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| The Cost of Cables Nothing wrong with chit chat. I'm never certain whichthreads are intended to provide answers or just provide opportunity for discussion. | |
| Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre Generally, the CCa can be identified by four seams on the bottle top, date code stamping on the riser or on the glass, grey (or shiny) mica supports, thick getter supports (thin wire getter supports are indicative of early 70s production), shallow... | |
| The Cost of Cables Will knowing the reason for the cost of uber-expensive cables shame the fabricators into lowering their prices, or make spending the money more justifiable, or help anyone sleep better tonight?Will anyone be happier if they know the REAL reason?Ju... | |
| Opinion on TP16 MK II, TP62 replaceable armwand ? I had the TP16 MK II arm on my Thorens T160 MK II table. The low mass of the arm limited my choice of modern cartridges, so I decided to sell the table.Because of the difference in arm mass between the TP16 MK II and the RB300, they cannot really ... | |
| Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre Added to that is when I call some reputable dealers they say they have not seen a genuine early cca tube in years and that most everything out there is a fake.Gammajo (System | Threads | Answers)That must be Andy Bowman, yes? Gotta love him. He to... | |
| Is vinyl still a "perfect" source? Seems like an issue with the playback component/preamplifier match, and not the format. | |
| Is vinyl still a "perfect" source? I agree regarding the digitally recorded masters. There is no benefit to transferring them to vinyl versus CD (or SACD or DVD-A). My vinyl acquisitions are restricted to those made from analog masters...primarily those made pre-1982. | |
| The Cost of Cables Re "Does that mean Canare are not used by guys with well thought out systems which have been properly set up"?I know of several, including one guy for whom I have undying respect! In his case it replaced some Cardas due to length requirements. :-)... | |
| The Cost of Cables ...told that some Canare at cents for the foot are good benchmark cables, he takes offense and wants 'real cables'. You know, those ones that the guys use with their expensive well though out systems which have been properly set up.Newbee (System ... | |
| The Cost of Cables I think John basically has it nailed, FWIW...He did not state that uber expensive cables were not the result extensive R&D, or excellent craftsmanship, or high-grade parts.He stated that the retail prices of cables are often set at prices that... | |
| The Cost of Cables If you found folks dying to give you more money, wouldn't you take it?JohnJmcgrogan2 (Threads | Answers)For further supporting evidence, see threads about tweaks... | |
| The Cost of Cables Is it determed by most then that cables simply are marked up much more than other audio componants...BrianBrianmgrarcom (System | Threads | Answers)IMO, yes. | |
| The Cost of Cables There's a product (and price) for every buyer.Reminds me of the story of the $500 apple. Guy on the street has an apple in one hand and a sign in the other that reads, "Apple - $500". A passerby says, "$500? That's an awfully steep price for an ap... | |
| Floor standers or Monitors? Jim, my mention of the Ohm Walsh loudspeakers was prompted by the discussion about single driver, crossover-less designs.The following quote is taken from a January 2005 review of Ohm Walsh loudspeakers by John Potis on 6Moons.com.Another thing th... | |
| Review: Technics SL-1200Mk2 Turntable I was looking at this Stanton ST-150 on Needle Doctor, which has an "S" tonearm that looks nearly identical to the tonearm on the Technics.FWIW... |