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| Viva, no longer a fan @michaela : perhaps that is true. I don’t know enough of the facts here since the OP does have a piece of gear that is ex-US. I’ll give you one example. Years ago, I bought a piece of consumer electronics (video) from a dealer in the States and it... | |
| Viva, no longer a fan Guys: My main point in the earlier posts here was to distinguish between grey market and 'authorized' for the market goods, not whether it was covered by warranty or whether it was repair or upgrade. I think the question raised--and reiterated by ... | |
| Finding Pure Water for Record Cleaning - very long It is a very comprehensive and thoughtful piece. I’ve referred to it more than once. Here’s a good summary of the pros and cons of different water "purification" methods by a well-known company that makes the equipment used by labs, hospitals and ... | |
| Viva, no longer a fan @larryi - thumbs up.@unsound - I respectfully disagree- the issue is a consumer issue as well. We seem to want it all- low prices, ready availability and support. What’s that saying? You can only have two out of three: good, cheap and fast? I don’... | |
| Viva, no longer a fan I think you have to distinguish between grey goods and equipment on the resale market that was originally authorized to be sold in a particular territory or region. Grey goods, as I understand it, are legitimate goods, but only within the territor... | |
| Viva, no longer a fan Read literally, the distributor’s note implies that the company will not service any equipment "purchased on the used market from anyone that is not an authorized Viva dealer." I wonder if they really intend to proscribe that broadly? Say you are ... | |
| Top Five rock Bass players Hard to argue with anybody's list of "best" since at a certain level, some of it comes down to personal preference/playing style. Some of the folks mentioned (Willie Dixon, Carol Kaye) are legendary. I've heard some of the others mentioned over t... | |
| Replacing AcousTech phono with Allnic H1201. Is it worth it ? inna- I don’t know how helpful this will be since I have the H3000, not the H1201. My unit is wonderful in my system, but part of that is likely the synergy with the rest of my system. It took about 150 hours to really burn-in, and changing rectif... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? Ole- you might enjoy reading this, both as to pressings and for the interview that is included as a link within this piece. (There is also another link in the piece to an extensive shoot-out I did a year or so ago on a number of different pressing... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? I think it is tough to generalize about original v remaster or country of origin of record- it really comes down to the specific recordings, masterings and pressings. On the Boston record, my listening notes published from about a year ago- compar... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme RCM - what's been your experience? Well, your existing unit is dead, and costly to repair, I gather, so if the price difference isn’t crazy to trade in on a brand new unit, assuming transferable warranty, you could always sell it, no? I don’t think enough time has passed to make an... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme RCM - what's been your experience? @terry9 : extremely helpful on several fronts.I don't want to hijack @soulbrass 's topic about reliability of the ADS, so perhaps we can start another thread on the DIY approach. Soulbrass, at least from my experience with both the ADS and KL, the... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme RCM - what's been your experience? This is great. Let's stay in the loop on this. BTW, that DIY thread is 'only' 145 pages. Many thanks again, Rushton, and to DGarretson for raising the topic of DIY in this context. | |
| Audio Desk Systeme RCM - what's been your experience? @dgarretson @rushton Thanks, both. That thread on DIY is about 230 pages long now! I've been slowly working my way through it, and have been doing a little additional research and inquiry on the side. My interest is less about cost cutting and mor... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme RCM - what's been your experience? I think the semi-DIY route @dgarretson described is not only more cost effective but offers more flexibility, particularly if you are willing to forego some of the convenience of the "one button" fully automatic audiophile models. The commercial a... |