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Item: Furutech DPS 4.1 with Fi-28 Gold plugs, 15a IEC, 1.5m Location: Sengkang/Clarke Quay (office hrs) Price: 700 Item Condition: 8.5/10 Reason for selling: Downsizing Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paynow Contact: PM or WhatsApp 9787zero479 Extra Info: Purchased and terminated by local authorised Furutech distributor.

Item: Cabledyne Virtuoso Ultra power cord with NCF plugs, 15a IEC, 1.6m Location: Sengkang /Clarke Quay (office hrs) Price: 750 Item Condition: 9/10 Reason for selling: Downsizing Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, PayNow Extra Info: Originally retailed for US$1250 when company was still operational Contact: PM or WhatsApp 9787zero479 Photos (you must include photographs here):

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Selling a bunch of accessories. Final prices, will keep if lack of interest. Serious buyers WhatsApp me @9787 zero479 for any inquiries. Some images can be found on https://sg.carousell.com/benlzy/ Digital-Terminator (75ohm) Condition 9/10. No box. Retail: US$30 Selling: $20 $15 https://highend-electronics.com/products/highend-electronics-digital-terminator-75-ohm Liveacoustics Custom-made Balanced Iso-trans Power Conditioner 2500W Condition: 8.5/10, Brushed aluminium (silver) Retail: $4000 Selling: $2700 $2500 $2400 8 US sockets (1x Furutech NCF, 1x Oyaide R0, 2x Furutech FPX Gold) Furutech internal cabling, star grounded to pure copper strip. Trans mounted on a thick wooden plinth to further reduce vibrations, passive pre filters for noise reduction. Super low noise floor, high dynamics, great tone and lively sounding without sounding too coloured. MG Audio Design AG2 RCA IC (1.5m pair) Condition 9/10. No box. Retail: US$2300 Selling: $1500 $1250 $1100 http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/return-to-mg-audio-design “Along with our introduction of the Planus III AG speaker cable, we have developed a companion interconnect that allows one to experience the full capabilities of that speaker cable. The new interconnect is Planus AG2. Planus AG2 has a revised geometry that allows more of the music to come through unscathed. Planus AG2 takes the music to a whole new level of detail and refinement. Planus AG2 is more detailed while also being smoother. With AG2 you will not experience the nasty peaks or sheens normally associated with silver. Instead you will hear greater detail with a smoother presentation. The interconnects remove another layer of haze allowing you to hear more clearly into the performance.”

Selling a bunch of accessories. Serious buyers WhatsApp me @9787 zero479 for any inquiries. Some images can be found on https://sg.carousell.com/benlzy/ Daedalus Isolation Device (set of 3) Condition 9/10. Black anodised version, $60 more expensive than the non anodised silver ones. No box. Retail: $720 Selling: $430 $350 http://singaporehifi.blogspot.com/2017/05/daedalus-audio-did-and-lessloss.html Solid-tech Feet of Silence (set of 3) Condition: 9/10. No box. Spring type, not bands. Supports up to 18kg. Retail: $460 Selling: $320 $290 https://www.solid-tech.net/feet-of-silence/ Digital-Terminator (75ohm) Condition 9/10. No box. Retail: US$30 Selling: $20 https://highend-electronics.com/products/highend-electronics-digital-terminator-75-ohm Liveacoustics Custom-made Balanced Iso-trans Power Conditioner 2500W Condition: 8.5/10 Retail: $4000 Selling: $2700 $2550 8 US sockets (1x Furutech NCF, 1x Oyaide R0, 2x Furutech FPX Gold) Furutech internal cabling, star grounded to pure copper strip. Trans mounted on a thick wooden plinth to further reduce vibrations, passive pre filters for noise reduction. Super low noise floor, high dynamics and lively sounding. MG Audio Design AG2 RCA IC (1.5m pair) Condition 9/10. No box. Retail: US$2300 Selling: $1500 $1250 http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/return-to-mg-audio-design “Along with our introduction of the Planus III AG speaker cable, we have developed a companion interconnect that allows one to experience the full capabilities of that speaker cable. The new interconnect is Planus AG2. Planus AG2 has a revised geometry that allows more of the music to come through unscathed. Planus AG2 takes the music to a whole new level of detail and refinement. Planus AG2 is more detailed while also being smoother. With AG2 you will not experience the nasty peaks or sheens normally associated with silver. Instead you will hear greater detail with a smoother presentation. The interconnects remove another layer of haze allowing you to hear more clearly into the performance.”

Other than the optical vol pot being slightly jiggly and that if you turn the vol very slowly to the right it might decrease vol instead of increase (known issue), no other issues. But I've been adjusting vol via remote so it's not an issue for me.

Do you mean the chassis is more 'solid' or internally better designed?

It used to be $2898, not sure now.

Considering I know 5 lps1 that has been sent back, + ho-kuku's set (assuming his other 3-4 friends are different from the people I know), that's essentially 10 units out of the 60 that failed in the world (3% of 2000). SG damn sui sia ?

I don't think it's all too uncommon actually :o. Sometimes when a new product is launched, or there's a promotion for some products, some dealers do offer pretty good trade in prices. I don't demand a 70-90% trade in value, but I've been offered this a few times when the dealers said I could trade in. I'm not some megabucks spender so it's not like they gain a lot from having me as a returning customer, but it's actually more surprising for me to hear this isn't the usual case ??? Granted, not profit much may be made from the sale (traded in unit may just go onto their pre-owned page), but it leaves me with a very good impression of the dealer, who seems genuinely valuing me as a customer, who may go on to purchase other new items from him because I know that I can always trade in to upgrade at a good value, or even recommend other friends to purchase from him. Definitely Uptone has every right to set whatever trade in price they want, or even if they allowed trade ins at all. I didn't write in a heated email, demanding Alex to offer me 70-90% trade in price, I just accepted whatever the offer was, and decided that it might be better for me to sell it off in the used market instead of trading in. And I never highlighted this as a major point of concern to not deal with Uptone, so maybe focus more on the TS's points instead of potentially going off topic? ;D If you're interested in what are some stuff I have traded in, just drop me a pm.

After taking time to read through the entire email thread, I definitely can see the difficulties faced by both parties. Dealing internationally can be a pain and shipping cost is a bitch, especially when it comes to cases like this. From a consumer's standpoint, if I'm paying for shipping during purchase, shipping to return a defective product, and shipping again after the repair is done, that's essentially $100 in shipping for a $400 product (LPS1)! Not something I would be thrilled about. And I also understand that if Uptone were to cover shipping back, take time to do repairs and send it over again, there's no profit to be made, and margins would be reduced significantly (since the product is relatively low in cost). I don't believe that any sane person would intentionally do a shake test on a piece of audio equipment upon receiving it ;D Perhaps there was a noise inside when the equipment was handled, and the first instinct one would have would be to confirm this, by means of shaking. This, coupled with the 'stripped' screws and the lengthy exchanges, would just instantly conceive the impression of something cheap and used, whether it is true or not. My personal experience corresponding with Alex has been good. Back in Dec 2016 when I first ordered the lps1, I asked to cancel my order so I could tompang shipping with another friend who ordered. Alex cancelled and refunded in full within a couple of days. Back in Dec 2018 when I inquired about a possible trade in to upgrade to the lps1.2, he replied my email even though he was on vacation. So for me, customer support and service is there, and as my lps1 did not fail, I didn't face any of the issues TS faced. However, the reason why I wanted to trade in was because 3 of my friends who owned the lps1 had their units fail within these 2 years. They either sent back for repair, or taken credit towards the lps1.2. Kinda felt like I'm just lucky mine was still functioning. I don't know how many people in SG actually own the lps1, but as of Dec 2019, I personally know 5 people whose units have failed. Either the 1 or 1.2, and some more than once. Maybe there were 1000 units shipped here, and 5 out of 1000 is relatively little? I don't have all the data, but in this past few years, it just seems like everyone I know who has the lps1 or 1.2 have had issues with it. Ultimately, though I purchased a lps1.2, I didn't take the trade in credit, because selling my lps1 on the used market would fetch a higher price than the trade in credit, and also I didn't have to pay for shipping back. I purchased it because despite everything, it does sound good. And at the end of the day, we all want something that sounds good at an affordable price. Imagine using a $1k LPS, then powering it with a $1k cord, and get a good DC cable.. already $2k+ liao, just to power 1 equipment. The trade in credit value is something that can be improved. Some dealers offer a 70-90% trade in value if you want to upgrade, maybe even 100% in some cases. So at 45% trade in value, it's not ideal, especially since you need to pay for shipping back, and shipping again for the upgrade.

I've owned both the lps1 and lps1.2 and though neither have failed on me, your story is not uncommon. Have many friends whose units failed. They sent it back for a new one, and the new one failed as well few months later.

Hahaha happy can liao!

I ended up pairing the AC with a Job Integrated, which I used for 2 years+. Very similar to the IDA-8, but Job is no longer in production. Currently I am using a Kinki Studio dac and amp for slightly over a year, and I don't see myself changing them in the foreseeable future. However, I'm not using AC anymore, but they still hold a place in my heart :)

Can't help you with the nad/audiolab as I've not heard them before, though those names did come up on my search in the past when I was looking for a budget option for my AC, so you may be going down the same path as me ;D I have a friend who has the IDA-8 and I've had it at my place for awhile as well, and it's pretty good for the asking price (almost like a Job Integrated, which is technically a Goldmund alrdy). Not sure about the 6 though! Alternatively, you can also consider separates like going for an ifi zen dac, and another integrated amp?