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Time for Two Ways !
Just get a pair of field coil single drivers and be done with all this!Happy Listening. 
E-Bay RETURNS, WHAT A BUCKET OF WORMS
......I buy a McIntosh tuner , open it up to replace the light bulbs and notice that my purchase is a piece of junkI am not sure I understand, was the unit not in original condition?  Someone removed the original parts or something?  If you simply... 
How much does tube brand REALLY affect sound in terms of rectifier tubes?
brfOkay, I must be the exception. I hear no difference when swapping out rectifiers in my pre-amp. When talking to the manufacture, I was told that my preamp's DC requirements are conservative, therefore, the power will not sag when pushed.This... 
Dearly departed Music Reference RM9
Really not that much to these amps transformer, caps, resistors and Roger can fix them or I can.See if you can find an old Lafayette KT-550 power amp.  Have a tech change the tubes to EL34 power tubes and be done with all of this.  The change to t... 
Pass Labs
and Paul Krugman the liberal Nobel prize winning economist doesn't understand?Is this the same guy who said the stock market would never recover form the Trump election?  Well actually Reagan DID have to raise taxes as his initial tax cuts were to... 
Too Many Forums asking about how to improve ones system, etc.
I am not saying there are dumb questions only that they are usually not specific enough to really help someone.  I guess I personally are a little more advanced than most people are since I live in an area that I can go to multiple audio clubs to ... 
Pass Labs
Not the case of course with Pass, the manufacturing of their case alone is several hundred dollars.  A FEW THOUSAND MAYBE  you can't make their chassis for a few hundred. bdp242,254 posts04-25-2017 7:11pmAu contraire Schubert, I have been payin... 
Need a Reliable Electronics Repair Shop
PM me if you need someone.  I am in New Jersey. 
Repair Magnepan MG IIa vs new 1.7 or 0.7, etc
Call Bill at Miller Sound in PA.  See what he recommends for you to do. 
McCoy Tyner
Keep them coming guys (er people) but if I find out I will post what I find out.Happy Listening. 
McCoy Tyner
I am not sure if McCoy but I think I remember hearing this song on a CD but I went through what I had and I cannot find it.  I will have to try again.  The song is only a person playing piano so not other instruments and the audience claps at the ... 
Too Many Forums asking about how to improve ones system, etc.
Thanks guys.  I see where you are going and offering good advice.  I am at an advantage because I have been repairing components so I can hear/test them in my system and understand what each one offers.  I also live in the NYC area so many audio c... 
Synergestic Research: SCAM
I cannot comment on your findings, etc. but overall you don't explain what changes the other people heard.  Was is sound stage, details, micro or macro dynamics, air, positioning of instruments, backing vocals, backing instruments, etc.  How can o... 
What to upgrade next?
What improvements are you looking for from the upgrade?  What phono stage are you using?  I build components and I use the JJ EZ34 in my power supply. It sounded better than any tube we tried in that position so don't just say that the JJ's won't ... 
I will travell to New York, would be glad to meet members
I am in New Jersey not to far from SI.  I build my own components so if you want to come buy and hear something new let me know.  DAC, preamp and phono.