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"Audio Gone" question for Audiogon experts
Does this occur on all functions? 
Phono cartridge for classic rock
There is no such thing as a cartridge or arm that is better at rock than anything else. That is a myth plain and simple. Electronics (including speakers) don't have taste and can't tell what music you are playing through it.In short if its really ... 
In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music
Really sorry to hear this! Bobby has always treated me and our customers with 110%. Its hard to imagine he's gone... 
Passive & Tubed pre-amps to power amp at same time?
More so on the output side than the input, but they are sensitive to the input side as well. As a general rule of thumb keep the cables short! 
Primaluna & Klipsch Cornwall frustration HELP
If the amp has not been played much, it may also need some break-in time. Filter capacitors don't like to sit around discharged; its best for them to be played and as they are played they get more efficient. As this happens, they become more effec... 
Primaluna & Klipsch Cornwall frustration HELP
OK- in review, here are the things you need to try:1) try a different tap (4 ohm)Notes: the speaker is nominally 8 ohms and likely has a nice impedance bump in the low end that might help your amp out. Any notion that this amp cannot control the w... 
amplification for devore fidelity nines ?
The Devores have been always been quite tube-friendly, but despite their efficiency, it does seem as if they benefit from having some power- but it had better be some power with finesse. Our customers have been using our M-60 with that speaker and... 
Would adding a pre back into the system eliminate
I've seen passives exhibit glare in the past- usually some sort of interaction with something else in the system. Passives are very sensitive to cables- much more so than preamps; as others have suggested it appears that you answered your own ques... 
Passive & Tubed pre-amps to power amp at same time?
PlanB: place the passive between the CDP and the preamp input.Adjust to suit, but keep your cables short as passives have been shown to be quite sensitive to cables! 
Output level inexplicably reduced- help
Does this problem show up on all functions or only phono? 
Soundlab speakers...how reliable?
If you picked up some used Sound Labs, check with Sound Lab about the new backpanels. They make the speaker a lot easier to drive and also sound better too! 
Need Advice on a Low End CD Player Giant Killer
Oppo is a good recommendation. 
martin logan prodigy vs sound lab m-2
If you get used Sound Labs, make sure they have the new backpanel- they will sound better and are easier to drive. 
6SN7 tube question
FWIW we find the Tung-Sol tube to be just as unreliable as the EH tube. Both are made in the same plant and the big difference is the color of the base. 
RIAA vs Columbia vs Decca
We have had a polarity reverse switch on our preamps going back to 1989. I find that it has no effect at all unless the recording is minimally miked. Then it becomes helpful- a lot easier than reversing the speaker cables on both amps!