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A friend of mine in the supply chain field told me over lunch that when the last price shock happened during COVID, they ended up applying the price increase to ALL their inventory. This was because they could not discern which items in inventory had the higher prices applied and which did not...

Lee Morgan - Yes!

But, dang, those Cornwalls are big. If the La Scala is like a washing machine, the Cornwalls are like bookshelves! *but I’d love them, though*

And this one on WSJ.com... "Apple Users Rush to Upgrade iPhones Ahead of Potential Tariffs-Related Price Hikes: Customers said they aren’t waiting to see if iPhone costs increase."

Ha ha! I just got an ad from Audio Advisor saying: "Beat Tariff Pricing! If you've been thinking about leveling up your setup, place your order now before prices go up from tariffs"

The walnut Fortes should match the VPI Classic nicely!

Looks like luxury durable goods will get a boost this month as affluent buyers try to get ahead of tariffs. Mather bought lovely walnut Forte IV speakers and all I got was a cheap Swiss watch! :LOL: It's happening with some consumables, like wine, too. Edit: I admit to buying a case of...

@Bohunk - remember, if you start with a 2M Bronze, you can move up to the Black with just a stylus change.

I'd expect the price to increase more than the tariffs on imported electronic parts. The US heavily imports MDF, which is the primary material used to manufacture Klipsch speaker cabinets. South America has become a dominant supplier, with Chile overtaking Canada as the largest foreign MDF...

I liked the 2M Bronze, too. Would have purchased one if I had not already laid out more cash for the Hana SL.

Matching the right cartridges to your phono is important - kudos to you for choosing a MM that works better with your preamp. The Nagaoka MP-300 & 500 also compete well with less expensive MCs while providing higher voltage output.

Good luck! However, I continue to be troubled by the reliability issues with the MoFi designs. A decent motor should easily last 30 years without problems. Two other things to check: 1. Check the platter bearing surface for any galling or scratching that could indicate bearing wear. A burr...

Mogami Gold is pricey. Mogami W2528 with factory-molded RCAs is a pro-audio RCA cable and is dirt cheap if you can find it. I use a pair for a ten foot subwoofer run in my office. I first saw this cable on the KAB Electro Acoustics site, but the longest one they show now is 6 ft. Edit: 3612...

Nothing wrong with WBC, just avoid star-quad and stick with coax for RCA. Not sure if that will drop the price much, though. https://a.co/d/7FFqgoz If you’re feeling froggy, just get Mogami W2528. 😈 https://www.btx.com/mogami-stereo-dual-rca-m-m-12ft-blk

In the 1970’s, we had this sh*t called “stagflation” - when high interest rates, low growth and high unemployment made an unholy love triangle. Economists invented a misery index to tell us how bad things had gotten. The last time I heard of stagflation was in Economics 101 more than 30 years...

Aw, shucks. I’m just a geek who has been reading audio technical articles for far too long.

That’s the boss move.

Well… tube amps typically have a high output impedance (e.g. low damping factor) compared to solid state amps. You’d want the output impedance to be at least 20 times lower than the minimum EPDR. I say 20 instead of 10 since at low EPDR, the resistance of the speaker cable itself can be of...

I added a bit about the type of power delivery the speaker needs. It needs high current versus high power.

From HiFi News: “On the face of it JBL has not resorted to punishingly low impedance to achieve [good sensitivity] – the L100 Classic is honestly specified as 4ohm nominal (no '8 ohms compatible' nonsense) and we measured a minimum impedance of 3.5ohm. Unfortunately its low frequency impedance...