White North. | |
| recommendations for starting system Nathan, I don't want to rain on your parade, but if you are starting out I would stick to a good quality transistor integrated amp, a good source and proper inexpensive speakers and avoid the high cost and more troublesone nature of tube equipment... | |
| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? Yes and no. I always believed it was, and still lean towards that view. I am now more aware of limitations though. I feel quite strange when some audiophiles focus on one aspect of sound reproduction to the detriment of the others. Your question b... | |
| suspension vs non-suspension design Until I got a Rega P-9 I was a convinced suspended suspension 'phile. I still think that theoretically a suspended suspension makes more sense. It has a lot to do with implementation I guess. The cost factor looms large I think in most of the newe... | |
| Worst Name for A Piece of Equipment All that stuff that Manley brings out. On top of being the ugliest designs I have ever come across, no one can convince me that "Shrimp", even if a play on words, makes any kind of sense for an audio product! | |
| Big beautilful tube amp Weird criteria for chosing an amp! | |
| Walker Audio Proscenium Turntable: Photo Essay All that brass and gold, yech! Did I dream up the fact that Mr. Porter ordered his sans gold?Impressive component, but why the nouveau riche gold? | |
| Luxman PD-121 Was not a bad tt when new. Hard to tell what the arm is from the picture, could be a Fidelity Research, could be an arm made by FR for Luxman. You could always do better with a newer cart. I don't recall if it is belt drive or direct drive, I pres... | |
| Who Has The Best service department Thiel, Bryston, Paradigm, Audio Research ($$$$). |