viridian
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| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? I buy on this site for ten cents on the dollar with some regularity, so perhaps there are some sellers much more interested in moving gear on than worrying about its worth. So I don't think that it does; I have practical experience with it. You'll... | |
| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? I'm not a "reputable business" I'm a hobbyist and I am happy to entertain any offers that come my way, no matter how low. And I enjoy communicating with other hobbyists even if they don't sell to me or buy from me. If you are running a business, t... | |
| how to set up a tonearm/cartridge A few things to look at. First double check that the arm is correctly aligned and the slot drilled in the correct place. If you can't get the arm aligned properly then you will have problems. With the turntable off, place a mirror on the platter a... | |
| How good is a Mayware formula 4 tonearm ? The Mayware is an excellent tonearm for high compliance cartridges. It cannot be compared to arms in the 1-1.5K range as none of them have that low an effective mass, with the exception of the Morch arms with the lightest arm tubes. The Mayware is... | |
| what differentiates tube integrated amps? As far as specs go, output power on these is limited by the choice of output device. If you limited SS amps to a specific output device, class A excepted, you would find that the output power was similar as well. That's why when Sanken came out wi... | |
| CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS ALTEC PEERLESS TRANSFORMER? Your link is dead and the caps lock on your keyboard is stuck. | |
| Good value solid core? You can buy solid core wire in footage at Radio Shack, in the guage of your choosing, and just make your own cables. | |
| Tube inter graded amp help Paul, if you want to use vintage gear on a daily basis, you should buy a piece that is already upgraded, unless you have the skill, time and tools to make the piece reliable yourself. The usual suspects are Scott 222/299 series, Stromberg-Carlson ... | |
| Abs Sound - Stereophile top tables ' 75-'85 are? I think that John Bicht's brilliant Versa Dynamics table and the Forsell came out at the end of this time period. I have heard both and they are quite good. On the other hand one has to wonder if they have wandered into the land of the needlessly ... | |
| Cat damaged speaker, Help I's a tradgedy that the cat fancied the Les Paul guitar case, but really who wouldn't favor it? On the other hand the feline did you a favor regarding the Bachs and the 1Bs; it all works out in the end. Cat logic? | |
| buyer beware do not buy from this seller Why don't you open a dispute with Audiogon, that is the proper forum for this issue? You should also leave negative feedback, though no doubt this will be vetted as well. | |
| Phono Preamp Gain Question John, well put. I see your excellent point. Perhaps I find the KAB calculator more useful as a broad indicator, as I said. I understand that you think that it may actually be counter productuctive, particularly in certain setups that do not cleave... | |
| Phono Preamp Gain Question KABs calculator is based on phono preamp gain, it says it right there. Why I said that it helps to get a broad handle on gain is because the gain of the line stage will be unknown. Many modern line stages have very low gain, from unity to 8db. Tub... | |
| Ripoff Schema Champions There is nothing wrong with that at all; I would just not expect a US distributor to do warranty repairs on the unit. | |
| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? I don't give those admonitions a second thought, if I want to make an offer, I make it. Anyone is free to ignore, or acknowledge it as they see fit. If it's something that I really want, I might offer above market, if I would kind of like it, mayb... |