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| Best 2 ch. Amp, for music, under $1k used Interesting. The McCormack 0.5, & the Conrad Johnson MF-2250 were the 2 amps I was going to suggest. I'd also say--I've had a "non-A" MF-2250 for years, & I think it sounds beautiful. And I had a stock, (no-"revs") DNA 0.5 in the same syst... | |
| VTL MB300 Delux modded vs MB450's These are the "original" MB450's from the '90's, & not the newer series II or III? (I can't get used to the new, "modern" look of VTL gear, I liked that old, funky, industrial look). Also, do you have a definite buyer for your MB300's? Selling... | |
| $1,500 Amp budget - Best options? Conrad Johnson MF2500A. Beautiful sounding amp with 240 wpc I believe. Last I knew, around $1500 used.Or: instead of a 4B-ST, a McCormack DNA 1, (Deluxe Edition if you find one). Might sell for $800-ish. Personally I'd go for that over a 4B-ST.If ... | |
| Selling dispute. Please comment. Yeah, I'd like to hear an update as well. And a couple of more things, even tho I commented before:I'm still 99.999% on the side of the seller, & think the buyer is a total d'bag. But after selling maybe a thousand items on fee-bay, & a fe... | |
| The Top Speaker for less than $500 For $600-$700 (used), you can get Spendor S3/5 SE's. WONDERFUL small monitor speakers, & truly "high end". You can use them with more budget components, & they'll sound good, but pair them with really high quality amp & preamp, or inte... | |
| ARC LS25 with PASS X250 - bad match? Seems bright. I owned a VT100mkII, & it's pretty neutral sounding "for a tube amp", but still, it's unmistakably a tube amp. Why did you want a different amp?I looked at your cables, they're on the "budget" end of Cardas cables, is that right? My experience... | |
| Silly turntable question Years ago I bought a new Rega P25 from a guy who'd bought it only a few weeks before & never even taken it out of the box. He said he was selling it to buy a way more expensive TT.I never understood that--selling something that nice that he'd ... | |
| Paypal "Switch to mary johanna so you'll become more liberal. Been usin' it for quite a number of years myself, now managed to get a 'green card'(prescription) in Portland"..... (Marakanetz)Just this morning, (for the 1000th time), I was thinking about m... | |
| Selling dispute. Please comment. "I would also add in the email, the emails between you and the manufacture.... I bet the buyer will understand and be happy." (Jea48)I bet there's almost no chance that "the buyer will understand and be happy." What's making him happy, is causing ... | |
| Selling dispute. Please comment. IMO, the buyer is being an unconscionable jerk. What kind of FB does he have? Any? I'd love to know his A*gon ID so I'd never sell anything to him.I saw some others here who pointed out YOUR mistake. Yes, you made a tiny, tiny, TINY mistake. But h... | |
| B&W Matrix 805's, need amp, pre-amp, or integrated *Conrad Johnson 2250 ampConrad Johnson PV-12L pre-ampAny thoughts on these in combo with the Matrix 805's?*I own an MF2250, & the PV-12L has an excellent reputation. Very high quality components. I can't imagine them not sounding very nice wit... | |
| No response from sellers?? I've been buying & selling used audio gear on A*gon since the late 1990's I think, & on fee-bay almost as long. I'm finding it harder & harder to find used high-end equip. that's priced fairly. A lot of the listings have no pics, &... | |
| Conrad Johnson dedicated fansite 08-22-12: Bogeybuster49: "Every light on the front panel lit up like my christmas tree."..."a voltage fluctuationof the AC coming out of the wall socket. This is most likely after a power interruption."The "Every light on the front panel lit up li... | |
| B&W Matrix 805's, need amp, pre-amp, or integrated Pretty big room for M805's, but what the heck. Usually an integrated is a more efficient solution on a smaller budget, like an older Classe' or Plinius for maybe $1000.OR: Try to find a used Mccormack .5 amp for around $500. You could add an older... | |
| Conrad Johnson dedicated fansite "There is a "troubleshooting" topic area on conradjohnsonowners.com so that may be a good place to post your issue. Maybe somebody can give some advise about repairing it."Well, I'd do that if I could find out from C-J repair what exactly is wrong... |