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| khartago v. rotel 1070 power amp "I am looking at possibly upgrading to the RB-1080 but am waiting unitl the fuse/capacitor issues are worked out."What is this about? I'm curious because I have the RB1080 sitting in my closet. I need to sell, but I like it to much to. Rob | |
| Rega P25 vs VPI Scout Afro 18 has a good point. If you get a good deal on the HW-19 Mk IV and Dyna 17D cart., you will be at the 95 percentile of the best out there for a very low price, but I would be careful buying used, especially cart. Cuz it could be at the end of... | |
| Why would you risk it? It makes sense to insure anything that would be costly enough to really make a dent if something happens. I haven't always done so, but since you brought this thread up, I will probably do so from now on. Thanks for the heads up. | |
| buyer beware of late Anything over $1,500 - I always buy locally, pay cash and see what I'm getting by picking it up. Anything else is too risky. But mostly I buy through my dealer. His advice and support is worth paying retail or slightly below. | |
| DIY cables Vs Mass market cables. Bob P. plug in an Analysis Plus Oval IC and you will get better sound than your lamp cord or DIY wire I imagine. This thread is turning into - it's better/it's not better and I don't think I have more faith in DIY or less. So, nice thread, but the... | |
| If $ was no object what speaker would you buy? The Von Schweikert VR-11's $120,000Unfortunately, money is an object that doesn't grow on trees. | |
| DIY cables Vs Mass market cables. "Accordingly, different wire "recipes" can sound slightly different. But you CAN diy cables & obtain satisfactory results..."- GregmGreg, Thanks for the information. When you say satisfactory, does that mean they will better JPS labs or Analys... | |
| Always ON? Tubes I turn on 1/2 hour to 1 hour before listening. I leave my phono preamp on all the time. I have a Sony XA777ES that I leave on all of the time because it has been modded with black gate capacitors, and they take hours to warm up. I'm talking ... | |
| Rega P25 vs VPI Scout The Scout is more of a Giant Killer and the Rega is a good TT for it's price. You decide. | |
| DIY cables Vs Mass market cables. "But as Trelja says, JPS just buys whatever it is from someplace like Belden (which undoubtedly calls it something different), probably for pennies a foot--or a bit more if you want a custom insulation job, which is where that extra-special "diale... | |
| DIY cables Vs Mass market cables. If anyone knows the source, please let me know becuase I would be interested in saving some money by DIY. Much appreciated. I like the JPS sound more than most cables, so I might be a convert if I can find the materials. | |
| DIY cables Vs Mass market cables. Mapleleafs3, Would you share your design so that we can try it and judge for ourselves? I would be happy to take you up on it. If your right, I'd be a happy camper saving money. from the jpslabs website:"The wire used in our designs is a proprieta... | |
| Miss your audio when traveling? Audiotomb - I think loseing 12,000 LPs is trivial when put into perspective to what happened. All of this audio stuff is insignificant in a situation like that. "if you compare up, you are miserableif you compare down, you are greatful God Bless"-... | |
| Von schweikert vr4sr up against mahler Ozzy62, you caught me - unfortunately their bass sucks as downunder was saying ;) | |
| DIY cables Vs Mass market cables. "If you've ever tried DIY. You wouldn't be asking me these questions." - gmood1I've tried power cables and the solid silver interconnects both formulas from the TNT audio website. They were ok, but did not compete with any of the modestly priced c... |