stanwal
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| Aura Note - why such low resale? Since no one on Audiogon ever keeps anything as long as 60 days I can't see how this would be a problem. LOL. A very steep depreciation curve is never a good thing but there are so many factors in determining resale that it is is not always a sign... | |
| advice needed to purchase first DAC Musical Fidelity V-DAC, $299 from Audio Advisor and you can return if not satisfied. Blue Jeans cables have a good rep., there are many other good ones available used on Audiogon, try something cheaper to begin with. Try the lower end of a company... | |
| Top of the line old technology VS Newer technology Leaving aside the mega expensive dCS,Meridian 808, and Zanden type ones I belong to the school that the older ones were better. The Zanden is in fact built with old technology. Many newer ones are built with parts that were designed for other purp... | |
| Question regarding reputation of SOTA tables Hard to advise you without knowing your arm and cartridge and how much money you want to spend. I am a turntable dealer but I would you to buy used or demo, get a lot more for money. As Forrest would say, "handsome is as handsome does." Actually, ... | |
| Buy LED, LCD or Plasma Whatever you get they will be subject to tweaking just like your audio. We have 2 Panasonic Plasmas and I am using line conditioners and good HDMI with both , it made a difference. I just got a better power cord for the living room set, not easy a... | |
| Amp to match Avantgarde Uno G2 horn speakers It takes 200 watts to achieve a stable orbit. Seriously, K horns with that much power should have to be registered as a dangerous weapon. | |
| Question regarding reputation of SOTA tables They were highly recommended in the old days when the company was more active. I have owned only one I took in as a trade but can tell you that they are excellent tables. I have sold more brands of good tables than I can easily recall and would ha... | |
| Sony Blu-Ray dvd players at Costco for $109 I got the Panasonic one for about $ 120 a couple of months ago there and it works fine also. Have two Panny plasmas so went with it instead of Sony. Got both my TVs there , they give an extended warranty and have good prices on many things. | |
| Head Phone Amp for Sennheiser HD 580 Mine is the 21SE. There is a new one on here for $350 and an 11 for $90. The 11 would be far better than the amps that are built into most amps or receivers and would be a good choice, the 21 is better and has other functions as I mentioned. | |
| Head Phone Amp for Sennheiser HD 580 I use a Creek with my HD 600s. Works very well, works well as a line stage if you have a volume control. Its volume controls the amp but not the line out. | |
| VPI Single Motor Flywheel / SDS / Aries 3 Tom, the same thing is happening to mine. After I did my last post I went back downstairs and, still plugged into the dedicated line, it read 84 again. Now it reads 72 but switches to 84 when I turn the motor on. I have had it on the Scoutmaster, ... | |
| KOETSU SA-1000D tonearm any one own this You can combine almost any arm and table unless the arm is incompatible with the suspension of the table or cannot be physically located in the proper place. I have heard that this arm is a custom design done for them by Jelco, their better arms h... | |
| Too Many Tubes? Tu-be or not tu-be. that is the question. | |
| Diffusion versus absorption behind speakers? I didn't really find it expensive and I am far from a "cost no object" audiophile. Your room is THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT in your system, if it is bad nothing else matters. I sit in the same place now, which is close to the speakers, that I sat... | |
| VR-4jr spike upgrade You can discount this if you want as I am a dealer but Star Sound makes very good ones. I became a dealer because I was using them myself. I just replaced the steel very narrow spikes on my Skylan stands with their cones and it made a large differ... |