Melos updates worth it?

jbaxley,

no, the latest melos audio restorations does not yet have a webpage, but they said it would be soon. i suggest ya call 'em up to get the info...

re: service nitemares, try audioreview for unbelievably bad experiences! it almost made me shy away from 'em, but 3 separate dealers' comments about the sound quality - 2 of them who knowingly may have lost potential sales cuz of it - made me take the chance. it also helped knowing that there was a gnu owner. the 1st owner was in nj, the second in nevada, the present owner is also in nevada.

my experience w/the present owner has been reasonable-enuff. he completed a full music-director upgrade that was only partially done by the previous company (unbeknownst to the previous owner of the preamp), & gave me a reduced-rate price.

mi3491, fone # was listed in my 1st post, here it is again: 702.248.6745. ask for brant (if he doesn't answer the fone!).

the maestro updated the caps from the sha-gold, so i understand; it also replaced the pho-tentiometer for a more reliable conwentional pot. since brant bought the company, they've come out w/a few other mods for all the melos product - one of them removes some mosfets & re-circuits the wiring thru the tubes. they can also do mods on the mat-180 amp.

audibleguy, i believe melos audio restorations *does* have upgrades for the sha-gold - i tink i even saw them adwertizing one f/s a few months back. i can make no performance comments about the mods, tho - no experience. i *do* know that the sha-gold is a fantastic preamp - it's why i bought the music-director w/o ever having heard it. again, i'd recommend contacting brant nordlund, the new owner, directly.

if ewe have the fotentiometer, & it's workin' fine, i'd keep it as-is, & wait 'til melos finishes their gnu fotentiometer they're working on. then send it for everything at once. the capacitor updates are prolly worth it, but the alps wolume pot is a step backwards, imo. they also have a circuit mod that i will do to my music-director (which is yust the updated ma33), but, i'm waitin' for the gnu fotentiometer... call brant for all the details... 702.248.6745

re: the melos, ewe can ask brant, but i'd bet it's the photentiometer wolume/balance control - it's actuated by a tiny little lite-bulb - the brightness controls the wolume. if ya pull the cover, ewe can prolly see it! :>) according to brant, c-j at one time wanted to buy melos yust for the photentiometer technology.

re: amps, i humbly suggest my electrocompaniet aw100 that's currently f/s... & i'm only asking $800... ;~) the only reason i'm selling is cuz it's not bridgeable, & i am going to run a pair of electro amps in bridged-mono fashion. it's currently driving the woofers of my monitors, w/an aw75 driving the tweets. no desire to change amp brands here - at least not until i can aford a pair of the mondo melos tubed mono-blocs... :>)

streetman,

seriously, i *do* recommend the electrocompaniet amps, but, i have heard good tings about the mccormack electronics as well. if ya wanna go that route, i suggest looking at sam tellig's recent s'phile article ('00 dec?), where he compares the mccormack, the belles, & the musical fidelity amps. (he'd recently reviewed the m-f amp in a prior issue). but, i *do* know that the electrocompaniet amps work awful nice w/the melos pre... ;~)

also, please give an update when ya get those newform speakers - i'm *really* interested in 'em...

thanks, doug

i believe the sha-gold & the maestro have the same circuit, but m.a.r. offers a circuit mod. personally, i'm waitin' for the new photentiometer wolume pot before i send 'em my preamp - i tink this will be a great mod. if ya don't wanna call 'em, try email at:

[email protected]

hi narrod,

czech out the fone number & email address - they answer, respond, & want yer biz... ;~)

regards, doug