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| Qobuz Customer Service is impossible to reach :( For a while it was Sebastian who was responding to CS issues and he was difficult to get ahold of. I’m not sure who is in charge now. Good luck. | |
| help me choose between Audionet and Constellation Audio DPM: thank you for starting this thread. Currently I’m focused on both brands. There is an Audionet G2 pre offered in Canada for $4822 (USD I believe). This is insane. For some reason AN doesn’t seem to hold its resell value and I don’t know ... | |
| Ayre V-5xe Review Exron ; you are wrong on two counts (three if I include your childish purposeful misspelling of Ayre). First, my K-5xemp has the lowest gain of any preamp I’ve used. Second, I would place Ayre service in the top tier of mfrs. and their support h... | |
| Solid State preamp Brands What;s fascinating to me is that Spectral never comes up in discussions such as this. I'm dating myself but some of the best sound I've ever heard came from a dealer using Spectral electronics with MIT cables and conditioner driving Dunlavy 4a's.... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight If you’re open to buying used, you could probably get the Kaluga (without DAC or Phono) for $7K to $8K. They come up frequently for sale. I can’t say that I’ve heard it but I’ve read the reviews which left me impressed. Good luck! | |
| Best and Worst customer service? Pass, Ayre, Conrad Johnson are exemplary. My experience with Cary was underwhelming to say the least. | |
| Solid State Power Amps Well, I wish I had your budget (LOL) but seriously, the new Luxman (M10x?) would come to mind but the there are some other intriguing amps that have just come out:BAT Rex 300 and the Parasound JCM 250. These 3 are on my short list. | |
| Quandary This is a response to JFRmusic’s post. Yes, I’ve been able to demo a component in-home “for free” with the set-up you mentioned….and then subjected to incredulous looks by salespeople when returning the item and informing them it didn’t float my ... | |
| Quandary Honestly, I wish more dealers would offer this kind of service. I would gladly pay the $300 to hear a new component in my home (with the understanding that the fee would represent the extent of my obligation should I not decide against future pur... | |
| Best music in 2023 Prins Emanuel: Diagonal Music II | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? Czarivey: Agree. in terms of breaking down the 8407 monos were in a league of their own. They made me swear off of tube amps forever. | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! Hales T8 owner here. I’m still searching for an amp and pre that would get the best out of them. I was dissed on the Conrad Johnson owner site ( I was and still am considering a GAT S2 pre) where I was reminded that the speakers are old and tha... | |
| A $250 Power Conditioner? Facten: Agree re. Your comment about the NCF clear line. It looks impressive but it didn’t do anything in my system. | |
| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? Kennyc: sad but true and good advice. That said, I do agree with the point made by others that if there is any doubt on the original $ best to leave it “blank”. | |
| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? Testpilot: is it really that difficult to list the *correct MSRP? I don’t get it. *e.g. the MSRP at the time of purchase, or or more accurately in those rare cases where they diverge, the MSRP when the component was manufactured. |