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| $35000 to $40,000. speakers what would you buy and why? @chuck As I understand it, and others may have already commented about this, but subwoofers, in my opinion, are a necessity for any outstanding audiophile system. Some speakers and systems need them more and some less, and many systems sound ex... | |
| Power Cable Suggestions. I was skeptical of how power cables could affect the SQ of a system for the first 2 decades of being an audiophile. Everyone can hear the differences in components, and interconnects, and speaker cables. I couldn’t understand why power cords w... | |
| QC at QRP @lpluvr Reply to their shipping confirmation email that you got. You can also initiate a return via their website. I’ve bought lots from Anallog Sounds, and they are very reliable about returns. I would usually hear back in a day or two via ... | |
| QC at QRP @lpluvr Just return them for an exchange. I have bought lots from them, and about 1/3 were warped. I just send them back, and they send me a flat one as a replacement…although rarely I might get two warped ones. Buy with confidence, as they w... | |
| Warped LP's There will always be a significant percentage of records that arrive warped. Just return them, and buy another copy. The less expensive record flatteners do not work well, and it’s not worth the trouble. I have no experience with the $2,000+ re... | |
| Turntable advice / opinion on setup / sound. @necrosuit I owned a Rega P3 and P8: they were decent turntables. When I switched from a Rega cartridge to a different brand was the single best upgrade. I tried Linn Krystal and then a (heavy) Koetsu Rosewood, and despite the Koetsu being to... | |
| Preamp Upgrade Advice Ypsilon PST100 is another 50-100% more than your budget, but well worth it. The detail revealed is remarkable! | |
| Board repair for subwoofer @mswale I have the subs plugged into a surge protector (using the factory power cord) which is plugged into a power conditioner, which is plugged into a dedicated line, but all the other low power components are also plugged into that power cond... | |
| Board repair for subwoofer @devinplombier It definitely sounds reasonable to try external amplification, especially if I can’t get the bad board repaired. I have the Martin Logan Balanced Force 212’s. (Dual 12 inch drivers in a sealed cabinet, with each driver powered by ... | |
| Board repair for subwoofer @gdaddy1 Yes, I would have to get an amplifier plate that will replace the current entire plate, which has two circuit boards in it, coupled (each with an amplifier for each driver (woofer)). I’m sure there are options out there, as running one... | |
| Board repair for subwoofer @bigkidz Do you evaluate and repair these circuit boards? I have a board already detached from the plate and power, etc. Shipping the circuit board (which is only around 5” x 9”) would be quite simple. What is the name of your business? Than... | |
| Board repair for subwoofer @devinplombier It seems that most subwoofers are using class D amplifiers these days: is that because it is better, or because it is cheaper? Would you recommend the class AB over the class D for subwoofers? (Hoping not to open a can of worms.) | |
| Board repair for subwoofer @deep_333 A problem is that there are two drivers, each with an 850 class D amplifier, in one sealed cabinet. I would need to get two 850 W amplifiers on the same signal from the pre-amplifier, or some satisfactory combination that could drive ... | |
| Board repair for subwoofer @gdaddy1 I listen to only classical and jazz, and any acoustic music, but at realistic listening volumes. I think that it’s a few vinyl records that I play that have a low rumble that causes the amplifier board of the subwoofers to detonate. T... | |
| Board repair for subwoofer After three boards in 5 years, replacing the board with a third party board wouldn’t be unreasonable. It would just need to fit in the space of the old board, and I would need to find a way to attach it to the panel. Which brands would you recom... |