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| New Koetsu on Ebay from Japan??? It's simple risk vs. reward. What are your cost options for a non-warranty / gray market item versus region-authorized sale? If your savings is a paltry ~25%, it's probably not worth the risk. If it's at least 50% why not? Way more than 50% of Koe... | |
| New Koetsu on Ebay from Japan??? I’d be shocked if anyone got scammed buying audio gear from Japan. I’ve always had only top notch transactions with no worry from there. But I wouldn’t expect a warranty - in fact I thought Koetsu stopped distributing in Japan years ago. So these... | |
| Has anyone compared Rogue RP-7 to Cary SLP05 and / or Audio Research Ref 5se? i was inquiring with a company about a slp-05, he said dont get that, get atma sphere instead,which he also sold. said was better and cary was having problems with their gear. last how does cary, slp-05 vac, standard le. atma sphere mp1 i think a... | |
| $20k(ish) tube preamps No support for the VAC Master? i'm surprised as it's on my short list, tied to my Gryphon Antilleon EVO stereo. Not trying to hijack the thread, but any thoughts on the Master? I love mine but the Master retails at 28K (possibly more now?), and... | |
| Re-tipped stylus vs original manufacturer It is the opinion of a knowledgeable friend of mine that Koetsu just sends you a new cartridge. I’ve had a couple Koetsu stones rebuilt. They definitely reuse the old body and (usually?) the magnet. Everything else (armature, coils, damper, sus... | |
| Step up From Rogue RP-5 I used a ARC Reference 6 (not SE) for a while with Rogue Apollo Dark monos - it was great in that role. I preferred it to RP series Rogue. So a LS28SE or especially Ref 6SE might be a good move. To @russ69 ’s point, I do listen at louder volumes. ... | |
| Seems like a lot of folks are putting their Primaluna amps for sale... Trying to derive meaning from the classified posting trends is a shaky proposition. Brands that sell a LOT are going to show up proportionally more frequently in the ads. It’s not necessarily an indictment of the product at hand. Just the nature o... | |
| Perimeter Ring Clamps: Yay?, Nay?, Sources?? @lewm those Benz models use a Ruby plate to wrap the coils around. Most cartridges use a ferrous material which increases the output level for any given amount of coil windings, but also (supposedly) causes the assembly to disrupt the magnetic flu... | |
| Does remote control degrade the sound of tube preamps? @emergingsoul Different use cases. I use a VAC Master preamp in a system with one source (phono stage) that is 2ch only. There’s no need for remote input switching here. Ideally, I don’t want to pay for all those extra inputs. And I absolutely h... | |
| Does remote control degrade the sound of tube preamps? Motorized Alps RK50 like in my VAC Master - no. Motorized stepped attenuator like in the old Rogue Hera / Athena - no, but it was klunky to use as the control sucked. Digital volume controls like in the ARC Reference, there’s no additional penalty... | |
| Tannoy Canterbury GR vs GRF 90 Oops, sorry OP! I did not check that timestamp before I responded. | |
| Perimeter Ring Clamps: Yay?, Nay?, Sources?? I have a VPI Classic 4 that came with a periphery ring, which I promptly sold. It is big, heavy, and an accident waiting to happen. Maybe I'm a little clumsy. My first bad encounter happened with one more than 10 years ago when I bought one for m... | |
| Tannoy Canterbury GR vs GRF 90 I don’t have direct experience with GRF90 but I have had Canterbury SE, GR, Kensington SE and Yorkminster SE in my system (same room). On paper (though they drastically changed the look), the Yorkminster SE is the previous version of GRF90. The Yo... | |
| Perimeter Ring Clamps: Yay?, Nay?, Sources?? I’ve used the Clearaudio ring almost 10 years now. It’s matched to the Clearaudio table via a lexan interface ring (which stays on the delrin platter), so it goes on easy and centered. If you have to center the ring as a separate step, that’s goin... | |
| Mixed Brand Pre-Amp Power Amp Pairings that Work I've done a lot of mixing between phono / preamp / power components of the brands Rogue / ARC / VAC. Assuming you've eliminated egregious electrical mismatches, the sonic pairings can work out great or be mediocre. It's incredibly system dependent... |