68pete

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Northern California
In the Elk Grove area just a little south of Sacramento with simple system looking to meet with others 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Hi jayctoy You will find Rick and the High Fidelity crew 5 star. Very easy to talk to. I have met Rick and crew several times at the Newport Show. Even stayed at the same hotel. Rick was great at the show and away from the show very down to earth.... 
What are the best speakers for 80's hard rock?
Call Peter at PBN speakers he could hook you up 
Why Single-Ended?
Just because you have XLR inputs or out puts does not mean yo are balanced 
Do I need a power conditioner?
I would give High Fidelity MC O6 Hemisphere a try. Cheaper in price than the Shunyata and comes with a 30 day trial for a full refund. Its down side is a long break in and only for your front end equipment no amps and no surge or spike protection.... 
Subwoofer cable question for those in the know...
I think one cable is fine. sub is mono. "Y" adapters can do more harm than good 
Old Amp vs. New Amp
Hello petrelaThe Mark Levinson 3 series are great amps for the money now. I have owned several and still use one today. Just plan to make sure its been full re capped  with in 2-3 years from the time you purchase it. Or plan on getting it done you... 
Audioquest or Transparent?
Lots of cables watch up to Transparent below the Reference line at better prices. Once you get into the Reference line and up It changes in Transparent favor. But the price can be a major draw back. 
Tube vs Solid State
Hello ct0517What 800,s do you have? 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I Tried the Power Cube with the MC 05s and it did not workout  at all. The Power Cube blocks part of the wall plug that makes the second outlet unusable. I tried using  a very short power cord and the Power Cube.  MC O5s do not plug into it very w... 
Transparent Ref MM spkr cbls- How do they compare?
jafant sorry for the typo on the name in the above post  
Transparent Ref MM spkr cbls- How do they compare?
Hello JayantI have had the Ultra and the Super Transparent cables, but they where before the mm1 level came out. I have not heard the newer Generation 5 level cables in their respected levels. Now using the Reference XL mm2.  A cable that did real... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
misterbrittI have the MC 6 Hemisphere and 16 mc o5s along with 2 set of the High Fidelity level 2 jumpers waiting on my 3rd and final set of jumpers.  No power cords , interconnect or speaker cables from High Fidelity.  The Mc o5s are 7 on my amp ... 
12 ft pair of thick speakers cables?? Can they be cut downt to a 6 ft pair??
Hello moebusterI have read just the opposite shorter speaker cables and longer interconnects. Have talked to PSaudio, High Fidelity Cable  they both go with short speaker cables and longer interconnects.Enjoy Pete 
Should I upgrade to XLR interconnects?
I like and use XLR balanced cables and like them over RCA. But just because you use XLR cables does not mean you are a truce balance system from input to out put. A lot of equipment offer XLR hook ups but are not true balanced units. They are sing...