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Sota Star Sapphire suspension question
Manitunc; When I put my finger over the hole, with no hoses connected and the unit on and the vac set all the way to the right, the highest suction, I don't feel anything. I even tried cotton threads and no movement from them either. I opened up t... 
Sota Star Sapphire suspension question
Thought I would add an update. First I would like to thank Bruce Thigpen from ET for writing back to me. It always blows my mind when someone who I both admire and respect take the time to give me advice and suggestions. Here is a guy who I consid... 
Sota Star Sapphire suspension question
Wow! My deepest thank you for all the information. I have to say I was a bit frustrated with initial listening, however it seems that its always something I did not do right to this point. Initially I still had the stryo locking the legs to the su... 
Audiogon members poor packing and shipping damage
interesting thread, I hope you don't mind me opening it up again. Sometimes even with superb packing the item comes damaged, what truly helps is that most of the members of this site will back there items up, buyer or seller. I sold a Jolida 102B,... 
Different cart, much more sensitive to footsteps
Thanks for the responses, I will load up the floor under the table. We are currently in the middle of a renovation and I have Plenty of bricks to play with! 
Biwire oval 9's, single Zen Satori - surprised
I was not going to terminate the 2nd set of Satori's. My other set are terminated with spades, the new pair are terminated with bananas, so I'm just going to connect them using the banana plugs. Now thats not a probable is it? I will have banana p... 
Biwire oval 9's, single Zen Satori - surprised
Thanks for the various feedback. I read that the VR's should be bi-wired, Albert himself has a whole analysis on the VS website. I was very happy with the Satoris and Zen jumpers, they sounded better then anything else I have ever used in my syste... 
Analog turner with strong reception
I 2nd fmtunerinfo.com, they have an excellent shoot-out section. I've been through a lot of tuners, I live in a rural area about 50 miles to the nearest big city. I finally settled on a McIntosh 74, that conked out and then I put in a MR-7082 and ... 
Vandy 2ci's in mint condition or Totem Hawks
Thanks for all the responses, quite a lot of vandy fans. I actually went a totally different way. I picked up a pair of Von S's VR3's. I heard either these or the VR4 years ago and was stunned by the natural sound. Fast forward to now, while I tru... 
Best audio purchase of 2011
Cary slp-50b tube pre. Did exactly what I wanted, warmed up my amps to the point of heavenly. 
How to pick a tubed integrated without hearing one
I was in the same boat as you years ago, no real good shops around, so I pretty much did what stanwal said, research, read, research. Then buy something used here. It usually maintains its value. Put together a system, then start tweaking. Say you... 
Have I mismatched my preamp/amp?
Pubul57; Nicely said my friend! 
Have I mismatched my preamp/amp?
OK, received the Cary and took a long long listen. As the ears are the true test, hear goes (pun intended); did what I wanted it to do. Before the sound was what I considered sharp and I did not hear the space between sound. When I qued up Cowboy ... 
Have I mismatched my preamp/amp?
Holy mackerel! What a wonderful education for me and I'm sure others regarding Nelson Pass's contribution to audio. Not being an electrical engineer I honestly have a tough time following a lot of the technical discussion. I've read a lot of what ... 
Have I mismatched my preamp/amp?
Well, thanks for all comments! I have not received the Cary yet, so I can't share my listening results, I will when I receive the pre of course. I know my ears are the ultimate judge.I looked up the Pass Aleph 2 specs online and the low impedance ...