tomic601

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Vibration control inside a cabinet
HRS Nimbus couplers and vibration dampersi use them on a NAIM Unitiserve inside a cabinet..works wonders !!HRS is solid engineering 
Audiophile quality streamer/server-in-one without a DAC. Does this exist?
Ditto on Bluesound 
Disappointment with Pro-Ject...
Sort sort of relatedmine hums alsodid not try Ground lift cheaterwill do that but my recollection ( too lazy to go look) the wall watt is 2 prong any way....plus the antiskate is idiotic geometry 
Amplifier Upgrade Decision
Ayre MX-R in old configor a VX-R might get lucky and find a used Twenty series in your budgetthe Aesthetix stereo and mono are awesome amps IMO 
Small room electrostat/ planar speaker?
Apogee Stage 
Record Cleaning Machine
Nitty Grittyall models fit your budget range $500 - $1,500made in USAdrop dead easywhy fight gravity ?i have a 1.0love it 
JBL Paragons
Sorry for your lossGrief is a terrible long processwish my Dad will still here.we sold his prized Bozaks but kept the McIntosh - I treasure them every day and therefore think of an about him daily.your problem is top dollar and speed are not norma... 
Restoration mc30's
Mike Samra in Saginaw, Michiganhe has my much cherished MC240 
Bi-amping Vandersteen Treo CTs
the key to the debate is do the two amps have identical transfer function - you have a VERY meticusuly engineered time and phase  accurate speaker why ruin that ?will your amp dealer let you try it out ????? 
vandersteen quatros and high pass filter issues
fantastic help from a Vandersteen dealer Johhny R 
Time for a change. Need some Advice
The Vandersteen manual is easy.... seriously pick up a math and science based skill few have and it will help you get better sound in any room with any system.print out the 3a sig manualignore tilt adjustments ( there I would follow what your manu... 
How would you get into the biz?
The Schitt book is excellent and something you really should read.all audiophiles should read it IMO.Jason and Mike already had reputations in the Audio world and ears to know good - Mike in particular for 2 channel thru speakers and Jason for hea... 
Random question/ thoughts about stuff for sale here
Goofylots of reasons to sell including many dealers do not take trades !!!cassette deck ?suredragon or 1000 may applythose are junk for sure...ha 
Tips on dealing with audio dealers
You should be able to work out with ARC who your supporting dealer should be and there will most probably be some latitude as you seem to be far from one.for example when I lived in Charleston SC with no dealer in the state they told me pick from ... 
D'Agostino vs. Ayre
goodwithtoolsi agree and have wondered myself...even thought about building a set of the 60 wpc kits to find out...i think gdnrbob has a pair of atmaspheres driving Vandersteens..maybe he can comment - they might have the carbon tweeteri do think ...