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| How to buy from Audiogon? Over the last year I have made several purchases here in the $3K - $8K range along with a lot in the 200 - $2k range. I have never had a problem and always paid up front. There always could be a bad apple but I haven't dealt with one yet. | |
| Does Threshold equal newer amp designs? In the mid 70's I switched from ARC tubes to the first Threshold product the 800A and later went to the SA1 and SA2. There aren't very many SS amps that sound better even today than the SA1 and SA2. Vintage Amp repair can keep them going. Last yea... | |
| Theta GenVa Upgrade A few additional comments. I'm using a Data III transport and a Digital Lens does improve the sound of the Pro Gen Va. I've been a big Theta fan since way back but the Gen Va is old enough now that it has a noticable a gap compared to other units.... | |
| Theta GenVa Upgrade I had a Gen Va which I upgraded to the 96k option.I to was waiting for the "VI" since I really liked the Theta. I compared it to the MSB Platinum using the balanced outputs (no audio amplification) direct into my Melos Monoblocks. I sold the Theta... | |
| Are you Guys Rich or What!? To Tubegroover: Is a pair of Dunlavy SC-V's with an equal amount spent on room treatment to give a fairly decent imitation of a live performance of The Rite of Spring or the Mahler 8th a status symbol? Does your answer change if someone has regula... | |
| Are you Guys Rich or What!? To Axomoxa: If consenting adults without children earn their money legaly how they choose to spend it is hardly a moral issue. | |
| Are you Guys Rich or What!? My wife and I share an insane passion for music. I'm sure that there are others on this site who are equally crazy but here is our short story. When we got out of graduate school we got very good paying jobs. (we both have technical degress and MB... | |
| Rock? money down the drain? Some additional thoughts on my part based on a few experiments this week. Many high end systems that are owned by people that listen primarily to classical or Jazz cannot put out sufficient power in the 40- 80 Hz octave range to have that feeling ... | |
| Help with noisy power tube! I've owned many tube amps over the years and I own the Jolida in my bedroom system. It is fairly frequent to have some noises with power tubes. It's easier to hear if the unit doesn't enclose the tube or if the tube cage is relatively open. I sugg... | |
| Rock? money down the drain? I upgraded my entire system about a year ago. I carefully chose my main system to be able to reproduce Mahler, Bruckner, Wagener and Stravinsky at realistic concert hall peak spl. I also listen to a lot of Heavy Metal. Both my before and after sys... | |
| Double boxing? Always double box. I have had pieces where the outer box and packing foam was TOTALY destroyed. | |
| Vote for the best speakers in 10K range I think the Vandersteen 5's are excellent speaker eventhough I personally prefer the sound of Dunlavy's. The Vandy's sound superb driven with ARC VT-200. | |
| Please help a new tube user! I've owned most of the big names in tube equipment and have the Jolida 502B in my bedroom system. Jolida has about the best price/performance ratio of any tube amp. That said the original chinese tubes sound BAD. When you get the unit if those are... | |
| Amp for Innersound Isis speakers Last year I auditioned the Innersound Eros speakers with their ESL amp in my listening room. I compared the Innersound amp to ARC VT-200, Melos 400 watt monoblocks, CJ Premier 8's and Bryston 7BST's. Each of these amps has a rather distinctive sou... | |
| Love of MUSIC or love of GEAR While I do think that there is a "gear head" - "music lover" continuum I think that a lot of it comes down to economics for the music lover. If you are clever and live in the right city you can hear a lot of decent to superb live music on the chea... |