So hit me

[dean_martin]

that's really COOL, E-Stat. I haven't tried mine directly to an amp yet. what amp and speakers are you using in your vintage system?

[E-Stat]

that's really COOL, E-Stat.

I originally bought the arm when I was 17 (like our younger member here) and put in on a Technics SL110. While the 110 was "cooler looking", I replaced it with the Ariston a year later.

I haven't tried mine directly to an amp yet. what amp and speakers are you using in your vintage system?

Threshold Stasis 3 driving double New Advents. With only 30 db of gain available on the Bellari, I cannot fully drive the Stasis, but can still achieve the 80-85 db levels I prefer.

A pic of the Advents is in my photo gallery. Since the amp is 26 years old, I recently replaced the Mallory caps (that's why I had the cover off). While still quite good today, it was a killer amp in 1981. I've always been a fan of Nelson Pass' work.



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[dean_martin]

COOL again! Speaking of Pass, one of these days I'm going to grab an Aleph 3, 30 or J. If I'm not fast enough on A-gon, I might have to shell out the cash for a new First Watt.

[jrhymeammo]

Just keep this as your homepage.

http://buy0.audiogon.com/cgia/fsb.pl?preaphon&1&ctg&st1

There is a creek for $99

Best Luck,

[Feanor]

Just keep this as your homepage.

http://buy0.audiogon.com/cgia/fsb.pl?preaphon&1&ctg&st1

There is a creek for $99

Best Luck,

That warrants serious attention.

An OBH-8 SE got away from me on eBay ...
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...MEWA:IT&ih=020
I bid $112; it sold for $113.50.

[jrhymeammo]

Hey Feanor,

If you were to purchase a phono from US for $100, how much would it end up be after GST?
I thought GST was only 6% but seems like there are other fee that Canadian consumers are charged with.

Regards,

[Feanor]

Hey Feanor,

If you were to purchase a phono from US for $100, how much would it end up be after GST?
I thought GST was only 6% but seems like there are other fee that Canadian consumers are charged with.

Regards,

Well, GST isn't the end of it. I could pay duty, (??%), depending on the product and the country of origin, GST (6%), Ontario Provincial Sales Tax (8%), and -- here's the really sweet part -- brokerage. If sent by standard USPS, Canada Post will charge me $5 flat fee, (not too bad), or $8 if USPS expedited. The latter sucks because Canada Post doesn't "expedited" the shipment in any way, in my experience. There might be a minimum below which charges are waived, but it is very low: let's say <$20. In my experience, sometimes very small packages, (e.g. 1 or 2 CDs), sneek under Canada Post's radar regardless of value.

However mimium I would typically pay on a $100 item would be $6+8+5 = $19.

On the other hand, if the carrier is FedEx and you don't have a personal customs broker, (who has a personal customs broker?), FedEx Trade Networks, (their customs broker division), would charge something like $10-15 on a hundered dollar item. UPS charges slightly more than FedEx. And BTW, GST is charge on the brokerage -- in otherwise I'm being charged tax on service whose only purpose is collect tax. Now that's egregious.

I'll let you know what I actually paid in the case of the TCC preamp I ordered.

[jt1stcav]

It may very well be affordable in price, but I doubt from the specs it's cheap! I'm curious how it'll sound with your setup...

[jrhymeammo]

It may very well be affordable in price, but I doubt from the specs it's cheap! I'm curious how it'll sound with your setup...

Hey JT, you gotta PM

[Feanor]

It may very well be affordable in price, but I doubt from the specs it's cheap! I'm curious how it'll sound with your setup...

Thanks for that comment, Jim,

I'll let folks know my impressions.

[jrhymeammo]

Good on you, Bill.

I hope you'll succesfully transfer your wax onto your HD.

[herm0016]

I am glad you are liking the little guy. i am away from my system for 10 days...i do kinda miss it.