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| Final Thoughts: Muse 100 or Audio Refinement? Some of the Muse 100s had hum issues. I had one that sounded awesome, but the severe hum could never be solved, and it went to the big listening room in the sky. Btw, I also had an ARefinement, and the Muse kicked its butt. | |
| Smash and Grab at High end Store in San Francisco That sucks for them. I went there several years ago when I was in town very nice guys. | |
| Clark Terry Passed Away at 94 My favorite trumpet player of all time. Such a unique tone and style, and he "sang" through his horn better than anyone. His control was beyond that of any player's, as was the sheer joy he conveyed through his playing. A sad day indeed. | |
| Help Me Choose a Preamp You'll never get an Audible Illusions M3A for $700, and that's the one to look for if you go for AA. The difference between the 3 and 3A is night and day, as the volume controls on the 3A are what give this pre its AWESOME soundstage. | |
| Any experience with the ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ2496 Yes, much experience with mine. They have had some issues with reliability, but my second unit has worked perfectly (first one had some issues with not holding presets). Mine is 100% transparent, 100% quiet, and has zero sound signature when in li... | |
| Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Anne Sophie-Mutter Personally, I would love nothing more than to bury this tired out warhorse for eternity. It's already been played and recorded beyond death, and there is NO recording that can bring it back to life. I do love his bassoon concerto, though. | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? BTW, EH EL-34s in my Mini-Mites sounded brittle and splashy as did the Chinese 12AX7s (RCA 12AX7A's were WAYYY better). IF you go for 34's, seek out SEDs. | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? No, no, no. I have owned the MiniMites, and with 88dB, 8-ohm speakers, they reached a dynamic ceiling at below what you would want with Sophias. I liked them but did not LOVE them like I do my Pass M2. | |
| Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck Kanye West is a talentless, egotistical idiot, and I could say a lot more that would probably get me kicked off this site. If the Grammy organization has any balls, they will ban him from ever attending another awards the world would secretly be g... | |
| Help with speaker cable under $500 for new system Get generic 12ga, stranded, copper speaker cable. You can pretend you spent $500 on it if that makes you feel better. | |
| Higher resolution Jazz I am always blown away with anything on the Concord label. Great sonics and great content, especially their live stuff. | |
| Equalizers - Graphiic, Parametric & Channel Balance Take it from someone with a LOT of experience with this: Buy a new Ultracurve DEQ2496 problem solved. | |
| Should I repair my amp? $2,500 for a repair is highway robbery, and NO repair is worth that. I'd put it on eBay and steer clear of ML in the future. Shame on them for quoting you that. | |
| Akiko Tuning Stick AC -- It IS Magic I also tried the Tuning Stick, but realized that it only transformed my system 19%. Definitely not 20-25% that I was hoping for and that some others have experienced. Mine went back within just a few days :) | |
| Where to rack a McIntosh 275 amp I'd say it needs more than 3-4 inches based on my experience with most tubes, though I admit not having owned a 275 sounds a bit tight for ventilation. Put it on top. |