tomic601
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| chinese counterfeitng Audioquest will check this for free, have your seller ship to them before payment and IF good they issue certificates of authenticity, then you payIF counterfeit, AQ destroys cables....,IF your seller puckers, consider that....,, | |
| chinese counterfeitng @whart having worked in that industry space, defense and commercial it is a known problem with much invested to keep those products out of the supply chain..... but they try and sometimes especially in Maintenance/ repair / overhaul get far along.... | |
| Apogee Duetta Signature Series II - Upgrade Recommendations i have direct ownership w Stages so not a direct example but I suspect like your speakers, many real world inputs rare as hens teeth - i would try to see if the panel buzz is caused by the front decorative frame being loose - mine were after shipp... | |
| Best vintage amps (late 70s / early 80s) under $3k? @lous replacing a 200c with the T-200 so I can it competently gone thru....its a solid amp, perhaps it will earn a way back in... | |
| Best vintage amps (late 70s / early 80s) under $3k? @roberjerman i for one would like to see a listing of all the cool vintage stuff you own !!!! Of course the walker stuff was great sounding, orange knobs included...we were a Quad dealer in the Midwest - just imagine the askance looks....and then... | |
| Any Experience with Stax headphone? SRX mk3 for feild recording and mastering use - stellar | |
| Mytek Brooklyn - A dangerous pre! 82% humidity in Carlsbad this AMyou could always move !!!!!static ground pads work somewhat.... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe in the interest of full disclosure I did replave the Vx-R with the Vandersteen 7 amplifiers.....who knows, maybe he will build a preamp..some dayha | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe yes and no...I can assure you a ARC REF5se driving an AYRE Vx-R is sublime.....and in my system of hodgepodge mix and match provided great sound....NAIM into Aesthetix into ARC into Ayre into Vandersteen....All AQ cables5 out of 6 of those designe... | |
| Ayre <--> Parasound <--> Pass : where are you? @elizabeth is pretty much spot on, i can attest that in a reasonably resolving system, outlet and power cord can significantly impact sound....for me a $750 MIT power cord into an Ayre VX-R was not the answer...... | |
| Wilson Audio Sabrina . . . I'm smitten. Should I consider others? Vandersteen fan here, own 3 pair.....agree on subjective nature of both audiophile and music lover approach to choosing gear...Richard Vandersteen has been at this for 37 years, built to last I guess....anyway, enjoy your search !!!!! | |
| New Amp = New Speakers (Again) congrats!!!!!! hitting the note with happiness is the goal | |
| Vandersteen 1 repair. Jaclyn is RV daughter, worked there for years, runs business side but knows !!!! model 1, 1b, 1c, ......thru 1ci.....so you might be able to see whay a frugal small business might not be able to stock every driver they have ever used... ( many mod... | |
| Vandersteen 1 repair. I own a pair of 1ci, lots of changes over the years but big cast frame is I believe a constant.look at Vandersteen prices over time and in many cases you will see they are under inflation ( I found this to be the fact for model 1 and 2a new pair o... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT Setup Questions @pilrem wonderful!!!!!!! powered adjustable bass is really cool, glad to hear you are well setup and enjoying the music. I ran Niagria for years a very very neutral wire for sure.....enjoy !!!!! |