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| Aragon 8008bb or Palladium You can never have enough Aragon "sound"... If you're hooked, you're hooked. I have the Palladiums running a pair of Mirage OM9 for my fronts... The difference wasstunning from the 8002.. I had an 8008 for a short time, but I preferred the 8002.. ... | |
| KT 88's....what's the story???? Regarding the Warranty...You know, I never really gave it much thought...There really isnt too much in an amp that can "break"Not any moving parts...I have been running kt 90 tubes in the Sonic Frontiers for a while and there have been no problems... | |
| KT 88's....what's the story???? Agree with all of the above...Kevin of Upscale recommended a great replacment and longer lasting tube with slightly more power...Check out the KT 90 by EI... It is a great tube replacement for the KT88 and I have found it to be much more reliable ... | |
| Best Speakers Close to Walls I had a pair of the Vienna Beethovens...they were fine sounding close to the wall.. I had them running with a Macintosh MC 2100 ss amp. The only thing is that they are verypicky regarding placement. It took a long time todial them in. They were ap... | |
| What are the best live acts? This is my angry side so dont be afraid...Definately best live acts that I have seen multiple times to answer this thread. 1 Godsmack.........awesome live... excellent musically and great on stage presence. Sully, lead singer, great people person.... | |
| How could High End audio be improved? Sean and the others have very good points. It is hard to even explain to an average person exactly what "high end" is. People are either into it or not. Most of the people I encounter think that good audio is Sony home theater in a box. Mainstream... | |
| Mirage OM Series Speakers / Component Matching I have the OM 9s and have had the OM5... too large and boomy for my taste... but the Best combo short of Monoblocks for the OMs in my opinion was the Aragon 8008or 8002... They are both dual monos...I agree the b and k is not very musical... consi... | |
| "must have" accessories for TT and LP? WAITING FOR TWL RESPONSE......:)JOECUSTOM AUDIO LLC | |
| Picking the right amp... Your best buy for the money $2500.00 you quote is a pair of Aragon Palladiums that are balanced... and a pair of nice cables that go rca to xlr...I have had a kav and the Palladiums are everybit as detailed and musical... infact they are capable o... | |
| How should I set up my system? The Decoder rings are going to be available as a FREE gift if you order "Girls Gone Wild 27" but only for the next 30 minutes!! Hurry!Joe Custom Audio LLC | |
| Connectors:Banana's OR Spade's Spade ends definately!! Much better contact on the Binding posts... more surface area... was never a fan of the plug in... plus bananas get loose over time.Good luck,JoeCustom Audio LLC | |
| Warm, Deep Stage, S.S Dual Mono Amps ? Aragon Palladiums!! Excellent Monos for the money!!Havent heard much better... they would be a great matchfor the DQ 301's...Good luck,Joe Custom Audio LLC | |
| 5 way binding post connection advice I wouldnt recommend tinning the ends of the speaker wire..This would color the sound possibly or change the conductivity of the cable...Try using a good anti oxidant... Caig Pro Gold to dip the end of the bare copper wire into and then insert itin... | |
| Receiver recommendations? Try a Yamaha rxv 695 or similar with preamp inputs and outs...this way you can get the processor usage out of the unit andalso the "ok" preamp stage....It would be a decent start...yamaha processing is not bad for ht usage...Good luck,Joe Custom A... | |
| TransParent Cables vs. Others Definately love the Transparent Ultra xl Phono grade cables.. I use them for my solid state system.. very big improvement over the Mit cvt 330s I had...For a tube system, I love the Alpha core interconnects..They are inexpensive and sound wonderfu... |