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| Harbeth Compact 7's Both Mistral and LFD electronics are an excellent match with Harbeth loudspeakers. | |
| PrimaLuna preamps. Use of 5R4GY tubes instead of 5AR4 / GZ34. Yes or no? yukio:I have used them (Philips 5R4GYS) for several years now. Improvements are a little more warmth on the top end and a small increase in sound stage width.I failed to mention the Philips tube is substantially taller than the stock 5AR4 tube and... | |
| PrimaLuna preamps. Use of 5R4GY tubes instead of 5AR4 / GZ34. Yes or no? yukio: I have used the Philips 5R4GYS in my PrimaLuna ProLogue 3 with great success/results. The Philips tubes were purchased from Upscale Audio. They are the only tubes tried in this position other than the stock PrimaLuna 5AR4’s. As others hav... | |
| Need help with speaker wire connection to ARC Classic 60 So over the years I’ve used the banana connector adapters recommended by inhifiman and kalili on the following amplifiers with great success: McIntosh MC30, Audio Research D-40, D-70, D-115B, Classic 30 and Classic 60. The speaker wires used were ... | |
| Dealer Discount To use the example of the OP (“mid level audio equipment”) most/many electronics lines will have a 40% margin to the dealer. A well run/efficient dealer will probably have a COB (cost of doing business) of at least 25%. So, when you walk in and as... | |
| Audioquest SKY Interconnects Read through the seller’s feedback. Many “used” pairs have been sold. Right… | |
| Audiocubics ? Their (Audiocubics) social media activity is virtually nil since 2013. Not a very positive sign. There is a potential low cost alternative available on eBay that you might want to research: Chase RLC-1E. | |
| Area rug-my dilemna Your newly posted system is beautiful. Along your line of thinking and before buying a new rug(s), try moving the rug back away from the system a foot at a time and listen for differences. Stated another way, increasing the amount of exposed floor... | |
| Replacement Marantz (Clearaudio) TT-15 ("Emotion") pulley? Since it is a Marantz product (yes, I understand it is sourced from Clearaudio), you may want to start with Marantz service:https://www.us.marantz.com/us/support/pages/limitedwarranty.aspx | |
| buyer question A little off topic, but… +1 for Wolf_Garcia All fees are the responsibility of the seller, period. If you as the seller want all of your fees covered simply be a good business person and list your product for a higher price. As an active m... | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? The first time this wild man (Noel Lee) waltzed in to the “stereo store” where I was working and proceeded to proclaim his 12 gauge wire sounded better than the 18 gauge zip cord that we gave away every day with system/speaker sales. I would call ... | |
| Your favourite music movie? One more time: Regarding Henry Glory Cal (Music from the Film) The Blues Brothers | |
| Your favourite music movie? In no particular order:Regarding HenryGloryCal (Music From the Film)The Blues Brothers | |
| Selling Advice Sergio, If anything you will most assuredly get diverse opinions on this site. I would respectfully offer a different (maybe more factual) perspective on potential value of some of these products. It is my humble opinion that eBay may be your ... | |
| Worth of current system Further thoughts; add an additional $2.5K - $3K for acoustical room treatment. |