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| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? Kennyc: sad but true and good advice. That said, I do agree with the point made by others that if there is any doubt on the original $ best to leave it “blank”. | |
| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? Testpilot: is it really that difficult to list the *correct MSRP? I don’t get it. *e.g. the MSRP at the time of purchase, or or more accurately in those rare cases where they diverge, the MSRP when the component was manufactured. | |
| Best and Worst customer service? Gmosley: Just curious how you made out, e.g. whether ultimately they (VTL) agreed to service the unit or whether you had to have it done locally. That’s still no excuse for the gyrations you had to go thru but a refusal to service the item is re... | |
| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? To Bigkidz and others: No, you’re not buying at MSRP but in a number of cases you don’t know what the item originally retailed for. Inevitably, you do some research and find the $ to be inflated, sometimes substantially. As someone posted on th... | |
| Mark Levinson Customer Service is the best! This is very useful info.. I was considering adding a 523 Pre to my preamp wish list but I don’t like the idea of purchasing something that will not be supported with service when I want and need it. I hate it when boutique hi-end mfrs. drop ser... | |
| SOTA STAR Sapphire Turntable Care and Feeding I’ve owned this table for over 35 years and while I agree it has been maintenance free during that time I’ve never been particularly impressed with the vacuum feature. Think about it: do you really expect the amount of vacuum created by the pump... | |
| Conrad Johnson--does anyone use this brand anymore? Started with a PV-5 then changed to a PFR (which was a huge improvement) then sidetracked to an Ayre K-5xemp but now looking to go back to CJ with a GAT series 2 which will probably be my last preamp purchase. CJ service has always been great. | |
| Upgrading preamp. Best for under $1K Conrad Johnson PF-R (purchased on eBay for $850) and no, I’m not selling you mine. | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? I’m also wondering if music genres would influence the debate. It seems like classical music lovers gravitate more towards tubes. I’ve had both and made the switch to SS a long time ago and never regretted it (although, I would consider a tube p... | |
| If I love Elvin jones I'll love.....? Jafant: I happened to see Joey Barron a while back with Steve kuhn in nyc if memory serves me right and was very impressed. Kuhn was very gracious and thanked everyone for coming out and supporting live jazz music. Class act. I’m still, for be... | |
| Best music in 2023 Simon moon: interesting list. I heard about the Wadada Leo smith album but I’ll check out the others as well. | |
| Puron AC Power Conditioner really.... It seems like There are a number of these devices being offered (not just Puron) and while I haven’t heard the Puron I can tell you that I purchased a similar device (same amount of $ too) and it made absolutely zero difference. Hate to repeat th... | |
| conrad johnson GAT vs ACT 2 series 2 Lloydelee someone was recently selling a GAT for $8K and I really wanted it badly but having lost about 20% to 25% of my retirement fund in the last 2 years I really couldn’t justify it to my wife. That said, maybe you can answer a question for m... | |
| New Hana Blue cartridge? Vintage SOTA Star with rega rb2000 arm. Currently using a Grado Reference wood body cartridge. | |
| New Hana Blue cartridge? at this point I pretty mucI narrowed my search down to 2 (Unami Blue and Ortofon Cadenza Bronze) and I’m leaning towards the blue. Fortunately there is a dealer nearby that Carries both. Need to know which will be a better match for my arm and t... |