peterayer
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| Would you pay to listen? If a dealership starts to charge potential customers to listen, I would think those customers would feel less guilty about listening to some gear and then buying used over the net. I think it would be a slippery slope for dealers to offer such a s... | |
| Best Vibraplane Compressor Substitute? Hello David,I have the passive model. As others have written, and as you well know, its placement under my turntable has brought big improvements to my system, as has the 1" X 24" X 20" steel plate ballast. (photos on system page).It's not that th... | |
| Do not buy any Sonus Faber used I've had a very negative experience with a US distributor who offered NO service or support of any kind for a NOS cartridge that I bought from a guy who bought it overseas but never used it. I accept the policy, but I don't understand it. I simply... | |
| Magico V3 I could have paid about the same for a used pair of Mini2 or V3 when I bought the former a couple of years ago. I did listen to each 2-3 times before deciding on which one to buy. I always preferred the Mini2 because it was more coherent in the de... | |
| Do not buy any Sonus Faber used The day may soon arrive when we buy direct from the manufacturer or an arms-length specialized mail/internet dealer. They will demo their gear at trade shows near big cities, or through small, home-based hobbyists, advertise on sites like this on ... | |
| Different Results between Record Cleaning Machines Nrenter,I agree that it seems from the OP that contaminants aren't being removed by the vacuum step. However, if he follows your 3 steps, shouldn't the record get cleaner each time he plays it by the simple fact that the stylus is scooping out mor... | |
| Do not buy any Sonus Faber used I agree with Swampwalker. Well stated. | |
| Do not buy any Sonus Faber used I agree it is probably due to grey-market competition for US based dealers and distributers There is a big mark-up on some of these products by the distributer which makes buying overseas for expensive items seem attractive. I ran into this when I... | |
| Magico V3 Sure the Q's sound much better than the V's. However, if one considers a pair of V3's cost $15K used and a pair of Q3's cost $40K new, the question of value enters the picture.If I were to consider trading my Mini2 for the Q1 in a year or so, the ... | |
| Magico V3 I own the Mini2 and drive them with Pass XA160.5. These Magicos do need a lot of good, clean power and I think you have that. I have heard the V2 and V3. I did not like the V3 as much as the Mini2 or the V2, but I really think it was the set up at... | |
| Magico Room at RAMF How good did it sound I agree about the M5 looking a bit odd. They are smaller in person than they appear in photos. I actually like the look of the V3, though the aluminum faceplate should have covered the front edges of the plywood sides, like the Q series baffles do... | |
| Magico V2 / Dynaudio C4 Or find a used pair of Mini II's. There are some deals on the "wooden" Magico speakers right now. They won't be as inexpensive as the V2, but you get what you pay for, especially at current used prices, IMO. | |
| Magico Room at RAMF How good did it sound EBM keeps his comments very pithy. I like that and they are very often, quite funny. I totally agree with Sirspeedy about the Magico MINI. It was designed and built to a very high standard with little regard to cost. Now that it is discontinued, i... | |
| Tweaks such as demagnetizers ionizers for lp's Scratch that! My demagnetizer effects the listeners and how they feel about listening to music, it does nothing for the vinyl. Same as my Acoustic Revive RR-77. | |
| Tweaks such as demagnetizers ionizers for lp's I have a GENEVA brand bulk audio/video tape eraser. I bought it for $99 about ten years ago and don't know if it is still available. It does make a difference. The sound is cleaner/clearer and dynamics are improved. LP's do get magnetized. I've re... |