swampwalker
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| Lyra Titan: Stylus broken during shipping Agree w Jrfech I never saw mine get as dirty as the picand StringreenIf the stylus guard was on, and the packing secure the guy that put it in the box broke it. ...or you are dealing with a dishonest guy. There is no way to break a stylus with the... | |
| surface noise and cartridge/ phono pre questions There is a very nice phono stage that is listed on the 'Gon. You should be able to pick it up for a number that is very close to your stated budget and for that price it is about as high a price/performance ratio as you're likely to find. I owned ... | |
| How do I know if seller is selling genuine cables? I hope we all realize that when we choose to play in the Audiogon second hand game, there is ALWAYS the RISK of getting less than promised, and it does not have to be on cables only.Very good point, Avguy and one we all need to keep in mind. Esp. ... | |
| NAD 3020 What to do with it ??? Agree w Philojet. If you get going seriously on this madness, there will be times when you have a unit out being repaired/modified or have sold something and awaiting a replacement. A good little integrated like the NAD will keep the tunes flowing... | |
| Bah Humbug-Bad Christmas Music "Mariah Carey wearing a little slutty Santa suit dancing like a stripper "No, that's what happens when Santa knows you've been good, so he sends you something naughty ;~) | |
| How do I know if seller is selling genuine cables? Given how system=dependent cables, i am not sure that how they sound is a reliable indicator, unless you had another known genuine reference. YMMV. | |
| Headphones at work 650s are open back so sound "leakage" problem could be a problem. | |
| How do I know if seller is selling genuine cables? Agree that the only way to be sure is to have the cables verified by the manufacturer. I once bought a pair of Audience Au-24 i/cs that looked to be genuine. When I went to re-sell, Audience contacted me because mine appeared to be very similar to... | |
| RE: Shipment Stopped by US Customs If its light enough to ship via Canada Post, you most likely will not run into that problem. | |
| BEST ACTIVE DESK TOP SPEAKERS UNDER $ 1000.00 NHT M00s show as being available from AudioAdvisor for $299/pr. I use mine w a $100 NHT Passive volume control and $350 HRT MusicStreamer II+ and I am very very impressed. Would not call them warm, would call them transparent and neutral w surpris... | |
| Just Turned 50... Tabl10s- That's so sad...snif...I think I'll rosin up my bow and play you a song to ease your pain ;-) | |
| someone help me please i am a newb You haven't mentioned if your digital files are stored in a lossless format or the more common lossy MP3 format. If they are MP3s, the first thing to do (if you own the original discs) is to re-rip using something like JR River jukebox or Media Mo... | |
| A very successful DIY outrigger project. Thx, Bizango1 (great moniker, BTW). If you do manage to post a picture, maybe you could shoot one w the outrigger sitting on a plain piece of paper or contrasting wood floor or the like. Or send me a p.m. & I'll give you my email. My Merlins h... | |
| Servicing amplifiers from very small companies? Tube products generally easier for a good tech w/o a schematic. A big problem is if parts are "potted" or otherwise have the identifying characteristics obscured. Happened to me once w a Llano boat anchor, I mean power amp. Of course, 10 years lat... | |
| Do not buy any Sonus Faber used Good analogy Elberoth2; esp. since SF speakers can easily cost as much or MORE than I have ever paid for a car! The only motive that I could impute to VW if they were to implement such a policy, would be that they wanted to eliminate the private r... |