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| Luxman Knockoffs or Counterfeits? The most favorable exchange rate in 40 plus years for the US dollar against the Yen, so a Luxman EQ500 that retails Stateside for US6,700 is 3,200 retail in Tokyo today and a lightly used example might be around 2,500 but; don’t deal with the Unc... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? SAEC's SS-300 mat is aluminum, anodised black and then coated with a very thin ( and very strong ) teflon coatingThe success of the mat is in its cut-outs in the physical design as well as the coating which stops ringing and is gentle on records a... | |
| Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them? I have Acrolink/Esoteric power cables: (DIY:) 7N 4030's with Oyaide plugs, these took a while to burn in but very satisfying once they didAcrolink 7N PC-6500, Acrolink/Esoteric 8N PC-8100 ( also PAD Dominus original and Rev. B )Interconnects: Acro... | |
| What area or country do you live in ? Tokyo, Japan. Since 1991, originally New Zealand | |
| What separate tube phono stage do you use ? BAT ( Balanced Audio Technology ) VK10SE a wonderful Phono stage, accurate with a huge sound stage | |
| WHAT WAS THE BEST SYSTEM YOU EVER HEARD AND WHY WAS IT? Boulder Amplifiers a few years back at an International show in Tokyo; a million dollar ( retail price ) setup playing vinyl. I think this was the debut of their exceptional Phono stage... the Show was very well attended and the style as an audie... | |
| I am a "Moron" Moron? and being incorrigible: you could run for President but it seems your vocabulary is more than just a few words so you might be ineligible...Indeed ripping to FLAC files using high quality gear ( such as RME Pro 2 ) there's no audible differ... |