bigkidz

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Why Is Hi Fi Gear So Darn Expensive?
Again, Price has nothing to do with sound.  Can someone make something as good or better for less, why sure.  There a differences though depending on who makes the product. I imagine no body here has tried to manufacturer anything and sell it in ... 
Tube Preamp repair near Trenton NJ
I'm bigkidz and we are in Boonton NJ we have a listening room there and you are welcome to come in for a listen and we can repair any audio component  PM me  
Cable recommandations
@soix - from our experimentation there was not loss of sound quality.  We compared this to many higher priced cables so were $14K per foot and this was as good or better.  The thing that worked was separation of the pos and neg wires.   Happy Li... 
Cable recommandations
OK here is the deal. make your own speaker cables.  This will compete with the higher priced cables.  Mogami (forget the model number) but it has 4 wires in each casing.  Strip the outer casing off.  Use two wires to make the positive run and a se... 
For classical music lovers best amp for large orchestral forces?
I am curious how you determined that the Pass was the issue. Compression and separation can come from each source.  You can always have the units modified.  It can be as simple upgrading resistors, capacitors, adding filter chokes, etc. Power supp... 
All New Yamaha NS-2000A Loudspeakers Are On The Market
@mrdecibel  thanks Mr.D,  if you are ever visiting the NYC NJ area let me know  Our. listening o.om is open.    
All New Yamaha NS-2000A Loudspeakers Are On The Market
@mrdecibel  yeah I was biting my tongue when I wrote that.  IMO you have not heard the Vandersteen speakers until you hard them on my equipment.  That is when I heard what they were meant to sound like.   Happy Listening.  
All New Yamaha NS-2000A Loudspeakers Are On The Market
And I care because???  I can get a nice pair of Vandersteen model 5A speakers used for less money.     
AudioQuest Hurricane and PS Audio AC12
unless someone here has your component, their recommendation is basically useless.  Every system is different.  We have proven this over and over and over again in many systems.      
Buyer Beware
For consumers, you have 60 days to dispute a charge with your bank.  Basically, two statement cycles for consumers but 24 hours for a business.       
Is there a DAC ranking list?
Since we manufacturer audio products included a 101D DHT DAC with a separate 25lb power supply, we have heard so many DACs, etc.  There are no giant killers period.  There are good sounding DACs at their price points.  DACs in one persons system m... 
Service question: Who can service an Esoteric UX-1 CD/SACD player modified by APL NWO 3.0?
I'm in New Jersey if I can be of assistance to you.  
Many higher end preamps are dated and ugly, why is this?
maybe you should open up a design studio fabrication and go into business if it is that easy   Those preamps are nothing special either IMO    
Need some Cart recommendations, $300 - $700 (New/Used) range…warm, full, yet great def.
Denon is what you are looking for but then all you do is a add wood body to it and you are set.  No need to spend another penny more.  Believe me, we have tried so many and this one still is the best value and competes with much higher priced mode... 
Why is used audio equipment so undesirable?
who is saying that?  Some old gear is better built and better sounding than some new gear like BEL amplifiers.