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| Stylus-Drag..Fact or Fiction? I am getting a sneaky sensation that phoenixengr just might know a thing or two about TT motors. | |
| Customs fees Canada = > USA Please make sure that you are not confusing the terms used when importing goods. Good shipped from the USA to Canada will be subject to Import/Customs duties which are based on both the origin of manufacture and the good's general classification... | |
| What to do with broken McIntosh Pre-Amp IME, a fully serviced MX114 is just an okay preamp, nothing special other than having a period correct pre to match the 2125 amp. | |
| I need some turntable guidance Do you currently have a substantial record collection, or are you starting from scratch? Will the TT be used primarily as a secondary source? Do you want a plug and play table? | |
| Quarantine/Vetting by Admin prior to allowing "Company Is Dead" Threads to go live With today's technology, no matter how big or small the company, there is absolutely no excuse for a customer not to get an out-of-office email, an appropriate phone recording, or a website splash page informing the customer about their status i.e... | |
| Which parts suppliers are the most helpful and reliable? IMHO, you have an unrealistic expectations of a parts supplier. Their job is to supply and get you parts quickly. Technical specification can be found on the part's manufacture's website. If you want advice, I would suggest one of the many audi... | |
| Need help choosing replacement tubes for my 211 SET Before you invest in changing out the 211 tubes, swap out the 6SN7 driver tubes first as they have a significant impact on the sound of the amp | |
| Best Tubes on Market today? Careful, the Shuguang 845C tubes are a low dissipation tube (70W) and are not a direct drop in replacement 845 for some amps. Do the metal plate glow red when powered? | |
| Quarantine/Vetting by Admin prior to allowing "Company Is Dead" Threads to go live Audiogon's only responsibility should be to inform the manufacture/person/entity in question and give them an opportunity to respond directly to the thread. Heck, we have members who have relationships with manufactures and give them a heads-up w... | |
| Using paypal for local pickup Why would you use paypal for a local pickup? The buyer should pay you with cash!Some people don’t want to go to an unfamiliar place with a lot of cash on their person. | |
| VPI Uni-Pivit Tone Arms If you have a drop down counter weight, make sure that you did not bump it out of alignment thus causing a shift in sideways balance. Also, if your side weight is touching the platform, you have more of an issue than a slight azimuth imbalance. | |
| VPI Uni-Pivit Tone Arms The side azimuth weight (ears) are adjustable and are used to balance the tonearm. Have you tried adjusting the side weights? | |
| My tonearm must be wired out of phase Perhaps you simply had a poor cartridge pin connection. | |
| VTL amplifier Tube brand Is VTL’s website down? | |
| Speaker wants 100 watt RMS. Is 40 watt tube OK? 90db efficiency only tells one part of the story. How the speaker’s impedance changes over the entire frequency range is very important for tube amp matching. |