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| Audio Research SP-11 MK2 ... I agree with Hifigeek1. I have been using SP-11MK2 for a few years now. I bought it here from the original owner, who re-tubed it about 10 years ago. I thought it sounded great.Then, about a year ago, I started hearing the signs of a frying resist... | |
| Have you treated your listening space? Good timing for this thread- I'm finally dipping into the world of treatments.I've rearranged the furniture in my listening space, and the midrange is now killing me- it's much brighter than before. Unfortunately, the room is mostly plaster and la... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I'm probably the only full time professional jazz musician (yes, they do exist :-) reading this thread. Here is our perspective on "Smooth" jazz in a step by step explanation.The short answer is, we are p... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I'm probably the only full time professional jazz musician (yes, they do exist :-) reading this thread. Here is our perspective on "Smooth" jazz in a step by step explanation.The short answer is, we are p... | |
| New Maggie 1.7 owner, amp ? I would check out the amps made my the Digital Amplifier Company. I heard one of their amps at my friends house, a Cherry Plus, and it was pretty amazing. They've been auctioning off demos here at Audiogon lately. Mine will arrive next Tuesday :-)... | |
| Vandersteen X-2 High Pass DIY question- Any Advice Thanks for the link S7horton. When I rebuilt the crossovers in my Maggies, there was one cap that was directional for sure- a small Northcreek cap came with instructions, and I assumed the Auricaps were since there's a red and black wire coming ou... | |
| Vandersteen X-2 High Pass DIY question- Any Advice Yikes, I wish I could edit the post for grammatical errors! Sorry to hurt your eyes. | |
| Swapping Tonearms on a VPI Aries- anyone? I like the VPI arms for that very reason, though I've never heard one before. I have an SME series V currently.Actually, I had another idea. I could just buy some feet for the Aries 3 when they ship it to me and set it up next to the original Aire... | |
| Swapping Tonearms on a VPI Aries- anyone? Stanwal- I like the saying :-)Frogman- good point. The original chassis basically has a few dents on one side, and a bit of a crushed corner on the other. Nothing that effects the sound or function, but damage that FedEx is responsible for (they l... | |
| Swapping Tonearms on a VPI Aries- anyone? Hi Stanwal, thanks for the reply.That would indeed be the best solution- I've been thinking about having a two arm table for years. I wonder if VPI would modify the Aries 3 chassis before they send it to me. Hmmmmmm.........Who is Raul, by the way... | |
| Magnepan Owners - Need Your Thoughts Please This is from the Magnepan website:"We are asked this question every day. But, individual tastes vary so greatly that a definitive answer is impossible. We are using a 35 watt receiver in the lobby to our factory. Therefore, can we honestly say tha... | |
| Review: Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8 Speaker cable Thanks for the great review Dave. I'm a full time musician, and last year a friend gave me one of A-Ps guitar cables to try- I experienced the feelings you did with your speaker cables. The sound difference was immediate, which considering I was p... | |
| Bellari Hum Hi. In case you haven't fixed your problem, I have another solution.I bought the VP130 and had a horrible hum. I had 4 ground wires running too and fro, and even bound the RCA cables tightly together. That, combined with running the turntable and ... |