rushfan71

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Audio deals you bought that seem impossible for the price?
Technics SL1200 MKII for $200 in 2018 
Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype
+1 Atma-sphereMy first talk with Andy Bowman of VTS pretty much echoed those exact sentiments.Materials, quality control and clean procedure. Something he feels is missing in todays Chinese and Russian tube manufacturers.So ofcourse I purchases a ... 
How are most audiophiles going from streamers to DACS
I2S or AES/EBU. Metrum Acoustics Ambre streamer to Pavane DAC 
OK, so I have to ask. Is this real, or is this a joke?
Since we're on the subject, can anyone offer their experience with Mad Scientists Audio Graphene contact enhancer. 
Problem Solvers Needed-Got my New XOs installed and am worried....
Give it 500 hours before drawing any conclusions. Your impressions will continually change during that time.Play them as much as you can 
What speaker do you passionately want to demo?
The MBL Reference, the Focal Grande Utopia, and Magico M6Not that I could afford them mind you but I sure would like to hear them. 
I feel bad for GenX'ers that missed out on the 60s and 70s.
Don't feel too bad, many are making $$$ with YouTube channels "reacting" to the music we grew up on.Imagine that. Well, if their parents didn't expose them to these masterpieces while growing up at least their "subscribers" are clueing them in.May... 
So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy!
Fishing without bait..... I think that sums it up. 
THE IRS HAS TAKEN MY TRANSACTIONS VIA PAYPAL AND IDENTIFIED THEM AS TAXABLE INCOME
@Nickaboy1, I see you 
THE IRS HAS TAKEN MY TRANSACTIONS VIA PAYPAL AND IDENTIFIED THEM AS TAXABLE INCOME
It happened to me. I would like to know why, if I buy a component or speakers ect. at a local hifi shop, pay sales tax, and then sell that item later on, how is recouping some of the money I paid for the item (at a loss) considered income and what... 
The Miller Carbon Story
Gotta say, the TA102 on the tonearm base and the tonearm platform (for a lack of a better term) that is part of the VTA tower on a VPI tonearm and a strip along the length of the bottom of the aluminum uni pivot arm tube made a noticeable difference. 
There us a Worldwide Panic on Availability of Vacuum Tubes
Oldheavy beat me to it.Sounds exactly like an upcoming price gouge, but it also sounds like an opportunity to get valve mfg. right back here in the good ole USA.Premium tubes with high quality control, at a premium.I mean, we're willing to pay a p... 
AUDIO RESEARCH VS VTL
Jeff which one of your experiences with Lyra are we talking about?The one where they are JUNK shrill bright ect.OrThe one where the Lyra Delos sounds amazing!Hard to follow the way you flip flop on things. Not that your posts are anything to follo... 
AUDIO RESEARCH VS VTL
Jeffy, having the winning ticket for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, that would be lucky.For now I feel quite fortunate with the performance Im getting from my Lyra Kleos.As far as a Shure cartridge from the 70's, let me guess, moving magnet?Now yo... 
Singer Songwriters Rarely Mentioned By Audiophiles
Vanessa Fernandez.Check out albums Use Me and I Want You.