roberjerman

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Where can I get a CD Transport ksl-2130ccm in the US
Lasers get weaker with use. You can buy replacements on EBay and install it yourself. 
Cartridge Damaged, need advise on getting new
Doesn't Dynavector have a trade-in program for busted cartridges? You'd get a new one for a reduced price. 
Cartridge recommendation for classical listening
A Hana LS (low-output Shibata) with a SUT would indeed be a formidable combination!  
Anyone else grateful that they got hooked on this crazy addiction
HiFi is the gateway drug to the vast amount of music available to us now in the 21th Century! 
Has anyone had a laser replaced in a Audio Research CD-3 MKII
Imagine what ARC would want for a set of chassis screws! 
Has anyone had a laser replaced in a Audio Research CD-3 MKII
Find the particular laser assembly used and go to EBay. Buy it and do the replacement yourself! ARC in the post-William Zane era has become a bespoke company catering to wealthy snobs! 
What would you say is THE MOST important factor to good imaging?
Having an ear on each side of your head! 
Any Robertson Audio 4010 owners on Agon?
I too have a 4010. Presently in storage. Could be output stage bias drifting too high. 
MUST Have Vinyl
Harry James: The King James Version - Sheffield Labs Direct-To-Disc. Big band jazz that will blow your roof off! A favorite demo LP at the audio store I worked at back in 1978. 
MUST Have Vinyl
Moody Blues In Search Of The Lost Chord. "Timothy Leary's Dead"! No, he's not. He's on the outside looking in! 
Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction?
Goodwill's in wealthy towns/cities are good hunting grounds! 
Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction?
I only kept the Heresy's for a few months. I advertised in the local free buy/sell paper and soon found a buyer nearby. He paid me $375 for the Heresy's and was very happy! I went to my friend Marty in New Rochelle (a big Altec/JBL fan and tube ge... 
Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction?
My local CT Goodwill was in a RICH area - Stamford/Greenwich. Rich people have a lot of toys they get tired of and feel good donating them to GW!  
Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction?
I frequented that CT Goodwill store for years buying $1 LPs and $3 CDs. Plus various vintage receivers, integrated amps, cassette decks, CD players ... speakers (Advent, JBL, KLH, Ohm Walsh, Snell ...). For dimes on the dollar or less! 
Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction?
And to think that Klipsch is now charging $3K for a new (supposedly "improved") pair!