bpwalsh
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| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? In my experience it is common for a component to sound pretty good out of the box for the first few hours and then sound bad for quite a while, gradually improving until broken in. Guidocorona's experience demonstrates that, and I don't think it s... | |
| remyo 777 does not play certain cd-r I have a CDP-777 and am a Reimyo dealer. Although I haven't tried a lot of different CD-Rs my experience matches Steve's, no problem with any of them.Brian | |
| Where to repair Krell KST 100 in Chicago? Hi Bob - I'm with the others, send it to Krell, although if it's capacitors needing replacement I can probably help.Brian | |
| Preamp Recommendations for Parasound Halo JC-1's? FWIW the retail price on the JC-2 will be $2750. | |
| Preamp Recommendations for Parasound Halo JC-1's? You might want to wait a few months. The JC-2 preamp is coming out and was shown in relatively finished prototype form at CES. (disclaimer - I'm a Parasound Halo dealer) If you can't wait the Ayre as suggested by Ejlif is a good choice. | |
| Has Anyone Owned Or Heard A Pair Of Watkins WE-1? The Watkins speakers and Eagle 7A amp are a very good match. I knew a fellow years ago who had that setup. He also had some ARC amps, I think M300s, that sounded good with them, too, but the Eagle was no slouch. Both companies are long gone, altho... | |
| Funny vinyl story Funny, but what's the real reason? Did he sell to a someone else who offered more after the bidding was closed? Sounds like a flake. | |
| Dynaco Pre-amp Repair in Chicago? Hi Roger, you might speak with Ned at Triode Electronics, as he has worked on Stereo 70s and such for years. If needed, contact me offline and I'll put you in touch with someone in our area who may be able to help. Good luck!Brian | |
| Best amps to use with Sound Lab speakers Albert has listed quite a few, although I would rank them differently. In addition, Convergent Audio Technology amps work very well.Brian | |
| Aurios under JC1 monoblock's? Get rid of the glass! It rings, obviously. Likewise, I do not recommend the cork-and-rubber sandwich isolators which tend to rob the music of richness and energy. I recommend rigid stands and good cones or spikes, with some careful tuning of reson... | |
| Quad Listener Contemplating Horns 914nut, electrostatic loudspeakers tend to be capacitive loads, not just resistive. When you connect two identical capacitors end to end (in series) the resulting capacitance is half that of one of them, much as when you parallel resistors of the ... | |
| Powerful Push Pull Triode Amplifiers Ralph's MA-3 amplifiers are $82K per pair. I can't imagine what they would sound like driving your MBLs :-)Brian | |
| best way to break in Sound Labs U1? Welcome to the Sound Lab family! Chiming in here as a Sound Lab owner and dealer, I have U-1s and echo what others have said. Playing music 24/7 (low level at night is OK) can speed the process, as can playing of dynamic, bass-rich music as Albert... | |
| Esoteric DV50S, Any Plans to Discontinue? Esoteric was showing a DV-60, I think a prototype, at CES, saying it will be out later this year. | |
| The best audiophile "gag" gift for X-Mas Snake oil :-) |