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| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store Irony here- I've recently dealt with three manufacturers-One for a repair; one for an upgrade and one for a direct purchase. Each were exemplary even though to a manufacturer, the retailer really is the customer. Halevai retailers would all be tha... | |
| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store Oy, ost der gezain? Get this thread back on track. And I stand corrected, used gear at B&H is negotiable. New gear, in my experience isn't. And Jewish or not, I think most folk enjoy getting a good deal. | |
| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store Been to B&H many times- my experience is that the price is the price, no haggling. And whatever that price is, it's likely to be just about the best price in town. Oh, and no one ever copped an attitude with me for walking into B&H and not... | |
| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store To explixitely answer the OP's question, yes, it's absolutely cool to walk into any store that holds itself open for business | |
| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store The reason to have a brick and mortar store is to draw customers into your store. Browsing is part of the experience of a conventional store. I'm sure we all experienced walking into a store not really intending to buy anything but wound up purcha... | |
| great headphone amplification in vintage gear? I seem to recall a Mac unit, either from the 70's or 80's that boasted that's its headphone section was powerful enough to drive some speakers. | |
| Once again, impressed by NAD "The other conclusion is that the Pass integrated is not as good as you thought or your systems resolution is in some way compromised"I'll say no to option one as years back when I had a Madrigal amp that needed service I once again temporarily us... | |
| Thoughts on my Sim Moon 260D CD player Still view it as an excellent cd spinner. The 650d uses the Sabre DAC chip while the neo 260d still uses a TI DAC chip. I know Sim Audio implies it's close to a 650d, but DAC wise, it's closer to the original 260d. | |
| To remove the belt or not remove the belt that is the question I bought my first belt drive turntable 37 years ago. I have never removed the belt when not in use (except if I was moving). I replace a belt every several years and gave never been the worse for it. | |
| vacuum tube shelf life Just like milk- look for the expiration date on the carton | |
| Worth doing upgrades to my W4S DAC-1? No one's got something to say? I thought all of us here knew everything and could vomment on everything! | |
| Father's Day For An Audiophile Oh and she just filed for divorce so should I even care? | |
| Father's Day For An Audiophile No, I've never gotten any audio gear as a present. I did get a camera for my 35th birthday but gee, I paid the credit card bill so was that really a gift from my wife? And I did get a watch for my 50th but I seem to recall I paid for that too. | |
| Component break in I did lower the gain- that helped a lot | |
| 180W 4ohm Bryston amp too much for 150W 4ohm SF? No safety issues- it's easier to fry a speaker with too little power than with too much power |