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| Avantgarde Duos: Omega or Mezzo? Miguel: I agree that it is strange that the dealer in NYC doesn't have the various models. Perhaps, as an accomodation, the manufacturers- I have spoken to them- they are very level headed business guys- could send a pair to that dealer (Rhapsody,... | |
| Listening chair suggestions It's a pretty personal thing, both for comfort (body size and shape) and aesthetics. I have all kinds of chairs in the house- I use an Eames lounge and ottman- I'm a little over 6 ft tall these days (shrinking in height) and used to be heavier 230... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Next on my list is a Morgan 3 wheeler. | |
| Lamm LL2.1 Deluxe "DC Offset"? Gr- It sounds like the bottleneck is the dealer- I agree that you should not ship the unit to Lamm without a return authorization and some idea of turnaround time. It seems odd to me that the dealer wouldn't handle this, or at least arrange it for... | |
| Lamm LL2.1 Deluxe "DC Offset"? Gr-Grin:1. I'm not going to speculate on the dealer, because that would be unfair, but I've had such a wide range of experience with dealers, good and bad. On the 'good' side, I have one dealer who, with a phone call, will show up at my house (som... | |
| Lamm LL2.1 Deluxe "DC Offset"? Charles- I am not defending Vlad, but put it into context. I assume the OP is overseas, I may be wrong. As far as I know in the US, Vlad has no authorized repair centers; apart from tubes, in my experience the gear goes back to Lamm Industries in ... | |
| Lamm LL2.1 Deluxe "DC Offset"? Just to put things into perspective here, I have owned a few Lamm components over the years and still cherish my ML2 power amps. I also owned the L2 line stage for a number of years. On occasion, the line stage and amps needed attention. Since I l... | |
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| Odd shaped Amps and preamps A couple of others: there was a guy out west, ElectronLuv, who made this wonderful Flash Gordon meets Doctor Frankenstein's lab gear, the casework was marvelous, have no idea how the gear sounded or what he is doing now, but I'm sure you could loo... | |
| Dedicated Power Lines This is a good thread. I got help here a number of years ago when I had dedicated lines installed in my current room. A couple of anecdotal observations, while I am not an electrician and don't pretend such expertise:1. I thought choosing one leg ... | |
| Change from full range electrostat speakers advice Broad, I posted a similar query back in 2006- having been a Quad listener (old Quads, aka '57's, and then Crosby Quads) since the early seventies, with a variety of tube gear and vinyl only. I made the leap to horns, which is not as strange as it ... | |
| New rack or power conditioner Woodworker- the Stillpoints are no bargain either. The Ultra SS can be bought in sets of 3 or 4, and the Ultra 5, i think it is called, is a more massive one that apparently provides even more effect. They also make a cheaper one, i think it is fr... | |
| New rack or power conditioner Since everything has some effect, it's hard to predict, in the abstract, which will make the most positive difference in your system: I'm not a naysayer to power conditioning, but once I did dedicated lines, I eliminated some highly regarded power... | |
| Quad ESL 57 - Which to buy Buy both pairs. Stack 'em. Bliss!:)(I still have my old pair, in desperate need of restoration, as well as a later Crosby 63. I find the original to be unmatched in coherence). | |
| Speaker cables: $3000 or $380. What do you get?? Here's my experience, without singling out preferred brands for you to try:years ago (I mean, like around 1987 or 1988), I sat in my listening room all weekend with a pile of speaker cable and my pair of old Quads, hooked up to a good small ARC tu... |