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| Dearly departed Music Reference RM9 As has been said above, there is an RM-9 Mk.2 on Audiogon right now at an asking price of $2600. If you don't need the RM-9's 125w/ch, Music Reference has a real nice 35w/ch amp, the RM-10 Mk.2. Also the 100w/ch RM-200 Mk.2, with a bipolar input s... | |
| Repair Magnepan MG IIa vs new 1.7 or 0.7, etc You would think so kalali, but for some reason they need less power than Maggies. They are a nominal 8 ohm load (the m-p panels themselves 11-12 ohms), which would also lead one to think they would need a higher-current solid state amp, which put ... | |
| Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio Users and lovers of vintage tubes often don't think of RAM Tubes, but Roger Modjeski not only has them, but tests (200 readings per tube, via an Apple computer with RM-designed softwear)), grades (A, SA, B, C, etc., as well providing exact test nu... | |
| Vibration control inside a cabinet Ya, and since springs isolate vertically very well, but laterally not-so-well, a set of roller bearing somewhere. I prefer them directly under the component where possible. So, the component, the roller bearings, the maple platform, the springs. R... | |
| Repair Magnepan MG IIa vs new 1.7 or 0.7, etc Repairing the old is money well spent, but before you go buying a pair of new (or even used) 1.7's, do yourself a favor and try to hear the Eminent Technology LFT-8b first. | |
| Preamp to amp compatability help. gakman, the RM-200 Mk.2 (make sure you get the Mk.2 version) is a great choice. It has a bipolar input stage and tube driver and output stages, using KT88 or 6550 tubes. It does not have the old-fashioned tube sound (soft bass, excess warmth, some... | |
| Passive high pass filter - Marchand XM446XLR-A Hmm Al, I'll have to get it straight from Roger. I got the impedance figure from my Mk.2 owners manual. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Amen Schubert! I was introduced to J.S. by the best songwriter I ever worked with. He didn't like much Pop, only Brian Wilson and Bob Dylan really. He spent his final years recording Bach keyboard works at home on his piano. I have to play Bach la... | |
| Anyone hear a Croft Integrated Amp? Damn, we should start a Decca Lovers club! I belonged to the Quad Owners club in the 1980’s. Other pre-amps of interest for the cartridge are the K & K and Zesto, the latter having a setting specifically for Londons/Deccas, with resistance and... | |
| Repair shop in Washington State I'm not at all sure about the technical ee training, knowledge, and abilities of the young guys at Echo in Portland. Another Portland dealer is Pearl Audio---the sell Magnepan, McIntosh, Ayre, Linn, Rega, and though I have yet to buy from them (I'... | |
| VPI Scout Set up Where are you located janunn? Long-time VPI dealer Brian Berdan (son of legendary turntable set-up master Brooks Berdan, unfortunately R.I.P.) is an expert, trained by his Dad. He’s located in Pasadena, California at his shop Audio Elements, but c... | |
| Passive high pass filter - Marchand XM446XLR-A For owners of Music Reference RM-200 power amps, a bit of clarification: Al's input impedance figure for the amp is correct for only the original incarnation of the amp---30kHz balanced, 15k per leg. In the Mk.2 (current) version of the amp, RM-20... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report That’s one problem with getting old(er) loomis---more and more new stuff sounds a little too much like something you already heard years ago. A genuinely really significant new artist doesn’t come around all that often; there are only so many Hank... | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeaker (the highest-value new speaker currently on the market). Used Quad 57's. Townshend Rock Elite Turntable (my current), AR XA Turntable (my first good one). Decca Super Gold Pickup (my current), Decca Blue (my f... | |
| Passive high pass filter - Marchand XM446XLR-A Dang, my momma was right when she told me I shoulda finished high school. |