tvad
Responses from tvad
| Albertporter,Tireguy, Sean, MikeLavigne, Ozzy ?? Ah, it was someone else whose screen name was similar to their Audiogon screen name. The two obsessions go hand-in-hand I suppose.Enjoy your car! | |
| Albertporter,Tireguy, Sean, MikeLavigne, Ozzy ?? You know, Al, I remember that. Didn't I ask in the forum if you were an audiophile or participated on Audiogon? | |
| Albertporter,Tireguy, Sean, MikeLavigne, Ozzy ?? I'm here lurking!I built a system I enjoy, and once the equipment chase and churn was over, I let the Audiogon forum experience go. Here is an ironic anecdote. Many of us have spent hours upon hours, and lots of disposable income trying to quiet o... | |
| Current Marketplace for Vacuum Tubes? Thought I’d follow up now that I have marketed and sold a dozen pairs of vintage tubes.Audiogon ads received little action, rendering the cost of a basic ad plus photo at $9 a poor value. I spent $45 on ads for items that didn’t sell (and received... | |
| Current Marketplace for Vacuum Tubes? Listed tubes on US Audio Mart, AudioAsylum, and a few on E-Bay. | |
| Current Marketplace for Vacuum Tubes? "I currently only trust tubes from ARC for my ARC pre-amp enough to justify paying a higher price than I might elsewhere. Especially when it comes to noise levels for use in prime slot in the phono section."You might consider Andy Bouwman at Vinta... | |
| Current Marketplace for Vacuum Tubes? Mapman, your comment about E-Bay re: fair market value is in keeping with my thoughts. Your advice regarding testing the waters is well taken.Back four years or so on Audiogon, one could trust certain sellers to provide high quality tubes, and whi... | |
| Current Marketplace for Vacuum Tubes? ^ "Wasn’t sure if your inquiry was intended to provide you with potential outlets for selling your tubes OR give you a glimpse of current tube prices."Potential outlets for selling my tubes. Getting up to speed on current prices will also be helpf... | |
| Current Marketplace for Vacuum Tubes? Thanks to those who read my question correctly and offered good information. I discovered US Audiomart, which looks like a reasonably good alternative. I never had much luck selling on AudioAsylum. jea48, thanks for the link for reference pricing. | |
| tube monoblocks and preamp recommendations While it's not a mono block amplifier, the stereo McIntosh MC240 paired with Altec 19 is a classic combo. | |
| What happened to Jfox Something tells me Bill is alive and well in AZ...and in the forums. Good to see!;) | |
| What happened to Jfox 07-01-14: BobheinatzHi Tvad,I bought some Wright 2a3 mono amps that I still use along with another set of tube amps. The George Wright Signature 2A3 mono blocks are phenomenal amps. I sometimes regret selling them. Enjoy! | |
| What happened to Jfox 06-30-14: Charles1dadTvad ,you always struck me as some one who loves music and not just an equitment geek.Guilty of both. My interests wax and wane. I have been in the wane phase. Waxing to follow... | |
| What happened to Jfox Does this mean that once you put your great system together, your interest waned in both Audiogon and in listening to your system? Yikes!Yes and no. Reading Audiogon forums last night for 15 minutes pretty much reinforced my decision to leave the ... | |
| What happened to Jfox Hello all! Turned on the system tonight for the first time in about a year and decided to surf Audiogon. I put together a wonderful frankenstein Audio Note system (meaning not 100% Audio Note), and once the audio chase was over my interest waned. ... |