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| Beware: Magnum Dynalab are not "doing repairs, upgrades or service right now"!! Check the post above by @mag01 : Hi Everybody, My name is Ben. I was the only technician who repaired all Magnum Dynalab products for more than 35 years. If you need your Magnum Dynalab Tuners or Amplifiers repaired, please contact me at: benn... | |
| Brands That Died California Audio Labs | |
| Do you buy new, used or new or used gear? I buy new speakers, vinyl playback hardware, and CD/SACD players -- devices with mechanical components. My electronics are mainly bought used tho not really old. One policy I've adopted is to only buy older pre/pro's for my AV system because the... | |
| Sonny Rollins - Rip Sonny Collins. RIP. Colossus indeed. | |
| I am not a robot @boxcarman Yah, I've enjoyed Attorney Woo, and I'm currently watching her Wonderfools. Most Kdramas feature some sound system as part of the decor. I always check out their equipment choices. lol | |
| I am not a robot I liked the cute Korean romcom "I Am Not Robot." | |
| Have you ever thought it would be cool to have a stereo reviewer come to your house? Nope | |
| Loading speaker stands with? I've had satisfactory results using very dry sand in Target R4 stands. Just be sure the sand is ultra dry to prevent rust after the columns are sealed. | |
| Best concert you've attended Chris Botti at McCarter Theatre in Princeton back in the 2000s. What a well practiced showman; Great interpretation of Look of Love. Brad Mehldau at the Village Vanguard in NY back in the late 1990s. Intense and artful. | |
| Manufacturers with great customer service Pass Labs provided excellent service, parts and labor, when I had an out of warranty issue with my Aleph 3, even though it was years after it went out of production. VPI was graciously accommodating when I asked them to fit a standard SME mount f... | |
| why are sellers to be trusted, but buyers are not? Yeah, buying used is a risk. I bought a second subwoofer once. Unpacked it, and it worked fine in my system. But I noticed the driver looked different from my other sub. Upon inspection, the driver was a replacement from a different manufactur... | |
| why are sellers to be trusted, but buyers are not? COD or Cash on Delivery is still available in a limited form. For example, USPS will collect up to $1000 for a significant fee. While this gives the buyer a chance to look at a package and reject a shipment, it can be a cumbersome and expensive ... | |
| Earth Day, turn those amps OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK, I'll bite. What is the fallacy of solar panels on roofs? Help me understand your point of view. | |
| Pass Labs Amps - Does the heat bother you? I have a pair of X600 monoblocks in a moderate size room, and they do heat up the room if left on all day, something I don't do. I turn them on about an hour before a listening session so they get adequate warm up time, and of course turn them of... | |
| Oye Como Va...Carlos, Cindy and a bunch cool folks! "(Playing For Change)" Terrific! Loved it! Thanks for posting. |