mwjones
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| Shipping 80lb amps. "Instead box it so they CAN'T break it." No such creature. I once shipped a four foot by four inch diameter x 1/4 inch thick stainless steel pipe. UPS took the challenge and bent it. FedEx lost one of my Harbeth 30 monitors even thought shipped a... | |
| any lawyers in this forum care to give an advice? The lawyers are working for pay. Beware of that. Great point. Seriously? Do you work for free? How about your mechanic or doctor? Most of the advice thus far is what can be done long before you reach this stage. At this point you lik... | |
| Do Quad Electrostatics Come To An End of Life? How about calling Sheldon for his advice? He's quite friendly and I'm sure if you explain your concerns, he can help even if you don't wan't to vacation to New Hampshire with your quads... | |
| Best SET power amp below $5,000 @saulh I'm not trying to be cynical or argumentative, but to what 2022 designs are you referring? One way or another, current tube amps' designs are based on 1930 - early 1960 designs. Components may be upgraded, but the designs are hardly space... | |
| What the ship just happened? I believe @akg_ca covered how best to protect yourself. Wait until the object of your desire is offered with OEM packaging and offer to pay for double boxing. "Fragile," This End Up," and "Heavy" stickers help as will adequate insurance. "Signatur... | |
| Do Recording Studios Use Silver Cables Recording studios are not audiophile dens. They are a production facility; their widgets are recordings. High quality, completely reliable and interchangeable are the rule for their cabling. There is a studio here in Nashville being parted out. Th... | |
| E-bay and its sellers "I purchase over 5000.00 worth of Audio a week on e-bay," "I don't know how to send anything to e-bay, and that is by e-bay design......They don't want to talk to anyone" All that and you don't have Ebay Concierge service to remedy your problems... | |
| worth the jump to Cornwall IV's from Forte IV's? Aside from being an incorrect blanket statement, do you see your second sentence is a non sequitur to the first? "All Klipsch speakers need Dynamat placed inside the cabinet to yield the best results. Ive had ALL of the Speakers mentioned above e... | |
| worth the jump to Cornwall IV's from Forte IV's? Check your measurements again. The La Scala about the same width as a CW and is only 10" deeper. It can also sit flush against the wall. And as @ozzy62 pointed out, the sound is something to behold, subs or not (as in my case). My advice is to n... | |
| Is this a scam? Until you have the funds irrevocably in hand, never release your goods. But if you have a "bad feeling" about a transaction, back away form it. That said, I've sold to buyers who use freight forwarders with no issue. Their use generally implies t... | |
| Think Its Possible To Order Tubes From the Ukraine? I have a Rythm integrated which uses 6C33C tubes. They are long lived tubes, but can fail. I have purchased spares on fleabay from fet.audio, a seller located in New Jersey. I believe he is the fellow @armstrod mentioned in his post. My dealings... | |
| I wasn’t sure where to classify this… I said worse case scenario. Please understand I was not referring to your shingles; I meant losing the entire roof down to the rafter. And you are correct; storms miss most people. But you cannot prepare after the storm. I hate to sound too cy... | |
| I wasn’t sure where to classify this… Let me paint a worst case hurricane picture based upon my experience of living in south Florida for 20 years (yes, through Andrew), and my "cat duty" with my then employer, an insurance company. The means I got to exist in an area devastated by a ... | |
| Original Cary 300B Monos Reliability? I’m listening to "3 tube" Cary monobocks as I type. I run WE 300Bs and they are stunning. The WE tube was what Cary originally supplied in the amps. Your concern about XLS fitment is well taken. I had a pair of KR 300BXLS and they would not physic... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Charles: I agree wholeheartedly on both points. That post was an oblique statement which I fleshed out moments late. Mike |