peter_s
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| Acoustic Zen Adagio vs Crecendo ? I was very impressed with the Adagios when I heard them. Perhaps a tad bit laid back. Would love to hear the Crescendo's. | |
| Repair of Bedini Amp Replacing the caps with the same (or better) spec modern equivalents did the trick. As I said, Gary told me that there was nothing unique about the power caps they put in originally relative to the ones I replaced them with. This may be different ... | |
| Pulling the trigger on pricey equipment The hardest high $$ sale I ever did was with a Vietnamese fellow who was acting as an agent for a richer guy in Vietnam for a CAT JL2 amplifier ($5k). He had no feedback, and he claimed no account because of Agon international issues. I have excel... | |
| Amplifier for Dynaudio Confidence C1 I've heard the original C1's sound great with Gamut monoblock amplification. The older version, which might be within your cost estimate. TAS did a review on the stereo version of the Gamut amp, and I heard the monoblocks in the reviewers listenin... | |
| Pulling the trigger on pricey equipment You should also check into what type of insurance can be obtained on the shipment. If you are nervous, you could also have the buyer take photos of the equipment with a current newspaper (to show that they actually have the equipment). ETC. | |
| Pulling the trigger on pricey equipment I agree with Roxy. Speaking on the phone is key, getting a sense of confidence. Reading the comments on feedback too. I've performed transactions over $10k on audiogon before (both selling and buying). The most expensive purchases, however, were f... | |
| Best cartridge for sme 312S tonearm I'm currently using an Airtight PC-1, but I'm interested in lower cost replacements. | |
| An integrated with a good phono Maybe you should get a restored vintage piece, like an el84 integrated. Check maple shade or other sources. Your speakers are sensitive enough for that. | |
| Repair of Bedini Amp Thanks Csontos. I determined that the problem is a leaky power cap, called Mouser and got a suitable replacement (computer grade, electrolytic, same diameter, a little shorter). They are easy to replace using screw terminals. I then did talk with ... | |
| Repair of Bedini Amp I found an online reference with Ben Jacoby at High End Audio Repair. Anyone have experience with Ben? | |
| Anyone heard Dead Hi-Rez downloads from HDtracks? I was interested for a while until I saw the cost! Maybe a few of us can go in and buy one and do the Grateful Dead bootleg thing (joking, kinda) | |
| Where to buy tube amp in Osaka? Careful about 100v input | |
| Is there anything like a WIFI USB cable? Apple TV | |
| Affordable DAC for iPhone 5? You'll need a 20-pin to lighting adaptor for Pure i20. Then when you have more cash, you can take the digital out from the i20 and put it into a better DAC.Anyone know about a reasonable price solution to take digital out of the iphone portably an... | |
| New on audiogon I've heard the Einstein with Daedelis speakers and been very impressed. You'll need to consider what speakers would best suit your room. Tell us more about the amp specification. There are a number of great speakers that are easy to drive and shou... |