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Paypal issue beware.
Yes, But since the guy accepted it and it didn't get reported when it was dropped off they refused the claim.  I don't know if the damaged happened in shipping since he didn't inspect it and report it or when he received it.   
Aesthetix Io transformer noise
I have a IO it was a bit noisy not bad developed a power supply issue sent it in paid for the eclipse upgrade 6 or 8K came back unbearably noisy! Called Glen said yea he noticed it was a little noisy, WTF I sent it in paid a small fortion to make ... 
Any recomendation fro balanced phono stage?
Run away from  Aesthetics IO I have one was nothing but trouble sent it in for upgrade paid 6k and it has never worked.  Came back with a note might be a little noisey, thing sucks it is so noisy I can't believe they even sent it back that way, w... 
upgrade Vandersteen speakers
Wow this went off topic. Yes Vandersteen has improved. I would go listen how else can you really determine what you like. I think bang for buck Vandersteen are a great speaker. Now I know many speakers where I like the old models better than the n... 
Emotiva or SVS subwoofer for home theater?
SVS no compairson. I would look at your Emotiva gear some is good some I have had really bad luck with. Good marketing and sales pitch but like every other brand they make some thing well for the money and somethings bad. 
How do I get the best sound?
Although I aggree with some of the above I do like the Bose for what they are. try getting the fround out of the cornors that will help alot, by putting them in the cornors you create more first order reflections. You can also put small pieces of ... 
The most dynamic speaker you've heard...
Yes the far east has been sucking up all the neodymium magnets for a while now so they are getting pricey but they toend to do better than the triditional magnets in speakers and allow for a more compact design which is becoming more and more impo... 
Where to buy Paradigm inwalls in North NJ area?
pm me or give me a call 908 219-9288 I can help you out. 
Aesthetix IO Eclipse
I had a regular IO single power supply that was just upgraded to the eclipse sig it went in for repair because it sounded so bad they needed to change so much the upgrade made sense, well it saved me some cash and I didn’t want any issues I wanted... 
Best way to ship speakers from USA to Germany
That is not really helpful I have some speakers I want to send there. I don't see how myus a shoping service can help? 
Fake Audioquest cables?
Yea you need to be carful I got some bad Kimbers a couple years ago sent them to kimber and they wanted to charge me about $250 to authenicate because they would of had to pull the connectors off but they where pretty sure they where not there cable. 
setting up vandersteen 5a
You need vandersteens CD that has the tones and a analog sound meter to set the speakers up also in the manual they go over positioning. I would advise calling another dealer they may charge you a little to set them up correct but it is worth it. ... 
Floorstanders vs Monitors and bass response
If you have a crossover as I understand it you are taking the base away from the main, hence the base will be the same other than it may change a little because you are changing the room. The mains are not receiving base so therefor changing the m... 
Stand out phono stages
After spending no less than 30 hours trying to fix this phono stage, and my Aesthetix monoblocks I think I am giving up it is just to noisy for me and plagued with gremlins. Aesthetix sold me 4 new tubes for the front end that quieted down some cr... 
My First OverHead Projector
I would look at the epson 5010 or 6010 at 2400 lumins it is one of the hot projectors right now. Panasonic 7000 is nice same chip they use the epson chip. Jvc 4k are really nice but not much light output. However there are a lot of factors, screen...