Mockingbird Distribution LLC

Trades and Used

Phillip Holmes — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:36:33 +0000

Trades and Used Equipment

I accept trades, and I often have lots of various used equipment to sell. If you are interested in trading in/up, I will try to accommodate you. I will list most used equipment on eBay or USAudiomart as I have the chance.

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HANA Phono Cartridges

Phillip Holmes — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:43:58 +0000

HANA Phono Cartridges

Introducing a new line from Japan, 華 (or hana, which means “brilliant and gorgeous” in the original Japanese). Hana phono cartridges use high rigidity aluminum cantilevers, and cross-shaped armatures, providing you with brilliant and gorgeous sound. Hana “SH” and “SL” use nude natural diamond Shibata-stylus, capable of excellent high frequency response, giving you supreme transparency and excellent trackability.

The new line will make its debut at RMAF 2015, in room 465.

Tentative Specifications

Model No.	HANA-EH	HANA-EL	HANA-SH	HANA-SL
Stylus	Synthetic Elliptical	Synthetic Elliptical	Nude Diamond Shibata	Nude Diamond Shibata
Cantilever	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum
Output level	2mv/1kHz	0.5mv/1KHz	2mv/1KHz	0.5mv/1KHz
Output balance	<2dB/1KHz	<2dB/1KHz	<1.5dB/1KHz	<1.5dB/1KHZ
Vertical Tracking force	2gr	2gr	2gr	2gr
Trackability	60μm/2gr	60μm/2gr	60μm/2gr	60μm/2gr
Channel separation	22dB/1KHz	22dB/1KHz	25dB/1KHz	25dB/1KHz
Frequency response	15-25,000Hz	15-25,000Hz	15-32,000Hz	15-32,000Hz
Impedance	130Ω/1KHz	30Ω/1KHz	130Ω/1KHz	30Ω/1KHz
Suggested load Impedance	47KΩ	>400Ω	47KΩ	>400Ω
Cartridge weight	5gr	5gr	5gr	5gr
Plastic Body Color	Moss Green	Moss Green	Black	Black

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USAudioMart

Phillip Holmes — Tue, 12 May 2015 06:43:07 +0000

Every organization will fail. Even our (not as great as it used to be) country is falling apart at the seams, the victim greed, fraud, selfishness, wishful thinking, sloth, ignorance, and the asinine stupidity of the electorate. So, it’s not news that just because you are on top now, you will not stay on top forever. Wal-Mart and eBay will be crushed by somebody else, just like GM, and so many before them. In a collapse of epic quickness and ignominy, Audiogon’s reign as the top marketplace for high-end audio is pretty much over. In their place, I am recommending US Audio Mart, at http://www.usaudiomart.com/,as your place to sell used high-end equipment, records, tubes, etc., on the internet. While I support a dealer system, the reality is that most people prefer to sell their used equipment by themselves.

The final straw for me with Audiogon was an accusatory email. Because my ads had expired, they automatically assumed that I sold the equipment off of Audiogon. Between the bungling, the constantly changing fees, the accusations of “breaking the rules”, and the abandonment of the business practices that got them where they were, Audiogon has outlived its usefulness.

Is the US Audio Mart site perfect? No. It needs some work, but they’ll get there. If people make suggestions, and treat them like they would like to be treated themselves, they’ll get where they need to get. I only hope they don’t self-destruct like Audiogon. My experience with the Canadian parent of US Audio Mart has been completely positive. In general, I trust Canadian business people. They aren’t looking to rape you every time you transact business.

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