bigshutterbug
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| CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES? I had a similar experience with Cary Audio about 8 months ago. I had a $1,500 Cary CD player that I sent to them which was in need of repair. It would turn on and light up, but the drawer would not open. I spoke with a technician at Cary who estim... | |
| Almarro has poping sound, please help Is the sound coming out of both channels or just one side?If it is just one side, try swapping the left and right output tubes and see if it goes to the other channel. If so, it is a bad output tube. If you don't know how many hours are on the out... | |
| reference 3a MM decapo ia or magnepan 1.7? I found the De capo's to sound their best with amps that emphasize clarity, speed and fine details. SET's, OTL's, and well refined gain clones or class A amps like the Pass Labs First Watts. Your big Kenwoods would serve the Maggies best if you ha... | |
| reference 3a MM decapo ia or magnepan 1.7? I have owned both MG 3A's, 1.6's and three different sets of De Capo's including the latest 2010 model with all the improvements. I recently upgraded th the Reference 3A Episodes. The big questions are, what size room are you putting them in and w... | |
| why use towers if you've got a sub?? Yes, I agree with the above poster... I would also not cut off anything below 80Hz from going to your monitors unless they were not designed to reproduce such frequencies. Subs don't do a good job of reproducing mid bass frequencies, and it is dif... | |
| Use of isolation transformer I have been using what Elizabeth has mentioned on my front-end, and it does a great job. The DIY balanced transformer I wired was not expensive, and easily fits in a 11" square box. I put a pair of handles on top, and wired a Porter Port outlet in... | |
| Preamp possibles for system... Ml097;You might want to try replacing the Mullards with a pair of Amperex Holland 1960's 12AU7's. The Mullards are warm and rich 12AU7s with sweet highs, where the Amperex 12AU7sare faster, more lively and energetic, with more extended highs and a... | |
| Beware: Unscrupulous potential buyers Yes, as Rrog stated, Audiogon does not make it possible for us to contact other members through the new system unfortunately. Why don't you post your details here for all to share. We have all been experiencing scams from potential buyers during t... | |
| Reference 3a Dulcet vs. MM Da Capo i Hello Rebbi! I have spent about three weeks with them so far, and they are sounding great! I just updated my virtual system, and you can find a more detailed explanation about the Episodes there. | |
| Preamp possibles for system... What 12AU7 tubes are you running in your 21A? I had the same pre-amp, and have rolled quite a few NOS tubes in it with fairly dramatic results. | |
| Reference 3a Dulcet vs. MM Da Capo i You're welcome! Glad to hear that you have been able to work on your room acoustics since your last system update. It should help quite a bit. I don't think you will have any problems at all with the de Capo's overwhelming your room with bass unle... | |
| Reference 3a Dulcet vs. MM Da Capo i Are you thinking about replacing your Merlins with the Dulcet or De Capo? The Merlins are fine sounding monitors at about the same price point. The De Capo's would have a bit deeper bass, and be a bit more efficient than the Merlins, but your mono... | |
| Tube amp for Reference 3A - SET or push-pull? I enjoy my new De Capo i's (2010 model with latest upgrades) quite a bit on my Ayon Spirit II integrated tube amp, which puts out about 35 w.p.c. in the triode mode and around 70 w.p.c in pentode (push-pull). Triode mode sounds best for added text... | |
| 3 preamps with transformer hum, DC on the line? Scott..Are you referring to an audible hum that you hear through the speakers, or is it a mechanical hum from the transformers themselves? | |
| Suggestions for a tube integrated under $3000 I have heard the Cary SLi-80 on Reference 3A De Capo i's, and they were a very good match, but I preferred the Ayon Spirit II integrated runnning in the Triode mode...Very open, detailed and energetic, with lots of texture and 3-D soundstage. |