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Used Spectral Gear
To my knowledge, there are no updates for older products. Most I think ,can be repaired .If you buy used make sure that the unit has not beenmodified. Spectral will not repair modified units.Joe 
Will Spectral 15SS preamp work in my system?
Yes and you don't need MIT wires . Did it for years.Joe 
AMPLIFIER HELP
To get good advice from the chat, what preamp are youusing? How much power do you think you need?Joe 
MIt Shotgun s1.3 vs. Magnum 1.3
Talk to Joe Abrams ( Internet seller for mit ) He knowsmit like the back of his hand.Joe 
Is this what a good preamp does?
Rodman, great analogy with the panes of glass.Very cool!drjoe 
$12K Laser turntable vs $12k hi-fi turntable?
To Rauliruegas and Bigbucks5, I wasn't implying that theunit was digital. I guess what I meant was if you took a CDand the LP of the same recording and compared the twosources, the LP sounds more musical and pleasing to the ears. The ELP just didn... 
$12K Laser turntable vs $12k hi-fi turntable?
I have friend who has one. For the brief time I got to hear it, to me it had a digital sound opposed to an analogsound IMO.drjoe 
TKD volume control for Counterpoint 3.1
Call Mike Elliot at Altavista Audio. He will know.drjoe 
Monster Cable Alpha - 1
So tell us, how do you now this. Please don't say " I can'treveal my sources." It may be made by the same designer or company,but is it identical ? Just a thought.drjoe 
Lemo phono connector
Try Michael Percy audio on line. He may be able to build you what you want. 
Koetsu Blue Lace Onyx vs. Coralstone
You might want to call Brian at the Analog Romm in San Jose, Calif. He knows Koetsu very well. They have a web site with phone numbers.Joe 
AR highend equipment by Cello
As I recall the AR Limited edition pre-amp-equilizer wasdesigned by Cello. The amp was designed by Dan D'Augisinoof Krell. These were ment to be paired with the AR classicseries of speakers, such as the Classic 26's.drjoe 
OPPO BDP-83 audio output question
What I tried to do was ,use HDMI to tv. A center channelso to speak. I then used the two channel out to my two channel stereo. Won't work as there is a time delay betweenthe two formats. Oppo says no way to fix. Worked greatthat way with my older ... 
Pure Class A shootout
If I am not mistaken, true class A amps are 25% efficient.This means that if the amp is 100watts it will be drawing400 watts off the wall with no signal. This would be withan 8 ohm load. A lot of amps are true class A at low power,at higher power ... 
Spectral Reference Cartridge question
Some time ago ( 2yrs+ ) I got $400 trade in on a Lyracartridge. Same folks made the Spectral. Don't knowif this still holds. If the cartridge still sounds goodalign the unit with the cantilever not the body.You could try a new cantilever and tip w...