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| Audio Research VT100 tube replacement "I will have my Audio Research dealer bias the amp when I purchase the new tubes"*Let us know what dealer will do that - rare bird?VT series is very difficult to rebias for the correcttubes, let alone tubes that arent intended*To the OP, I'd ask, ... | |
| CD, SACD on OPPO BDP-93 or 95 vs. Cary 303-200? Thanks, all of those comments make sense. Maybe my question should be, would the playback of SACD & 24/96 Chesky discs on a BDP-93 be as good as on a Sony DVP-9000 ES? (And keep the Cary for Redbook CD). Of course it's easy enough to order one... | |
| What credit cards do you use? I've had various AMEX cards for at least 20 years. First a Gold, until I got tired of the $100 yearly fee. Then a (free) Blue card. I got points on both that I cashed in on Home Depot gift cards; I must have gotten at least $1200 over the years in... | |
| conundrum What's bugging you about your current system? Maybe start from there, & post a new thread describing your whole system, what you want to improve, etc.Those new speakers, will still be at that dealer in a year or two, what's the rush? Greece, I... | |
| are all used LPs dusty? You'll thank yourself if you get a VPI HW 16.5 record cleaning machine. You can buy them used for @$350. And sell them used for around $350. It's like buying basic tools if you're going to rebuild the brakes on your car.PS-pls. don't "wipe a used ... | |
| conundrum *There was something about the B&W's that didn't thrill me - although they are fine speakers and I can't define what that is.*I've owned a 1/2 dozen diff. B&W's over many years. I liked some of them, for awhile, but always gave up in frust... | |
| "What's Your Best Price?" I'd add to the "What's Your Best Price?" query these: "Is it still available", & "Why are you selling".This may be highly non-PC here, but at least on fee-bay, items usually either sell, or they don't. People may ask legitimate questions, but ... | |
| CJ CAV-50 & Rega Planar 3/24 I had a C-J EF-1 phono stage, that I think go for around $700 used. Loved it. If you do another post sometime listing your cartridge, & your budget, people could offer more suggestions for a phono stage. But the EF-1 is a no-brainer IMO. | |
| ConradJohnson--Can their vintage compete with new? ".....what might be CJ's best vintage amp and pre-amp of the last 10 years only"Uuummmm......SS, or tube? Price range? C-J has made so many excellent components over the years, it's hard to answer w/o narrowing it down (the very "best" I'm guessin... | |
| conrad-johnson system questions I've owned 4 C-J components so far, all SS. I don't know the MF2100 and the PV10, w/o looking them up. But if "The MF2100 has a really good price ($520)", I can't see how you could go too far wrong.I'd say, don't overthink it too much, to where yo... | |
| B&W Matrix 3 Series 2 - To mod or not to mod? "I've been trying to convince myself to sell them, even though I don't want to, due to the downsizing of my living arrangements and financial issues. So, my questions are, would I be better off selling them "as is"?"Uuuummmmm.......I don't know th... | |
| omnivore newbie's dilemma Huge question: are you buying new, or used? You can buy & sell used components, usually w/o losing much, so you can get to experience a lot more diff. equipment for the $$. If you like the proac tablets, maybe try a post like: "what amp & ... | |
| Reliable Used int. amp for $1200? Plinius? Classe? Yeah, I've read about the Bryston B60, for years, always wanted to try one. I left something out in my post tho--the Spendor S3/5 SE's seem to like at least 100 watts of SS power. The MF2250 has 125 wpc, & sounds beautiful w/the C-J PF-R pre-a... | |
| The CD player is dead....... "However, deep down, as painful as it may be to admit it......you all know it's coming (Devilboy)"I don't care what's coming (unless it's a Russian ICBM). I remember when tube gear was dead, deader than dead, by the 1970's. And vinyl was "dead" af... | |
| Yet Another Speaker Choice Question I'm chuckling a bit after reading Buconero117's & Krell_man's comments. I lived thru (barely) a similar situation with a g/f & & psycho, peeing, very mean cat. (And I'm a cat lover, I have one sitting on my lap right now, purring). I f... |