tonykay
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| Where is the attractive audio furniture? If you are looking for "mid-century...audio-friendly furniture," your choices are limited. You can buy a typical open-shelf stereo rack, a home theatre cabinet or hit the antique stores and find a cabinet you like and drill a few holes in the back... | |
| Audio stuff I've lost in my own home... About fifteen years ago I bought a Sony CD player with the beautiful Koa wood side panels. I needed to have some repairs done so I removed the wood sides for safekeeping. I put them somewhere in the house where they would be safe but forgot where ... | |
| My Final Amplifier Purchase - What Would You Buy? Nightfall,I have seen Spectral DMA-80 monoblocks (the pair) for half of your $4,000 budget here on Audiogon. If you're looking for new, then you're right, they are out of reach. Used is a different story. Afterall, you asked what I would buy. | |
| Warm Rich Lush Speakers...Recommendations? Samzx12,How long has your friend had the Cremonas? Perhaps they are not broken in yet. I have had my Electa Amators for about twenty years. Warm...rich...lush, that's my speakers. | |
| Warm Rich Lush Speakers...Recommendations? Something from the Sonus Faber line would be my recommendation. To see and hear them is to love them. | |
| My Final Amplifier Purchase - What Would You Buy? Sorry to add to your dilemna, but I would add Spectral, Classe and McIntosh to your list of possibles. Your power needs and budget will dictate the particular model. All of these companies are still in business so you should be able to have them r... | |
| Exceptional value in speakers today? Value is a relative term. You might be wise to look for well-known company speakers that have been passed over by average, less value-conscious audiophiles. When you go to sell them you won't have to re-list them endlessly. I'm referring to compan... | |
| upgrade or replace rega planar 3 Sorry, I just checked and it was on January 12. Seems like yesterday. | |
| upgrade or replace rega planar 3 Didn't we have this same question yesterday? I guess everyone wants to upgrade their Rega tables! | |
| What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP I agree with Tpreaves, those modifications are unique to the company that designs them. Years later when something goes wrong, it's nearly impossible to find someone to fix it. If you're lucky the company that did the original mods is still in bus... | |
| Want to downsize For me, WAF was the initial motivator. We looked at Quads but finally settled on Sonus Faber Electa Amators. I have lived happily with them for twenty years. The size mattered here, so smaller was more acceptable. I have never regretted that decis... | |
| What can cause noise with my Wadia 381? HELP Seriously, thank you for sharing this painful experience. Ilove the look and feel of Wadia products, especially the WT-2000 transport. What keeps me from buying one is the fear that I'll repeat the experience you have just described. None of their... | |
| whats your thoughts on Pioneer DV09 Interesting! Just a timely reminder that even bonafide classics wear out. Sometimes they cost more to fix than they are worth and it's better to cut your losses and find something newer and more reliable. Tobuns, sorry for your loss! | |
| Best finds at garage sale or similar establishment Just an update. While browsing through the cassettes at a local thrift shop I found ALL the Beatles cassettes that someone must have dropped off that day, in mint condition. A couple days later I looked through the cassette carriers and found the ... | |
| Benefits of Buying Used Equipment of Age "Mac's are great for sound, not value."Really? I believe it's the sound that creates the value. McIntosh products are built to last a lifetime, thus the pride of ownership perception. Just look through the ads here on Audiogon for vintage McIntosh... |