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| Sell and refurbish? Unplug it first, Mark....and discharge the PS caps. ;=)=Seriously, though, I studied the service manual and made sure everything in mine matched up to it (there were a few exceptions), ordered all the appropriate parts, and then took my time and i... | |
| Sell and refurbish? An alternative viewpoint. I picked up an old Marantz 2230 receiver for $20 at a flea market. The initial listening test was promising, so I decided to refurbish the unit myself. I replaced every electrolytic cap (~75 of them) with 105 deg C rated ... | |
| Selling Large Speakers - How to reduce shipping? You may want to look into moving companies in your area.My Infinity RSIIb's (pretty big speakers) were shipped from Florida to NJ (to me) via a moving company that goes up and down I-95 every 10 days or so. In addition to their normal loads they w... | |
| How does smoke effect speakers? I have found it makes female voices sound rough and gravelly, kind of like Selma Diamond. | |
| With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you If you like ribbons and dynamic bass, maybe the Gilmore Audio Model 2 speakers. Open baffle design made from a slab of Corian.http://www.glacieraudio.com/new%20Glacier%20Audio%20Site/Products%20folder/Gilmore/Gilmoreaudio1.htm | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Maril, This is the quote that made me think you were spoiling for a fight:This whole "Preamp of the century" thread makes me to re- think value of A-gon posts and integrity of some of it's members.You went from complaining about Mick, which is you... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Looking for a fight, Maril? Personally, I am thrilled with my Supratek Chenin. It was delivered faster than I expected it, it has worked flawlessly since I got it, and I am enjoying doing mods to it to try to wring every last drop of performance f... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I'm preparing to do some more mods to my Chenin. As you know I have converted it to 2C22/7193 tubes. Next I will be replacing the PS electrolytic caps with Solen PP caps. I have purchased a 100uF 630V Solen (radial leads in a metal outer can) and ... | |
| verdict on class D amps? I love my Gilmore Raptor class D monoblocks. Coupled with a Supratek Chenin preamp and Infinity RSIIb speakers, they sound as good as anything I have heard. | |
| Tube-friendly speakers Zu needs to be on that list as well.12-16 ohm impedance and very high sensitivity for its models. | |
| Anyone here using vintage speakers? Infinity RSIIb are my mains now, replacing a set of Zu Druids + Mini-Method sub. I'm currently in the process of building outboard crossovers for them using Mundorf Supreme caps, Northcreek and Solen Heptalitz inductors, Duelund resistors, Cardas ... | |
| Wall Hugging w/Imaging & Depth? Is going vintage an option? Boston Acoustics A200 and A400 speakers are very shallow (6 inches or so depth) and do well placed close to the front wall due to their very wide baffle. You can get them for very little money ($100-200 or so), but the ... | |
| ICE Amps for classical music? Interesting metaphor, Muralman,I have the Gilmore Raptor ICE-based monoblocks, and I have found that what they sound like depends on what you feed them and what your speakers are. I find that a good tube preamp between the source and amp will make... | |
| IRS Beta -- help I was the guy on the AudioKarma site who started the project with Graz Keet of Apogee (I have RSIIb's). Currently, he is examining various EMITs and EMIMs which several of us at AK have sent to him (he is in Australia). He seems excited to make ne... | |
| Best Power Cord For Digital Amps I run Gilmore Raptor monos, and the instructions clearly state not to use any aftermarket PC with them. They supply a heavy-gauge, fully-shielded cord with them. I compared them to DIY Belden 83803 PCs and found that the stock cords sounded simila... |