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| Experiences Selling Stuff On Audiogon? I’ve only had one negative experience on audiogon and it’s interesting. The equipment I bought was fine- no issues. Later, the seller accused me of lowballing him. I don’t understand how an accepted offer is lowballing! | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? First time I ever heard the term "pre-owned" was at a lexus dealer perhaps some 30 years ago. Silly me I asked about used cars- I was corrected and told they sold pre-owned cars. The second correction was when I asked about the shared chassis betw... | |
| Will a tube amp work well on Revel f208? Pass INT60. You’re welcomeI’ve owned Rebel speakers for a long time. Initially drove them with a solid state amp:. Missing something. Then I went to tubes- both Conrad Johnson and Rogue, all in the 60 watt range. That’s more like it. Then about 6 ... | |
| Please suggest a really cheap SPDIF coaxial BNC cable for testing if my DAC is working Blue Jeans are reasonably priced and have never had any cable of theirs fail. Can't say that about some cables I've bought from "hi end" cable companies. One digital cable was DOA (a VOM meter confirmed no continuity) and an XLR cable's terminatio... | |
| Any truth to my feeling that MM carts are possibly better than MC on rock recordings? I stand corrected- an 881! Thanks Chakster. | |
| Any truth to my feeling that MM carts are possibly better than MC on rock recordings? FWIW, Doug Sax, a recording engineer of the first caliber, was a strong advocate of Stanton 681 EEE cartridges as the most faithful to master tape. | |
| How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Dream Setup? My system right now is as good as I could ever imagine. It is my final system and I have not changed any components in 5 years. No change are contemplated either. It took 38 years from my first turntable/receiver/speaker setup to the establishment... | |
| The Linn Karousel bearing. I’ll add my 2 cents. If your LP12 able to accept the new bearing, and you can swing the cost, it’s a terrific update to a venerable table. Sure, there are many who knock the LP12 as an antiquated design, but kudos to the company for keeping the ta... | |
| Equipment purchase that made you want to get off the Merry Go Round (good or Bad) I’ve not made any major component purchases in 5 years. No plans to make any major purchases either until my phono cartridge finally throws in the towel. It’s an old Linn Arkiv B which my dealer inspected and listened to over the summer and said i... | |
| Audiophile demographics? Far more guys are gearheads than are gals. | |
| The value of a good FM tuner?......, now and in the future... @jl35 Is Don Scott still around? | |
| Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot b_limo said- You can get your AP cables cut down and Re-terminated. Turns out that's what I did- and now run a short 6 fort run from my amp to each speakerFWIW- my experiment is over- I'm using the AP cables and am quite pleased | |
| Used phono preamp options - feedback requested Double thumbs up on the Pass. Very flexible loafing option, very quiet. Until I started to use Pass I was strongly into tubes (Conrad Johnson amp, pre, and a Rogue integrated). Pass made me forgot about tubes (mostly- as I have a home built tube h... | |
| Cartridge reliability V15’s and Infinity black widows | |
| Cartridge reliability Indeed- I’ve known for quite some time that Peekskill was not far away- as is a dealers that I’ve been doing business with for 30 years and whom I implicitly trust. Thus proximity to Peekskill is not a determining factor for me. It’s just a potent... |