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Calling audiophiles from Japan to help with a purchase from japanese site
pricejapan.com will usually buy anything you want for a small fee.  I've had great experiences using them.  
New CD player, Transport or DAC?
EAR Acute 3. CD and DAC in one. Incredible sound for the money. About $3500 used. 
Anyone heard the E.A.R. "Acute"?
I've got Ediswan's in my Acute 3. I agree in that they could be a little more open. Let us know what tube you swap in. I might try one 7308. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Never read anything about poor Vapor quality? Oh my... 
Move from Analog to a Digital System
"Vapor Audio (vaporsound.com) are simply the best sounding and the best value."I would highly suggest anyone read up about Vapor before entering into that nightmare! 
Miyajima Kansui vs Dynavector XV-1S
The Kansui with matching Miyajima KSW step up is the end of the road for me, awesome in every way. 
What speakers for 10k?
Zd542 he is making his own speakers... this is Vapor posting under a fake name. They have been caught doing this before (have the screenshots to prove it). 
What speakers for 10k?
Good to see Vapor, I mean Onemanwolfpack, posting here. 
What speakers for 10k?
I would highly suggest anyone looking to buy Vapor speakers spends 5 minutes Googling around to see all the bad buying experiences from actual customers (too bad the company deletes all they can). $10k can get you much better built speakers with a... 
recommended phono preamp for $2500?
Allnic H1201. 
Buying A Cartridge Direct From Japan
Price Japan will buy you any audio equipment you want in Japan for a 5% fee. You can send them the direct link or have them find the best price for you. English communication is very good and quick. They take PayPal. I've used this a couple times ... 
Shindo/Audio Physic speakers
Those are 4 ohm speakers, no? Shindo is made for 8-16 ohm. Probably a horrible match. 
Zesto audio offers upgrade for Ph-1
Why would someone invest $5800 in a unit that can be bought for $4700 new? Seems like a very pricey upgrade. I guess the used prices of v1's are going to plummet now. 
Zesto vs K & K phono stages
For the record, I had what is probably the latest K&K design since I got it around 2011. I agree, Kevin is a real pleasure to work with and very responsive to questions. 
Zesto vs K & K phono stages
Mallen123 - the ground hum was pretty bad. I thought I had a defective unit, so I bought another one, and had the exact same issue. I even talked to George on the phone about the hum at the 55db MC setting and his response was "you should always s...