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| What new gear have you just bought? I added a streamer in 2021. As far as an equipment purchase as an upgrade to a category of equipment I already had, nothing in 8 years. I am done. | |
| Solid core OFC vs stranded OCC copper I’m a believer in OCC copper. My speaker cables are OCC copper, and most of my interconnects are also OCC copper. | |
| The Linn Karousel bearing. @esporma - I went from an original Lingo to a Lingo 4; I wasn't expecting a huge change. The Lingo 4 is excellent! | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? When I sell I try to set a realistic asking price. Do I build in some room? Sure. But say I’m selling and asking $5k but figure the first $4250 takes it. If someone offers me $650 that’s not a serious buyer. And even if we were to agree on a price... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? Growing up my sister had an all in one compact Panasonic stereo. When she got married her husband had a Dual turntable, HH Scott Receiver, Tandberg reel to reel and Rectilinear speakers. Hearing that made me appreciate that the Panasonic system le... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? Growing up my sister had an all in one compact Panasonic stereo. When she got married her husband had a Dual turntable, HH Scott Receiver, Tandberg reel to reel and Rectilinear speakers. Hearing that made me appreciate that the Panasonic system le... | |
| How serious are you? I am obsessed with listening to music and I regularly add more music to my collection. In terms of gear I’m off the carousel. My system is more than sufficient. If I see something that strikes my fancy I might be tempted but it really takes a lot.... | |
| Cable elevators I’ve tried cable lifters- wood one and ceramic ones. No difference to my ears | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition @daveyf I can always hope that the hinges are merely ridiculously priced and not delusionally priced | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition I think the 50th anniversary LP12 is great- finally redesigned the hinges which is something that should have been done long ago. The rest of it- whatever floats your boat So, are the hinges retrofittable and if so, what is the cost on the hin... | |
| Some new E-bay scams I've had 3 eBay experiences as a buyer where eBay did nothing for me. Bought a lens described in mint condition but it was consumed by fungus. Seller claimed I was returning a different lease- eBay sided with seller. Another time I bought a Dynaco... | |
| Ethernet Switch- what's the point? @bkeske - thank you for the directed nature of your comments. Yours is an interesting thought. Question though- do we know that converting to optical doesn’t also include converting “junk” as well? | |
| Ethernet Switch- what's the point? I started this thread. It's degraded to dibble. Thanks everyone- let's just forget about it. | |
| Ethernet Switch- what's the point? @12many Indeed! The clarity of the information I’m getting was reminiscent of the New York sky earlier this week- obscured! Enjoy the new sub!! | |
| Interconnects for Pass Labs X260.8 @audphile1 - precisely why I like the Matrix- it’s warmth |