At this point, even though I really wanted a Maestro as my next upgrade, I would have to see a drastic improvement in service and responsiveness before I ever sent Mikhail money again. With that being said, what other amps rival the sonic quality of Singlepower in the $2000-$5000 range?! I...

I have been in the search function searching for a good adequate meter for a few days now. I have never even used a DMM so I find it hard to justify spending the money on a Fluke 187. I do want the ability to match transistors so when I do upgrade to a Fluke, I at least don't have to buy two...

While hunting some tubes on Audiogon a while back, I saw a few sellers that had nice wooden stands for their tubes. It looked like large round holes drilled into slabs of wood (maybe 2x4's). Are these custom applications or can I purchase them from somewhere? This might be a weekend run to...

If I play Hybrid SACD's in a regular cdp will the output be in 20/96 of the regular 16/44? If so, are HDCD's the only type of media that can be played via a regular cdp to achieve 20/96 output?

I bought a used Brimar CV1988 and it came in yesterday. I sounds great but the glass has some give in it. It does not shake or anything but the glass can be wiggled on the base. Can I Gorilla the glass to the base, or is there another procedure that I should follow. As I said, the tube works...

I need some help. I sold an item on eBay that I now need to ship to Canada. I have always avoided it, but I figured I mind as well learn to ship things above the border. There is no better time then the now. That being said, I don't want to make a mistake. Should I declare it as a gift? I...

I have been searching for a quality power cord for my soon to be shipped MPX3 SLAM. I originally decided on the Zu Bok via ebay but then ran across Markl's thread bashing it's sonic characteristics. I am looking to spend around $300 for a good quality PC. So far I have been searching for a...

Do any of you have and good Jazz recommendations? What about good Classical? My classical music consist of Dark Knight, Forrest Gump, Crimson Tide and Pan's Labyrinth OST's. I want some "real" classical music.

OMG OMG OMG! 3 days from Shanghai to Texas (thanks Jasmine). Darkvoice 336i in my hands! My first thoughts are, WOW this thing is HUGE. From the pictures I saw I thought it might have a footprint equivilant to a 3x5 or 4x6 index card. It is actually more like 8x11. I for sure need to get a...

I found a RSA Hornet on ebay. What are these things worth used. I left my max bid at $210 so far. What is a reasonable max bid for one of these? I've read good things about RSA but I don't want to pay to much for a used one. Ray Samuels - The Hornet - Headphone Amp - (eBay item 120189838124...

I have searched around and I THINK I like the Leckerton Audion UHA-3. Anyone have an opinion on quality, price value? My X-Fi is holding my can's back