reedchan

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B&K EX-442 Score
My tube amp was designed by a well regarded guitar amp engineer by the name of John Nau. I've emailed him a few times about how to set the bias and such, and it's clear his design goal was to create a very clean, simple amp circuit, and I think he... 
Upgrade Harman Kardon AVR 335
Somehow I got the thread title wrong. It was supposed to be Behringer SRC2000 
best amp for Magnepan 3,7
A little apples to oranges, but I happily run my MMGs with a 40 Watt tube amp at very satisfying levels. Of course, it helps that I use a simple crossover to filter out 65hz and below, but that mainly helps clarity. I don't think it makes much dif... 
looking for good amp 5channel or 7channel
Might I suggest ATI? I am a custom installer, and have had great success installing them in situations such as yours. They make two five channel amps and one six channel amp. Each channel is rated to either 150 or 250 per channel. The amps can als... 
Which subs are best for home theater?
I would have to throw my vote for an Earthquake Supernova MKIV-15. It uses a 15" woofer and a 15" passive radiator, and can pump out extremely high levels of sound well below 20 Hz. I can sell these subwoofers for less than anyone on the net, so i... 
Sunfire Cinema Grand or Earthquake Cinenova?
If you are interestd in the Earthquake Cinenova, I can sell you a brand new unit for the lowest possible price. This is a true muscle amp without peer. You should also check out their subwoofers, which are one of the great bargains anywhere for a ... 
Denon 3802 or Onkyo 898 w/QSC USA900 for 2 channel
I recently tried the same thing, only using a Harman Kardon AVR510. It was a huge mistake. As much as I wanted to consolidate my home theater and two channel into one system, I was wholly dissatisfied with the sound. I decided to buy a tube preamp... 
External DAC and a Processor with NO analog passthrough
Don't know if this will sound too opportunistic, but I was just about to list a pair of Audio Alchemy DLC preamps that served the same purpose in my system. The reason for two preamps is that if you are running a subwoofer, like I am, I wanted to ... 
Marantz MA700 vs. Acurus A200,
I would think that the build quality on the Acurus is much better than the Marantz. The Marantz is a mosfet amp, while the Acurus is bipolar. In a general sense, bipolar amplifers are thought to be of a higher quality, as virtually all truly high-...