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At What Age Does An Audiophile Buy His Last Amp?
I am 74.5 years old and I just ordered a pair of Herron Audio M1A monoamps. I plan to enjoy them until I am at least 85. 
$5000.00 To Spend Looking for Tube Pre-Amp
I second the Herron Audio VTSP-3a. Great preamp with excellent balanced sound and very musical. 
Who makes the highest quality tube gear?
Try Herron Audio. Great quality, Great sound. 
Need Dunlavy repair
I third Miller Sound. Several years ago, Bill Legall put new surrounds on four bass drivers from a pair of Duntech Princess speakers. He did a wonderful job and the speakers have sounded great to this day. Bill Legall is one of the best and a grea... 
Carts on JMW 9 Signature
I am using a JMW 9t arm and a Van den Hull MC 10 cartridge with great success. The MC 10 weighs 8.2 gms and the compliance is 20. It is a low output MC. It sounds fantastic and there is no tracking problem. 
vintage speakers
I am using AR 3 speakers in a second system and the musicality that they have is wonderful.The better the gear in front of them , the better they sound. 
Hi-Fi Shop in Colombia, SC
Rafr, for your information, I was born in Columbia, graduated from USC and lived in Columbia for a total of 52 years so I do think that I do know something about what I am talking about concerning Audio shops.in the Columbia area. I have been in t... 
Hi-Fi Shop in Colombia, SC
Hi Wig, I am an Audio hobbyist and I live in the surberbs of Columbia S. C. and one would have a better chance of finding any type of Audio shop much less a good one in the Arizona dessert than in Columbia. The closest city that has good Audio sho... 
Gingko or Symposium Ultra Platform??
I second Hiendmuse, go for the Symposium. I have both and the Symposium works best under a turntable exactly for the reason stated in his post. 
PASS Labs x350.5 vrs. Parasound JC1
Like Pryso, I have owned a pair of JC-1s that I purchased new six years ago. They have a hell of a lot of playing time on them and I have never had any problem with them. I run them in the high bias position driving a pair of Duntech Princess spea... 
Dunlavy SC-IV minus SC-I = a good sub?
Prdprez, I have a pair of Duntech Princess speakers with a pair of Vandersteen 2wq subs and the sound is great. The Duntechs are driven by a pair of JC-1 monos and my room size is 3800 cubic feet. I bought the Princess speakers new in 1988 and hav... 
Help me pick a great phono cable
I tried the Hovland Groove Glide 2, the Cardas, and the Synergistic Research Tesla Magnetic Tricon at the same time in several listening sessions and and purchased the SR Tesla Magnetic Tricon. It is a wonderful phono Cable. 
Mac MA2275 versus Jadis DA60
Hello Gamecock, I have a Mac 2275 in a second system driving a pair of AR3s and it is wonderful. Go on my personal information and drop me an e-mail with your telephone number and I will call you and we can discuss it. I live in SC.violin. 
Best vintage Marantz receivers?
A couple of years ago I purchased a Marantz 2275 receiver here on Agon and sent it to Mike Zuccaro in San Diego for realignment and thorough check-out. It is in my second system driving a pair of AR-3s or Large Advents and it sounds fantastic. The... 
better phono stage
I second the Herron VTPH-2. It is a wonderful very musical phono stage, very quiet and is a tube unit. Call Keith Herron and see if you can try one, I bet that you will not send it back.Violin