Welcome back. Sorry to hear about the bad luck lately, I hope things turn around for you and the family soon.
The economy has been brutal- almost everyone I know is struggling.
These new 42mm PO's are really great- I like them better than the 45mm UPO. I think the dials,crystals & inserts
are more gen like. (I have a gen 42mm and both 45 and 42mm reps)
Wow- just to show how hard it is to tell gen vs. rep mov'ts. The shock absorber ring theory doesn't always hold up.
One dealer @ RepGeek gave up trying to decide among the newer rep mov'ts- unless you tear them apart, you can't be sure.
Meanwhile vinyl records are still around. There's a group of high end audiophiles who will only listen to analog recordings
with super expensive gear. These systems can easily go for more than $100K! Not too many people are going to spring for that,but
if I was a billionaire- why not?
Good news for you PAM lovers- the H Factory is making this one. Bad news for me I guess, just shelled out for the gen, ouch.
It should be great, the 005 is fantastic and this is similiar.
Well thanks again- I ended up buying a Moon integrated unit; about $1700 new. But the guy
knows me from before and will come and install it for free ( usually $150). Also agreed to check out and rewire the rest of the gear.
Not too bad. I tried for fun to go to the stores like Best Buy, etc. They really only sell commercial junk. Not suitable for any good system.
Also; the salespeople ar young kids- know really nothing about the stereo business. Literally did not know the difference between a CD and CD
player!!
I doubt I'm going to replace everything. I may replace my active sub woofer too. Seems to have some hum
when I turn it up. My speaker cables are to long- built them into my apartment walls- cant really change that easily.
Hopefully I can find a decent integrated CD player for about $800.