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Speaker Mods
Pilar- got my purifers from a friend. I think they cost thedealers $40.@. Check Bybee's website, maybe some of the modifiers listed will cut you a better deal.Twl- Haven't heard the Bybee filters, but I'm sure they sound great. Don't know if I buy... 
Speaker Mods
It will greatly improve inner detail in the lower midrange & bass. Also, don't waste time with the Bybee filters, get the Bybeepurifiers($40-$50.@) and connect them in line with the postive leads of each driver.I recently did these mods to my ... 
Speaker Mods
Get your self a couple of sheets(24" x 27") of Black Hole 5.Remove the drivers and and loose damping material and tryand cover the inside walls of the cabinet. It's easy,just cut, peal and stick(it has pressure sensstive adhesive).Stay at least tw... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
There are three differnet paths for speakers, inner detaildynamics and blend.Quads driven by JF's OTL amps win the inner detail contest.Mr.Wilson's speakers get the dynamics right.Uncle Jim at Magnaplaner wins the blender award. It seems the curre... 
Your thoughts on J. Atkinsons Chord DAC review...?
As Rcprince said. trust your ears.When Chord buys the back cover, JA will like it better thanthe MF DAC.JA's reviews are half as bad as that worthless garbagethey publish from John Marks. 
Buying a used Oracle Delphi Mk_ ?
Before you buy a used Oracle, check out a new NottinghamSpaceDeck. 
How best to spend 2500 CD player for my system?
Get yourself a Sony 555ES SACD for about $600. new andput some Bybee purifiers on the outputs $40.@ and you'll have a machine that performs just as good as the megabuck players with the fancy power supplies and capacitor mods.If you feel the need ... 
Best TT/Arm/cartridge combo for 3k Used
A new Nottingham Spacedeck/SpaceArm combo is $2495.Put a Grado Sonata or Dynavector 10X4 or 20XL in itand you got a great music making machine. 
Best used DAC 500 or less, need help
Look for a Cal Audio Sigma.It doesn't have the lastest D/A chips, butit's tube audio stage blows away the opampsused in all the DACs above. 
SACD finally taking-off? non-classical listeners
Would be nice to see a list of SACDs that you folks thinksound as good or better than their LP or CD counterparts.Having tried both SACD & DVD-A, I can say the best recordingin both formats sound very good, but a good turntable set upstill has... 
6L6 tube?
I have a dozen used 6NC3s if anyone is interested in tryingthem.$50. + shipping 
Which phono preamp?
All of the comments above fail to consider what cartridgeyou plan on using. If you looking for a cartridge/preamp combo, I'd wait and listen to the Grado with one of their low out cartridges.Otherwise, I'd stick with tubes. Try to find an octal tu... 
tuners under 1000?
Look for a Mac MR-71. 
Dust Covers
Mahalo for all the input.I'll give these products a "swirl."Maybe all the elbow exercise will help my golf game.Aloha,Dan 
Convert Me
If you can afford it, the VPI package in Ligi's post is the way to go. Plenty of great jazz & blues LPs available.You say that the Sony DVP-7700 is your transport, but don'tmention a D/A. The 7700 is an excellent candidate for MSB's192K networ...