Perfect transaction. Great communication, no drama, cable was exactly as described, well packed, arrived without delay. Very nice.

Hard to even wrap my brain around someone paying that much for a single blank tape. I’ve dwindled to what I showed you earlier, a stock of XGs that were bought when TDK sold them retail. So they were maybe five bucks a piece at a case price(?!) TDK SAX90 we’re about three bucks each, $30/case of...

Well, I’m pretty analogue centric, and have had a ZX-7 from new since 1984(?) and been completely satisfied. For a long time the deck being feed by a Linn LP12 and a decent record collection fueled portable music for car and Walkmans back before cellphones and streaming. Had Willy Herman go...

My current (good smelling) stash.

Ah, I get it. TDK SA-X90 and SA-XG90s seem to be my decks sweet spot. So that’s what I hunt for. Haven’t felt too confident bidding on Yahoo Japan. It been a minute since I worked/lived there and could shop directly for deals.

Congrats on your score! I too look for fresh tape to feed my hungry Nak. In cases like this have you ever considered the utilization of a snip software? The bid drops in just seconds before the end of an auction and doesn’t give anyone time to manually respond. Setting your limit ahead of the...

I’ll purchase that cable if it’s available. Thanks Rob

I’ll say that Craft Ears makes a good point. In my experience, burn-in only “polishes“ or fine tunes what character is already there. It will smooth out some harshness that can exist on a cable or some components that are new or haven’t been in regular use. It is not a cure all.

Or if one could be said to be “better” it is the one I’m listening to right now. :)

Those are gorgeous, and irresistible.

So well said

I my experience talking with many high-end audio product designers and builders, they often will not ship a product new, updated, or repaired until it has gone through a burn-in cycle. Gear changes with electricity running through it. Cables change, sometimes significantly with a burn-in...

Yes, please go on

Thank you Steve, that is certainly most kind and an offer I will take you up on.

Love to hear this. The EVO has been on my radar. My current audio kit runs a lot of the same tubes. So this could be cool.