swt61 Posted October 9, 2010 Report Posted October 9, 2010 The few VTLs I've heard have been superb. Great catch!
Beefy Posted October 10, 2010 Report Posted October 10, 2010 Roasting pan, 4lb prime rib and a meat thermometer. Turkey can bite me this thanksgiving!
revolink24 Posted October 10, 2010 Report Posted October 10, 2010 SMC Pentax D FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro WR (Catchy name, eh?) And yes, this is my first post here. I've been converted to the dark side.
Mr.Sneis Posted October 10, 2010 Report Posted October 10, 2010 Well, it looks like I may have just had a close brush with death. I wanted to post this scam here just in case someone might be able to save themselves in the future. I offered to switch up the payment terms to use escrow, all he needs to do is confirm the use of escrow’s services, although I don’t think the seller will respond anymore. Here’s the Omega II mk1 + 717 listing on audiogon I woke up to this morning and got very excited about: AudiogoN ForSale: Stax omega sr007 / 717 The e-mail the scammer used was: [email protected] under the name Robert Morewood UK – Warwickshire. He quickly gave me bank transfer account details along with an ebay id that had listed CD’s that have been sold over the years: danceonavolcanopmt . If it matters the bank in question is Nationwide. I went in thinking how awesome the deal was and how good of condition the O2 is in. Thanks to the help of some astute head-case members I quickly learned of Cherry Bomb’s plight (god bless) earlier this year which occurred under very similar circumstances: http://www.head-case.org/forums/off-topic/1488-post-last-thing-you-bought-740.html#post325793 (posts start at 14785) -At one step I noticed audiogon gave me a completely different physical address of the seller at the “payment” phase. Not a good sign. When I asked him about it he responded it was his brother in law’s info and that his brother in law had setup the account for him. -The circumstances and description of the ebay profile very closely match what n3rdling post here: http://www.head-case.org/forums/off-topic/1488-post-last-thing-you-bought-742.html#post325970 (post 14833) -In this case he also listed a bunch of other very expensive big ticket items for sale along the lines of a $20,000 cd transport and cables to the tune of about 2 grand apiece. This may seem to add to his credibility, but as n3rdling posted he may in fact own some of these items, but we can’t be certain. (which raises further questions about the ethical standards of some audiophiles in this hobby!) It’s a shame head-case isn’t so great at search engine results but I hope this helps someone!
revolink24 Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 That's really too bad, I saw that discussion in the chatroom earlier. Is there anyway to get audiogon staff involved?
manaox2 Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Very glad to hear that he didn't get to run away with your money. sent via Droid X
Salt Peanuts Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Few shirts and a new pair of jeans. I hate shopping for clothes.
swt61 Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Adcom GDA-700 DAC. Decided to get an interim DAC until the Buffulo II is finished, so I can give Nate his DAC back. Plus this one has all the inputs I need to hook everything up at once.
Voltron Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 And... Couldn't find any whiskey pebbles in your driveway after all?
spritzer Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Adcom GDA-700 DAC. Decided to get an interim DAC until the Buffulo II is finished, so I can give Nate his DAC back. Plus this one has all the inputs I need to hook everything up at once. It does sound pretty good that one. Don't feed it with a 96kHz signal though, the relays go nuts!
swt61 Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 It does sound pretty good that one. Don't feed it with a 96kHz signal though, the relays go nuts! I've read that it's a decent unit, still popular by many. I'll just be feeding it with my two CD transports and my computer soundcard, so no 96kHz signal.
n_maher Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) I have been told that I may get to play ironworker this week so it seemed like a good tool to have around. [edit]Nice Steve, although you needn't have worried about the DAC. I sent another one to Posty last week. Edited October 11, 2010 by n_maher
Salt Peanuts Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Nate, what did you get? I can't see the pic.
n_maher Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Haj, try that. It's a spud wrench, used for aligning and then installing large bolts.
luvdunhill Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Living Stereo box set arrived. So far, the sound comparable to the redbook layer in the SACD. However, my Krell is (as usual) picky about which SACD it will play, so I haven't compared as much as I would have liked.
Salt Peanuts Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Haj, try that. It's a spud wrench, used for aligning and then installing large bolts. It looks like an implement of death.
Dusty Chalk Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Anything is an instrument of death in the right wrong hands.
tyrion Posted October 12, 2010 Report Posted October 12, 2010 Love my whiskey stones. ATT MicroCell 3G.
GPH Posted October 12, 2010 Report Posted October 12, 2010 Living Stereo box set arrived. So far, the sound comparable to the redbook layer in the SACD. However, my Krell is (as usual) picky about which SACD it will play, so I haven't compared as much as I would have liked. That's good to hear. It was Thanksgiving in Canada today so no shipping, I'll probably get mine tomorrow.
Augsburger Posted October 12, 2010 Report Posted October 12, 2010 Some Linn Records WMA "Studio Master" Downloads-- Helge Lien Trio-- Hello Troll Karl Seglem- Ossicles
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