MarkF786's latest activity
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Focal Elear - Impressions Thread.Has anyone been able to buy replacement drivers? Through my dealer, Focal quoted $325 for the drivers and $100 bench fee, so I asked my...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Schiit Lyr+ : Impressions Thread.I didn't use the stock Tung-Sol but rather a Raytheon tube I was using in my Lyr 3 (and used again in my Ly3 while waiting for a new...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Schiit Lyr+ : Impressions Thread.Any recommendations for a US dealer of Psvane and Shuguang tubes? Warning: avoid HiFiPartStore.com in China. I placed a ~$200 order...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Schiit Lyr+ : Impressions Thread.It's hard to determine from your video, but what I've discovered is that when switching either gain or tube/solid state, it takes a...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Schiit Lyr+ : Impressions Thread.My replacement Lyr+ arrived. I've been running it for a couple hours and so far (knock on wood) everything is working fine. I'll note...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up.Thanks for the reply, but I was referring to failed channels, dead amps, etc; the misaligned buttons are more minor. In any case, I...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Focal Elegia - what do you think?.Sennheiser and Shure are great in this regard as well. With Sennheiser, for the HD-600 & HD-650 models (and likely others), it's easy...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Focal Elegia - what do you think?.Yes, they’re “grey market”, meaning Adorama buys them from another country where the prices are cheaper, then sells them in the US...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Focal Elegia - what do you think?.What blows my mind is Focal can sell the Elegia for $299, but replacement drivers for the Elear with a known product defect are more...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up.Calling @Jason Stoddard - has there been some manufacturing issues with the Lyr+ recently? In the impressions thread there have been...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Schiit Lyr+ : Impressions Thread.It seems like the third failure report in the thread this month
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Focal Elear - Impressions Thread.Has anyone had success buying new drivers? I seem to recall reading a while back that Focal was charging somewhere between $400-$500...
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MarkF786 replied to the thread NITSCH x Schiit Magni Piety - Impressions Thread.I love that song!
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Schiit Lyr+ : Impressions Thread.My replacement Lyr+ is finally on its way, after my last new one was defective in mid-December. Fingers-crossed, no problems this time!
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MarkF786 replied to the thread Focal Utopia General Discussion.Ask a dealer. I won't name names or amounts, but I got a considerable discount with a simple request. They can't advertise discounts...