roberjerman
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| Vacuum Tube Retailer Option Nothing here that can't be bought at Tube Depot! I myself will search and pay for ORIGINAL US, UK, German, Holland, Japan tubes. Not these Chinese, Russian, Slovak cheap imitations! A real, made-in-Britian KT88 will sell for $200 + and last far lo... | |
| Home audio system recommendations There is a pair of Focal Electra 1028 BE's for sale now on this site! $4800 + shipping from Michigan. List price was $7000. A superior speaker than any listed above! | |
| Looking for the best moving coil cart that is around $5K used I agree with mmakshak! A well-setup Sondek is indeed hard to beat! I have one myself, along with two Ariston RD's (the Linn's cousins). And I have kept them all in use, preferring them to today's pricier TT's! Get the best TT you can afford - even... | |
| Do You Care About AESTHETICS? What Are Your Gear/Listening Room Preferences?... Since I like listening in the dark aesthetics don't matter to me! But I buy my IC's like I buy jewelry - by look and feel! | |
| TO BE OR NOT TO BE the user of a record clamp I have been using the Audio Technica Record Weight that I bought new ($20) in 1978. Presently on my Pioneer PLX1000. Before that on my Ariston RD11S. I like the way it couples the record to the platter. I use it as a matter of habit - like buckli... | |
| to bi-wire or not? From my experience there is NO benefit to biwiring. My Snell Type AIII's have this as an option and I have heard NO difference either way! IMO it is just a clever marketing ploy to get the gullible to spend more money! | |
| Running 2 systems in 1? Variety is the spice of life! | |
| Running 2 systems in 1? No problem! I have two systems setup in one room at present: RGR 4 pre, GAS Son of Ampzilla, DCM Time Windows 1A. Bryston .5 pre, 3B amp, Speaker Lab 7's. Signal sources: Pioneer PLX1000 TT, Denon 103R and Denon SUT, Pioneer PD103 CD, Mits... | |
| Analog bliss! Welcome back to the GLORIOUS sound of LP's! Analog playback has the MAGIC! | |
| TURNTABLE SELECTION RECCOMENDATIONS Buy a Pioneer PLX1000 for $700 and a Denon 103R ($300). This combination will equal the multi - kilobuck stuff listed above! I have this setup and find it lacking for NOTHING - eminently musical and satisfying! Don't listen to the audio snobs - th... | |
| What is considered a "standard" percentage of devaluation per year foor high end speakers? Here is what I paid for my DCM Time Windows 1A (my third pair!): List price in 1984 - $1200. I paid $219 + shipping from an EBay seller. So stuff can depreciate quite a lot! Other stuff (like a Marantz 7 and 8B) can go up a lot in value! | |
| What was the first system you heard that made you think the high end made sense Summer 1970 at my friend's house. A pair of Large Advents and a Kenwood integrated amp. Thorens 125 TT with Shure cartridge. Listened to Hendrix Electric Ladyland, Its A Beautiful Day, Procul Harum A Salty Dog. Audio bliss! Enhanced by taking acid! | |
| Seeking Speaker Recommendations dorkwad: Regarding the dynamic range of the TW's: Steve Eberbach tested them by using a bridged pair of Ampzilla's (800 watts) and dropping a tonearm/cartridge onto an LP at FULL gain! | |
| Spectron Musician III MK2 vs Carver Sunfire Signature vs Adcom GFA-555ii Infinity Kappas? The Kappa series all had problematic crossovers. Wild impedance curves that dipped down too low (<2 ohms). There is a company making and selling new replacement x-overs: dstechlabs. Check them out - looks like quality stuff that will significan... | |
| Seeking Speaker Recommendations Checkout the review by Peter Aczel in the Audio Critic (1977)! "Here's a speaker that is worth 20 years subscription to TAC". List price then was $660 a pair - which I paid for pair no. 1.Forget about Tekton! The TW's are far more neutral and reve... |