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| KLH Burwen TNE 7000A Transient Noise Eliminator I have one of these for a few years now, they work. Audio Proz in Boston will upgrade yours for about $250. VInce, the owner, worked with the designer and is an expert on these. I have spoken with him, if you have any questions call him, he loves ... | |
| Source Loudspeaker Technologies? No these speakers are not from China, They are hand made in CT. They use premium parts and the drivers are Seas or other premium speaker parts. If you look elsewhere in this forum ( search Source Speakers) there are other pleased owners who love t... | |
| Best player for Spotify I have a Cambridge Audio 851N streamer and before that a Cambridge CXN. Readily available new and used starting about $600. They are designed to stream Spotify and are controlled via IPAD or tablet. They extract the best sound from the Spotify str... | |
| High End Stereo Repair in Chicagoland? Hi Elvrick,I know a group of audiophiles in the western suburbs and they all take their repair work to Caspar at Stereo Rehab. http://www.stereorehab.com/I have taken repair work to him too. He is honest, reliable and works fast. He knows all abou... | |
| My Audio Research experience Thazeldean,You have had an unfortunate experience, seems like the dealer is more at fault than ARC. I'll bet if you called up ARC directly you could easily get to speak with someone in authority in the company, they are not that large a company. I... | |
| Audio Research PH5 vs. LP1 I owned a PH5 for a year and loved it, just traded up to a PH7. I have 2 friends with a PH5 and they also report that they are very happy with it. One friend takes his PH5 and runs it through an ARC REF 1 and Pass monoblocks to top of the line Tyl... | |
| Audio Research Factory Tour Donc55,good question but I guess that in a 20 minute video you can;t show everything. The main point is that every piece is hand built and the construction is a labor intensive process. Maybe there are not a lot of employees at this plant but they... | |
| Durand record weight ha ha ha ha - and other crazy thing As hobbies go audio may be expensive but how planes as a hobby? I was at Oshkosh Airventure this summer. the cost of this record weight would pale in comparison to the normal replacement parts on airplanes.Glass instrument panels, a new engine, ra... | |
| Where do you go to from Nottingham Analogue ? You don't state which model you have so if you like the NA sound you can move up the model chain. What accessories do you have? Sonic quality is improved with the wave mechanic. Another option would be to upgrade your cartridge. I have a NA Spaced... | |
| Shelter 201 Cartridge: I just put it into my system Aug. 6 2016 I have had a Shelter 201 for a year now. Paid full retail my local dealer because Brian at Essential Audio has the reputation as being the most skilled cart installer in Chicagoland. I have this mounted on a Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck. I love i... | |
| record cleaning methods...................... Hi all,I have had this cleaner from a fellow in Toronto. For the money the best vacuum out there. It is a DIY kit with 3D printed parts, you attach a shop vac. for less that $100 for all parts.here is the link http://www.squeakycleanvinyl.com/rcm-... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? Hmm, I can spend one million for a watch no bigger than a silver dollar.How about $50M for a Gulfstream Jet? Are these worth it?? Maybe but quality always costs Why all the fuss, If it offends you, that is your problem. You can say these are a rip... | |
| Buying Without Audition I am new to this hobby. Last year when I was looking for speakers I looked through the reviews and scanned the AUDIOGON, USAM, Ebay. One pair of speakers caught my eye made by an speaker manufacturer that has a very low profile, Source Speaker Tec... | |
| Stylus cleaner I recently attended a info session on Cartridges at AXPONA. The speaker Mr. Van Den Hul mentioned that Audio Technica stylus cleaner was the worst cleaner to use, just the one I was using. He recommended Vodka or Last Stylus cleaner. He should kn... | |
| Finding Pure Water for Record Cleaning - very long This is a great thread, thanks for everyone who has contributed especially to Justin Time.I have been looking around for a good source of very pure water for record cleaning. Even if the cost of the water was not too bad the shipping was so it got... |