gasherbaum

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Help Picking a turntable
Stewart0722, thanks for the suggestions.  You are definitely right when you say its a black art :).  I've spent so much time researching and listening over the last few weeks and feel like I still know so very little, but I'm having a great time l... 
Help Picking a turntable
Thanks for the info on the Oracle: I will definitely look into that.  So much great information and help from everyone on the turntable.  As an update, I took your advice and have gone to a few other stores here in town to listen to other turntabl... 
Help Picking a turntable
Thanks for the heads up on the GEM Polytable and the link to the web page -- I'll look into it.   
Help Picking a turntable
Hello everyone,I was able to go to Soundings and audition the turntable Rod (the owner of Soundings) thought would be the best one: it was a Dr. Feickert Woodpecker (I don't remember the type of arm or cartridge).  He was using a Boulder phono sta... 
Help Picking a turntable
Thanks mofimadness -- I had not heard of audio house, cresecndo or sound science so i will check those out.  Sbank i did discover RMAF last fall -- wish I had known about it earlier.  I went all three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) last year a... 
Help Picking a turntable
Mofimadness, thanks so much.  I knew of Soundings, its where I get most my gear now that I know about it and I really like Rod, the owner (I got my ARC gear and analysis plus wires there).  I knew of Listen-Up, but didn't know of any of the others... 
Help Picking a turntable
Wow, first let me start of by thanking each and everyone for your thoughtful suggestions.  I really appreciate all the advice and thought that went into your posts.  I love Audiogon and the forums, especially because there are so many with such a ... 
Did Audio Research ever make an LS 17 or LS 17 SE preamp that is all silver
I have to agree with what you say about Rod.  He is great.  He was at my house recently doing a master set and it definitely helped my system a ton.  He was the one that also recommended the ARC, which I love, and he recommended the analysis plus ... 
Did Audio Research ever make an LS 17 or LS 17 SE preamp that is all silver
Hi Everyone; thanks for all the help.  The retailer came up with a good idea and got it fixed.  He called ARC and had them take another LS 17 SE case and had ARC paint it at ARC's plant int he Silver (or natural color so the top matches the front)... 
Did Audio Research ever make an LS 17 or LS 17 SE preamp that is all silver
Mofimadness, thank you very much for the response.  I did not like the idea of spray painting the new equipment and was shocked that my store suggested it.  Thank you for your help and insight.   
Audio Research DAC 7 vs Primare DAC 30
Hi everyone,Thanks for all the advice. Jafant, so far I have the Thiel 3.7's, a Krell FPB 300 amp, a Krell EVO 222 preamp. I am using Cardas balanced inputs and just using my blu ray player right now to play cd's while I figure out what I want to ... 
Audio Research DAC 7 vs Primare DAC 30
Lostbears and Jafant thank you very much for your helpful insight and taking the time to respond. I'm putting together a new system (started with Thiel 3.7's) and everyone on Audiogon have been very helpful. Thank you again. 
Audio Research DAC 7 vs Primare DAC 30
Jafant,Thanks so much. I will look into the ARC CD9. I've never owned any ARC but it is supposed to be great stuff is why I was considering it. Thanks again for the suggestion.