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Kinda like playing high-low, isn't it? I'll go low. Pass and Seymour L1 LeGrand outlet, $10. Compared to a standard wall outlet there is a clearer and cleaner image. To quote Dave Barry, "...I lost 17 pounds in 5 minutes without excercise and I feel great". Of course, he was writing about the book, "There Are No Electrons".

1953:

Try MITerminator 2 Interconnects -- $80.00 for a 1 meter pair. They can be purchased mail order from Audio Advisor. Want to save EVEN more money on wire?? Then try the MITerminator 3 Interconnects for just $45.00 for a 1 meter pair. These interconnects (both the MITerminator 2 and the MITerminator 3) are routinely being offered for 50% off of their suggested MSRP's everyday. And if you were to allow me JUST A LITTLE more leeway, then I am inclined to include to the MITerminator 2 Speaker Cables also. These are being offered at the Audio Advisor for just $120.00 for an 8 ft. pair. I have tied my whole system together using this stuff and I cannot say enough about it. The overall sound of my system is VERY clean and VERY clear. Their is plenty of resolution in the mid band, expansion in the soundstage, depth and space well into the stage itself, with a more open top end and conceivably, more extension and tightness in the lower registers. It sure makes my $550.00 list price (but I bought it used for $250.00) Adcom GFA-545 Mk.II power amplifier sound more like one that costs about $2,000.00. After hearing this stuff time and time again, it makes me wonder why do people continue to spend as much money on wire to tie their systems together as I would spend on a decent used car. I just don't get it.

Regards to you, 1953.....

--Charles--

If You can find a used Forte amp(the 1a or the 4)I am only talking about the 50 watt class A model.You can probably get it for around 500 bucks,absolute steal,very high end sound.The Aegis One's(small minimonitor),I have a pair,for 300 bucks new,you can't go wrong,excellent little speaker.

MAS (Music And Sound) Silver Black amd MAS Silver Grey Interconnects. These are made by Stu Wein in Pennsylvania. He made the high end digital cable that use to come with the original Wadia DAC. His cables were also recommended in Stereophile back then. He now auctions his current cables new on eBay. You can also purchase directly from him. The Black Interconnects go for around $50 to $55 usually for a one meter pair. I have tried them and they were compared well against to the Van Den Hul D102Mk3 Hybrid and pretty close the Nordost Blue Heaven. The Silver Grey cables tend to go for around $80 and were even better. His Blue model cables go for around $25 and are as good as cables like Kimber PBJ in my opinion. He also makes a couple decent power cords.

I have to agree with Krelldog and have said this many times before. The Forte' amps are excellent for the money and smoke far more expensive units with ease. If you look around, you can find the 1's for as little as $325 with the others typically going for at least $100 more than that. For the record, i'm speaking about the model 1, 3, 4 and 6, as these are all that i've owned. Can't speak for the 5 or 7's, although the 7's should be fabulous ( monoblock versions of the 4's ) and the 5's shouldn't be any type of a slouch. Like anything else though, they do require system matching for optimum performance. I know of no other line of amps that i could recommend so heartily for the money. Just keep in mind that these are NOT "slam" type amps, just very sweet, airy and musical. Sean
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