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| What stole your attention from HiFi? Mt10425 God you must be as old as I am! The original song title was In the Garden of Eden"Brianmgrarcom, my buddy just recently found his original Chevelle SS454 that he had sold way back after college and is now in the process of restoring it. Al... | |
| Do i need AC conditioner w/dedicated AC lines? The answer is YES! You need to filter out the dirty AC even with dedicated lines. There are several ways to do it. See the thread I posted a while back and Sean gave a web site address that talks about building a filter (it really works) and then ... | |
| Cal Alpha upgrade The benefit of the Audio Aero is the volume control (not sure if the model 1 had it) so you can by-pass the preamp. With the AL you can swap tubes to find the sound you prefer in your system plus the older ones are a little cheaper then the AA DAC... | |
| Advent Speaker Repair? See if Bill can help you out very fair and reasonable.MillersoundBill1422 Taylor RoadLansdale PA 19446215 412-7700Happy Listening | |
| Who needs spellcheck? Doesn't James Brown talk like this?Hapsey Lestinin | |
| ARC LS25 or Pass Labs X1?? The X-1 is one of the best sounding SS preamp that I have heard. I compared it to many tube, SS and passive preamps. That being said, the mid range is not as sweet as a good tube preamp. The X-1 bettered most tube preamps in the dynamics and low e... | |
| Elrod vs electra glide? Cannot help you with the comparison but on my X-250 the Elrod EPS Sig 3 was the best cord that I tried on it. Sold it before the current like of EG cords came out.Happy Listening. | |
| Silly Question...does a transport have a "sound" ? My two cents worth. It is not fair to compare a good mod to a stock unit. There is a guy here in NJ who modified a Pioneer 65 and it sounds out of this world. That being said, in his system we tried six different transports that were not modified ... | |
| Looking for the best pre amp Tom Evans Vibe with power supply upgradeHappy Listening | |
| Irving Bud Fried has died MebyThanks for the news. I owned a few pairs of his speakes in my lifetime and he was always very nice when I either called him or met with him.Happy Listening Bud, where ever you are! | |
| Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others MthiemeI owned the BAT VK-30 SE and the ARC LS-25 MKII was a better preamp when we compared the two in several systems. The BAT seemed to limit the dynamic flow of the music, like something was limiting the sound. I never heard that when the VK-30... | |
| Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others Mitch21The ARC LS-25 MKII vs the CJ 17 MKI, well the ARC was more detailed in the overall presentation and the CJ a little sweeter sounding with less details and dynamics (more tubish). I would have preferred a preamp that combined both of them. T... | |
| Pass Lab x2.5 preamp owners -- plse help I have owned the X-250 and X-1. What is descriped above is accurate on their sound. When I tried the combo in a buddies system, it did not work and I heard the brightness that you heard. If I recall correctly, it seemed to come from the matching o... | |
| Is a transport/DAC combo better than a CD player Advantages of a one box player is space savings, one less power cord and digital cable. That being said, I have tried six different transports with my Audio Logic DAC, they all added something to the sound, but the biggest difference I have heard ... | |
| Variable output cd players Jadis makes one also. The Opus 21 was not as good as the Wadia 861 basic but was better then the Auucphase in my system, but it did need a better power cord then the stock cord to get there. The 861 was the best in my system even using the stock p... |