rushfan71

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Denafrips offer to replace my faulty Pontus 15th, for a replacement fee?
If they were a reputable company I would expect them to email me shipping label to return it at their cost, and if they can't fix it I would expect them to ship me a brand new one free of charge seeing how it is under warranty. However Im not sure... 
help needed for new headphone system
https://danclarkaudio.com Highly recommend looking into this brand. The Noire x line closed back $999 open back $1299. This is his mid tier line that start using his patented AMTS technology. That will leave you plenty in your budget for amplifi... 
I'm Just Not Hearing It..., Do You???
Listening to Led Zeppelin III 24/94 Hi Res Remaster on Qobuz through headphones, the squeaking is obvious from the start until Jimmy ramps it at about the 45 second mark, especially if you are listening for it.  
5ar4 rectifier tube
NOS Mullard GZ34  
Any experience with VPI Super Prime scout with 10.5 inch tone arm
I have one that I upgraded to the 10" 3D reference gimbaled arm. I think the gimbaled is a vast improvement over the unipivot. I also added the Prime signature feet with Segue Iso Acoustic isolators in place of the rubber ones and the matching pla... 
After 20 years, in the market for a power amp
@pvnasby My Primaluna Dialogue Premium is available for less than half of your budgets lower end. In silver.  
After 20 years, in the market for a power amp
@pvnasby Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP is the obvious choice. Perfect impedance match. The same massive toroidal power transformers, same AC offset killer circuit that quiets the transformer output so the amp runs silently, same point to point sil... 
Help me spend $100,000 on a new system
Mike congratulations on your new venture. Sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun. Although I don't know what your sound preferences are I won't try to suggest what components or speakers you should get especially not knowing what your new room ... 
What was your first record?
KISS  Destroyer 7 years old bought with my own Christmas money. That same year my uncle gave me The Who - Who's Next. My dad got a new stereo system that year so my older sister and I were allowed to use his old Scott system that was relegated t... 
TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges?
Lyra    
Songs with excellent advice?
RUSH - Freewill   You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill. I will choose a path that's clear. I will choo... 
Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align
So many, but here are a few good as test tracks also.   Big Daddy Wilson - If you were mine  Janice Ian - Breaking Silence  Vanessa Fernandez - Here but I'm gone            
LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus
1991 6th row Providence Civic Center RI Iron Maiden with Anthrax without a doubt. Incredible set lists from both. Ears rang for 3 days. The quiet nights in bed where maddening! Others have come close ( Judas Priest, Metallica, Motorhead) But ... 
"Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time?
I recently sold a pair of speakers that I replaced all the XO components with high quality parts. This made a huge difference in clarity, transparency and detail. When the buyer was auditioning them at my house he saw a pair of blue jean speaker ... 
Psychologist dissects Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'
dadork well said I agree completely