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| Pre and Amp Suggestions I can second the Spectron class D amps - start with a single unit and add a 2nd one when funds allow for a mono block set up with tons of power - add a Modwright LS36.5 dual mono preamp to provide a tube flavour and you have a great match - especi... | |
| How do I find an audio advisor who does home consultations? I went through this a few years ago - I posted an ad on Canuck Audio and had a quick response from a very knowledgeable audiophile that was willing to help me out if I covered his gas expenses for travel. Needless to say I jumped at it and it pro... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? Slightly off topic - but Martin Logan CLX have no cabinets and they certainly sound fine - i think HDF makes the most sense if you are looking for consistency - eapecially when cut and prepared with CNC machinery - i dont see how they can match t... | |
| turntables If you enjoyed that tt when you used it many years ago - and the rest of your gear is similar in quality ( in other words - you haven't had upgraditis for the past 30 years) - then a new stylus is likely going to get you where you were - and that... | |
| Warm, lush and dark ... Dac up to 1.2K +1 on Lampizator Amber | |
| Tech That Flopped! Sony Betamax Spent a lot of time borrowing CD's from the library 35 years ago and putting 4 albums on a L750 tape - PCM digital taping on the cheap - still have two players gathering dust | |
| which is better? Stereo Amp or Monoblocks? Mono blocks proved best for me I had a chance to buy two spectron fully speced out amps to drive a pair of ML CLX that required a lot of voltage at higher frequencies - I bought the first one to evaluate the performance and ran it on stereo for... | |
| Need suggestions please! Electrical noise in my system and it's driving me crazy! I've had similar issues more than once - the first time - I narrowed it down to the cable tv box - so I just don't have it hooked up anymore - but to nail it down - I removed every component from the system one at a time - power as well as any ... | |
| Help ! Best MC cartridge for Linn LP12? I have an LP12 that I bought about 18 months ago - and had most of it pretty much maxed out with upgrades - Radikal power supply, standard Ekos tone arm (not se) Keele suspension Circus bearings etc. I had it set up by a Linn dealer - and use ... | |
| Correct way to attach speaker wires... Wait, what!!! I agree with some of the above posters - bare wire is the best connection - use deoxit or an equivalent cleaner a couple times a year to avoid oxidation- and clean the input connections as well as the wire - the connector is a means to an end - i... | |
| A vote for the little guy suppliers Lampizator Modwright Herbies audio labsSpectron and mapleshade - have all gone above and beyond when dealing with questions related to their equipment - and more importantly - how it may interact with the rest of your gear - in other words - they ... | |
| Turntable and Rack vibration control Although this may not work for you - it's worth researching - I recently added 4 tall soft tenderfoot isolation blocks from herbies audio lab under the 4 corners of the plinth - as well as adding some NBneutralizer gliders under my mapleshade 5... | |
| What do audiophiles want from a cable? Cable discussions and evaluations are entirely subjective ( all rooms, components and listeners are variables). When you measure one set of cables against another ( in itself a challenge -- as meaningful blind A/B tests are almost impossible with... | |
| Your first component that was "special" My very first system roughly 45 years ago - was a Luxman 1500 receiver, a pair of Bose 301's and a Lenco L85 turntable -- all financed with my college grant money & this served me well for many years -- but the piece of equipment that starte... |