whart
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| Shipping large item to London Part of the trick is how it is packed. We went through this on our move from NY to Tx. There was a specialty packing company that came and had a whole selection of different foams-- with different "springiness" (what I referred to as durometer). T... | |
| I have a pair of Lamm ML 1.1 amps and do not know how to set the tube bias... Call too. And say you know me for whatever that's worth- bill hart | |
| Shipping large item to London Standard would be custom crated with different durometer or whatever of packing foam, palletized and air-freighted. You don't want to buy the full-custom road case for this thing. Cool instrument. Maybe talk to some brokers or some are on here? | |
| I have a pair of Lamm ML 1.1 amps and do not know how to set the tube bias... I would reach out to Lamm and leave a message for Elina, Vlad's wife/widow, telling her briefly what you need. I have the ML2, a completely different amp and the first thing Vlad told me to do was to buy a Fluke meter. But your amp has built in me... | |
| Best US second hand dealers that ship overseas Don't you have heavy "duty" to pay, apart from shipping? Japan is a good source for a lot of esoteric hi end and there are other places that may be nearer you. I don't know if AUS has any trade relations with countries that get a "pass" on import ... | |
| Tubes, Tubes and more Tubes... And "NOS" doesn't mean never used. It's a marketing term for a tube that "tests" good. How are the tubes tested? At high voltage? Good luck doing this on your own unless @dill is suggesting he can do this and handle marketing. I buy quality tube... | |
| Tidal class-action I'm not getting this either. MQA was developed by that one Meridian guy, then spun off into a company. It licensed its technology to various companies, including Tidal. From what I gather--I was not a close watcher of this technology, I'm an old v... | |
| Tubes, Tubes and more Tubes... You could sell them as a lot to a tube dealer by taking photos and listing what you have but I wouldn't let them cherry pick- make them take 'em all- you'll get a fraction of what you might be able to sell some of them for at retail, but dealing w... | |
| What's your experience with snooty HiFi salesmen? I don't really patronize any dealers where I am now but in the luxe goods market (which is what "high-end" is), I would always call well in advance to set up an appointment. That process itself was often instructive. I dealt with many dealers wh... | |
| Western Electric 12AX7 coming this summer. Didn’t the Wired piece say "Blackburn"? That’s Mullard territory. Somewhere on the web is a very long set of pieces about Mullard back in the day. It is fascinating and almost steampunk like the movie "Brazil." Rube Goldberg stuff that was mechani... | |
| Anything more resolving than 65 year-old speakers? @angaria2 - a couple of observations from here. I have a pair of '57s that I bought in 1974, manufactured in 1973, that were a long time reference for me. I used them in a variety of configurations, including in a "mini" HQD system with Decca Ribb... | |
| Anyone try the mpingo LP stabilizer from seller Clubwood on ebay? Is this being marketed as a cheap version of the Shunk Mook? That thing was always nutty money and every time I got close to even thinking about it, the price went up. My turntable manufacturer-kuzma- markets one that I haven't tried. The wood is ... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile I don't understand the need to label people in this hobby- it is a pursuit that is not directly related to money or how "rich" someone is. There are so many different facets to reproduced music that these comments are almost entirely irrelevant an... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile ✊🏾 | |
| un-becoming an audiophile It all depends on what scratches your itch. I got into hi-fi in a pretty serious way in the early ’70s, have had very good systems since that time and the opportunity to hear many, many more over the years. One aspect of the "hobby" is improving s... |