dougmc
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| LA AS Cancelled I'm disappointed and it seems that the cancellation was caused, at least in part, by two shows competing with each other. Last year it was T.H.E. Show that folded, and this year it's the other one (or both). | |
| Who's absorbing the cost? From the retailers named in the comments, I gather that most of the commentators in this thread buy their vinyl at a distance, using the internet or an 800 number. When a record store is available, it does have one advantage in dodging defective ... | |
| Anything you liked at the Newport Show? Pokey77,Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.I confess I was more interested in what the Peachtree electronics and the Elac speakers could do than in evaluating the Sabrinas. Like danzspkrman, I was impressed by how good the Peachtree/Elac combi... | |
| Anything you liked at the Newport Show? Pokey 77 said"In a side note, I looked and asked for the new Wilson Audio Sabrina's but they apparently weren't being shown."Sabrinas were used in the Peachtree room on the 11th floor. Peachtree featured two integrated amps/dacs: one for $1,500 ... | |
| Shipping damage becoming a real issue Mapman. I'm not referring to restrictions set out in some formal policy statement, but rather the way the contract process is structured. With its "fill-in-the boxes" method of creating a contract, Audiogon prevents inclusion of any contract terms... | |
| Shipping damage becoming a real issue I bought most of my system on Audiogon about 6-10 years ago. Back then communication between seller and buyer was not restricted and offers could be customized (made conditional on certain packing procedures being followed). I would sometimes agre... | |
| Newbie Question on Selecting USB Output Thanks to all for your answers. I can connect the DAC and see what happens, but I will be prepared to select the USB port. Also, I definitely will ask the seller of a DAC if a driver has to be installed. I have hardly any experience setting up com... | |
| What would you do? "Truth is a defense."True, but the person making the allegation has the burden of proof to establish that his statement is true. If the truth of the statement is in a gray area, the person making the statement is more likely to loose. Winning or l... | |
| Oppo BDP-95 to Bricasti M1 Hgeifman said: You need to confirm that if you use the Oppo-95 digital outputs (HDMI, toslink, or digital coax) that you are "bypassing the internal DAC" of the Oppo player (I do not know!!)Any output labeled "digital out" or otherwise known to be... | |
| Am i obliged to buy when seller refused at first.. John,It's been a long time since I bought on Audiogon, so I'm not current on its rules. You mean you can't retract an offer before the seller accepts? What's the reason for this "good for 48 hours" offer? It certainly prevents the buyer from pursu... | |
| Who do you trust? Akg_caHow a piece being reviewed sounds to the reviewer is a biased personal value judgement at best with no empirical or factual comparison base.That's not universally true. Reviewers are known to compare the item being reviewed to equipment in t... | |
| Stolen gear Just to confirm.You can't take good title to any property through a thief. And not knowing it was stolen is no defense. | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream HifimaniacYou said:Once the digital information is in the DAC it is up-sampled 10x's then leaves the DAC in 2x DSD to the preamp. There is no analog out section in this DAC.That seems to contradict what the PS Audio website says:CDÂs, downloads, ... | |
| Questionable Estate Auction practice SwampwalkerI agree that, as a practical matter, there's no use pursuing the auctioneer. I just want to refute the suggestion that, just because you're not out of pocket any money, you don't have legal recourse when someone refuses to sell you an i... | |
| Questionable Estate Auction practice Swampwalker,A buyer's usual damages when a seller fails to deliver a good for which an enforceable contract exists is the difference between the reasonable cost the buyer incurs acquiring a replacement and the agreed upon contract price. Of course... |