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| "Great RCA interconnects under $100?" I'd vote for Silent audio Apollo cables silver or copper (A or C), if you can find them. I have not seen them advertised on audiogon for a while. Looked inexpensive were inexpensive but sounded better than most interconnects at many times their pr... | |
| Review: Silent Audio Apollo-A & Apollo-C Interconnect I did a review of the silent audio Apollo A and C interconnects some time ago and still use them. I prefer them to some interconnects that cost much more. However, I don't see them advertised on Audiogon anymore. Are they still in business? They w... | |
| Upgrade Power conditioner I use the big powervar for my pre amp and digital front end and plug my amp directly onto the wall. For the money I think the powervar is excellent. | |
| best shielded pc for cd player around $200-300 Tne K-works empowered cord is a sleeper if you can find one. I use it on my DAC and believe it is shielded. | |
| best or craziest speakers' design.. Hill Plasmatronics | |
| Receiver Recommendations I don't know about the TA-1A model. It might be the lowest powered as the TA-4A was the highest as I remember. The TA units were not thought to be built as well as the SA units as the latter were made in japan and the former outsourced to Taiwan. ... | |
| Recommendations for a sub $600 power strip? You can get a powervar (#1100-12?) which weighs over 40lbs and will give you clean protected power and multiple outlets. They show up for $150-220 on ebay and on audiogon. If you only want a power strip with some filtering check out k-works. Igor ... | |
| Receiver Recommendations If you can get a luxman R117 (160watts/ch), or for your situation a luxman R115 (70watts/ch) would probably more than take care of your needs. The R117 goes for $225-350 and the R115 for $125-200 on ebay. Make sure the volume control is smooth and... | |
| How Much Push/Pull Tube Power for Maggies IMHO, if you want to listen at modest levels and not get the full dynamics of large orchestral music you can power the smaller maggies with "low" power tube amps. If you want the mid to large maggies to sing with tubes you will need Walcotts or up... | |
| Home made cable lifters. I use tube shaped styrofoam pipe insulation found at home depot for a couple of dollars and cut off what I need. Cheap and effective. You can wrap your cables in them and/or cut off enough to make a base to lift the cables off the floor as much as... | |
| In the market for a plasma.........suggestions? Your price range will keep you from true 1920 X 1080 Hi def plasmas which run $10,000. For the best plasmas in the $3000 range (1366 X 768) the new 50 inch Panasonic, Pioneer (NEC screen), and LG models are the ones to check out. | |
| SET Amps and Maggies Not a match. If you want your maggies to sing with tubes it is going to cost a small fortune for Walcotts or even old Melos tube amps. I suggest you try a good SS amp and a tube preamp. If you want something good and very inexpensive try a luxman ... | |
| Recommend LCD / plasma TV ? There are many good models out there when compared to just a few years ago. Sony's highest quality LCD was made by samsung which will now offer it under there own name this coming year and probably for less money. As for plasma displays, the new p... | |
| Best $200 speaker cables for overall performance? Once in a very rare while a set of Apex signature or Apex ICTL speaker cables will go on sale on Audiogon or Ebay for around this price or less if the seller doesn't know the brand or quality. If you can find them grab them. Ebay recently had a 15... | |
| A Question for Maggie lovers/owners I've not heard a "box" speaker that I like as much as a fine electrostatic or magenepan properly set up. Mixing a tube preamp and SS amp with propper interconnects correct much of the timbre "inaccuracies" of maggies IMHO. Innersound and soundlab ... |