loomisjohnson
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| Tandberg 3001, 3002, 3003 if you look at sales on completed ebay, there's a lot of demand for those pieces--the tuner seems to get around a grand. i've always liked that old tandberg gear--it's unreliable but looks and sounds great | |
| Best music in 2020 +1 slaw. Oh Harvey rules and stories is a great record. Apropos of nothing, I heard a Beatles b side today, I'll get you, and deem it their finest composition. | |
| Replacement Remote Control For Cary SLP 05 Preamp you can get a used harmony 650 for >$30 and add the cary in less than a minute + use it for all your other components, program macros, etc. one of my favorite toys. | |
| Very small, warm and dynamic speakers rega rs6--impervious to placement | |
| LG Electronics will stop making cell phones with DAC 'S built in!!!!!! if you're an audiophile in the us, the quad-dac equipped lg phones have been the way to go, esp. since almost everyone else has ditched the headphone jack. i agree they're not the most reliable--i've had to send two of mine in for warranty repairs... | |
| Should I sell my Oppo 205? i'd keep it. i think it's a vg cdp, certainly competitive with others in the $1k range; the fact that it plays movies is a plus, even if you infrequently do so + it can stream and many people like using it as a preaamp. as a dac, i'm sure you can... | |
| Yamaha A-S801 according to ebay sales, used a-s801s sold for $600-$725. if you're selling on agon, i'd list yours towards the higher end and give buyers a little margin to bargain. | |
| Fix for B&K Component Reference 20 +1 bdgregory--you can get another ref 20 for around $200 on ebay. i owned one briefly and it was fine as a stereo preamp, though it's a 20+ years old and it's dsp modes are outdated, so i'd move on. | |
| Shopping For A CD Transport i bought a pioneer dvd v7400 for $60 on ebay--it's around 8" wide and built like a tank--it's a very good transport | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report bdp24, thanks for the twilley post--i'm a massive fan of sincerely and twilley don't mind. his third record, "twilley," which is almost impossible to find except on vinyl, was also pretty great, with a couple of his best tunes. his later stuff wa... | |
| Schiit Audio (or other) DAC Recommendations mcjeljo, i haven't heard the gaincell dac, tho its very well-reviewed and i have heard the matching s300 power amp, which was very good. now, you're talking about dropping 3 grand for the pair, as opposed to 400 or so for a standalone dac, so quer... | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s my 10 year old samsung lcd still works fine, tho i had to replace some failed capacitators right after the one-year warranty expired (a widespread problem which apparently triggered a class action). my lg tvs, otoh, have been flawless. fwiw, a cou... | |
| Barn speakers i heard the marshall tufton, which is a portable bluetooth speaker--no built in bottle opener but sounds really good, with lots of bass and supposedly has 20 hr battery life--you can lug it to where you need it and use it at home when you're not o... | |
| Cleaning house ~ Completely unclear on values if any you should be able to get $150 or so on ebay for the rotel amp...you haven't specified a model for the cdp, but some of the older rotels like the 855 and 955 have a following and should likewise go for around $150--whether that's worth the effort ... | |
| Schiit Audio (or other) DAC Recommendations until recently i used the d2 in my office system and it's quite a capable piece; however the smsl su9 (around $400) was a clear upgrade, as was the chord mojo (around $500) |