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| Power conditioning for digital gear AND tube amp? Maybe you should give Jerry a call at Audio Magic. I use a AM mini Ref with a blue dot and really like the combination for my digital gear. And I think you can expect that he will return your calls and emails. | |
| Magnepan 3.6 or 3.7 - The smart choice? I was offered a good deal on a demo pair of 3.6's and bought the 3.7's for full retail. If you can pick up 3.7's for $4K do it now. Too me, the 3.6's suffered from some of the same limitations as my 1.6QR's. The 3.7's are just way more speaker in ... | |
| CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES? I think it is important to have a balanced view. I think I have my eyes open on what to expect from Cary on repairs, and it may not be on the same level as the best companies. But, when I make a purchase, it is a multifacited value proposition ana... | |
| CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES? People who are willing to spend "Cary" kind of money on their audio gear are by nature perfectionists. Otherwise, we would go to a big box store, plop down our $500 bucks on a "lifesyle" home theater, and be done with it for the next 10 years. We ... | |
| What's with all the Sony 5400ES units for sale? There are a lot of Merlin speakers for sale recently. That doesn't mean they are not that good. The stock Sony is a good piece. It's not perfect. SACD playback is very good, RB is a step down. Buy one and send it to ModWright if you want to hear s... | |
| CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES? I had one repair experience with Cary equipment. No complaints. However, my local Cary dealer handled the entire transaction with Cary. Its possible that made a difference and may be something to consider for others needing repair on Cary stuff. I... | |
| Opinions on Magnepans sales/marketing approach to I wonder if this will backfire. I bought my 3.7's back last November, while Magnepan was blowing smoke about the 20.7 rumors. As it is, I like my 3.7's well enough there is no way I will take a beating on reselling the 3.7's, then buying the 20.7'... | |
| 5AR4/GZ34 Rectifier Tubes Mlsstl, you got me. I'm not an ee. I would have expected this from an output tube, not an ee. I had my ModWright for some time before I started rolling rectifier tubes, because I was skeptical. I tried a couple different new production tubes, got ... | |
| 5AR4/GZ34 Rectifier Tubes There has been a flurry of posting recently about the Create Synergy 5AR4. I'm using the tube in my ModWright Sony, and prefer it to my 1969 vintage Blackburn Mullard. In my opinion, it is a real find, since the old Mullards are getting to be hard... | |
| reference 3a MM decapo ia or magnepan 1.7? It's .all about strategy. My wife suddenly thought Maggies looked pretty good when she saw the Wilsons. | |
| Crisp sounding tubes for Modwright 5400ES Poseschi. The Mullard tube is very good. In my system, the Create was better. I heard none of the bad things you heard. It is possible that the Mullard sweetness has better synergy with the rest of your system or is more to your taste, but the rel... | |
| Crisp sounding tubes for Modwright 5400ES Podeschi,you are hearing something much different than what I heard. I got my Create tube last winter and put it into play while it was still cold from being in the mail box. It was really good from the start. It could be you got a bad tube.My tub... | |
| speakers for BAT vk-55 mono blocks The room I heard the Sophia 3's in was probably about 18 x 12, with the speakers along the long wall. The speakers were less that 2' from the back wall, about 10-12 feet apart. I actually talked to 2 different wilson dealers and they both indicate... | |
| Spades or Bananas on you Cary 500's Mitch2, I'd be happy to discuss the amps with you. I did sign up for AA once. Let me see if I can still get in. | |
| Integrated or Amp/Preamp combo for Magnepan 1.7 Shaksfan, If you do a bit of a search in the forums you will find that many people like the solid state Cary amps with Maggies. Full disclosure here, I will have a pair of CAD 500's MB's up for sale in a couple of weeks, having just purchased a pa... |