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| ebay vs audiogon I agree with Rockvirgo on his point regarding the seller charging the paypal fees (3%). He is right as rain. I contacted paypal one time myself by phone & they specifically said it is illegal for a seller to charge the paypal fees in their ad ... | |
| Conrad Johnson's Sonographe SA-250 or the SA-400? Hi Goatwuss, your very fortunate to have the SA-400 as a backup amp to your Plinius. My wife won't let me keep more than one amp at a time if it just lying idle unless I can hide it. Anyway I look at the SA-400 as a tube amp on steroids as it defi... | |
| What are the loopholes of sending COD to nonmemb. I Have done COD on a couple of transactions. First off Fedex & UPS require a legit money order made out to the sender before the package is handed over to the receiver. There is only one thing I can think of that could go wrong & that is t... | |
| Conrad johnson MF2300 A I agree with Rich3549. Class A amplifiers are biased up to the point were the output devices are running full tilt all the time. Class A designs use more current and require large heatsinks to dissapate the heat. Not a very efficient design but do... | |
| ebay vs audiogon Yes its true, there are some lowballers on Audiogon but consider this. Some sellers are asking such ridiculas prices for their gear, as if they were intending on retiring right after the sale. Everyone likes a good deal & I'm no exception but ... | |
| ebay vs audiogon I will agree with Sogood51. I too went on E-bay one time & bidded on a vintage ARC preamp. I thought for sure I won the auction. Last 5 minutes before the auctioned closed I was bidding against a fellow from Japan who obviously was willing to ... | |
| Conrad Johnson's Sonographe SA-250 or the SA-400? Rcziech, as an audiophile you should be congradulated on keeping one amp for two years, a true testiment to the sonic attributes of the SA-250. | |
| Conrad Johnson's Sonographe SA-250 or the SA-400? Cmach, your right, the Bat is most definately an upgrade from the SA-400 but more expensive. If I'm correct the Bat is a zero negative feedback design & uses only one gain stage, a superb amp! I know both the SA-250 & SA-400 are not a zero... | |
| McCormack pres/amps and Steve's mods You have my vote for the DNA 0.5 Rev A, I have owned one. If you consider the DNA 0.5 Deluxe & compare it to the DNA 1 Deluxe, the differences between these two amps are not just output power but sound quality, the 0.5 Deluxe having a more ref... | |
| Does it matter what power amp i get? An amps specs has nothing to do with its sound quality although some mfgrs would like you to believe that. The fact of the matter is that in order for a mfgr to easily achieve those excellent specs, massive doses of negative feedback are applied. ... | |
| Are Rotel amps and preamps any good? Rotel amplifiers are simply amazing for their price, as I have discovered on two past purchases. Connected to a quality preamp like ARC it is like letting the music out of the box, keeping up with the front end improvements. Granted there are bett... | |
| Question about Audio Research LS2B MKII This problem can occur from time to time and the problem in most cases lies with the volume pot. Replace it and should cure the problem. | |
| Musical Design or Van Alstine for new preamp? Hi, 2chnlben, your tube rolling will more than likely be restricted to to the types of tubes that John Hillig sells at Musical Design that he has tested extensively with these units, that not only deliver superior sound quality but eliminate micro... | |
| Musical Design or Van Alstine for new preamp? I agree with the above response. The SP-2B is excellent both in looks and sound quality. Not a diamond in the rough but a polished jem! Tube types are everything and the sound can be greatly improved with tube rolling. | |
| Tube Whine noise...Please Help Hi Orind, by reseating them, do you mean removing the tubes & reinstalling them? |