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| Results of Actual Hearing Test and Next Steps Sorry about your hearing issue. My hearing is very compromised, right ear major loss of high frequencies, left ear lower frequencies. I researched the 7 best top of the line hearing aids plus sought out recommendations from a dozen hearing speci... | |
| Best place to buy Mcintosh Integrated Amp Check out Ehead Audio, eheadaudio@comcast.net 925 324 2897 Dan has as extensive collection of used McIntosh equipment mostly from retiring dealers. He is an authorized McIntosh dealer for new equipment also. All my dealings with him were exce... | |
| Radio Paradise becoming repetitive? Appreciated information about SomaFM and Mother Earth Radio. Always looking for new sources. Since RP changed a lot of things (Bill's Blog), especially the music selections in our case, we have drifted away. Excellent source but our enjoyment l... | |
| Hey Sota - Whatever Happened To Customer Service? I found both Donna and Christian extremely helpful every time I reached out to them or needed something. They have been patient answering questions and have gotten back to me by email and phone as they were able. I definitely felt the informatio... | |
| Vladimir Lamm RIP We used his M1.1 mono blocks for years. Wonderful sound and incredible performance. Had a minor issue on one amp which he promptly repaired and returned quickly. So sad to hear of his passing. Truly wonderful equipment. | |
| Fedex and Ups Damage thread I used FedEx to ship a pair of David Berning Quadrature Z amps for repairs to Indiana from San Francisco. One was blowing fuses. Packed in manufacturer's box with specially selected protective density foams. Boxes and foams were in perfect con... | |
| Help with turntable setup? Thanks for this discussion. It was helpful in many ways. Really appreciated the link to sound-smith!!! I have an very old B&O TX with MM2 and maybe able to give Peter some business once he has fully recovered. | |
| 13th Note HiFi Review of Network Streamers Sorry but I did not watch the video. I agree it would have been nice to list all the "major music streamers" for everyone. Curious about what streamers were included. Rather spend the time listening to music than watching a video. I am current... | |
| Seeking advice on power conditioners/regenerators The Telos Quantum Resonator Conditioner is not in a "value price category" but does an incredible job in opening up a system. It incorporates 6 Dueland capacitors and automatically runs a demagnetization process every 15 minutes, ensuring that ... | |
| Power Conditioner vs A/C cables Everything depends on money and your priorities. I have always used after market power cables on everything. They are definitely not my 1st priority. After components, IC's make significant difference, followed by good isolation tweaks to help ... | |
| Should I sell my Oppo 205? Keep it. It offers a lot of functional value which may cost you much more to replace. I did not buy it at $1300 when available, missing a great opportunity. When I checked used prices, they were outrageous and could not justified it. I finally... | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- Highly recommend Quadrature Z mono blocks by David Berning. I had mine for many years and they ran very cool, even with long hours of operation in the summer. Previously I used Lamm M1.1 mono blocks also for many years. They were hot by comparis... |