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| best stereo amp 1000 for polk sda1B Main issue: The amplifier MUST be of common-ground design. This eliminates all "bridged" or "balanced" amplifiers; and many but not all monoblocks--but the monoblocks that are capable of common-grounding will need a jumper wire connecting the nega... | |
| Replacement pwr supply for Aragon 24k Digging this up from the graveyard.New power supply circuit boards are available for IPS and Ingot (but not the small rectangular-box) power supplies.The new units have a larger transformer than the Ingot, and more storage capacitance than the Ing... | |
| Aragon 4004 Amplifier as Mono Block? The 4004 can be bridged. It is not recommended, but it is entirely possible.Downside is that the higher rail voltage compared to a Palladium will make it more likely to over-power the output transistors and damage the amp.The 8008 series amps cann... | |
| Power Supply for Aragon 18K Pre-amp + and - 24 volts DC.rkchambers@gmail.com was making replacement "IPS II" power supplies as of perhaps six months ago.Reasonably priced, and at LEAST as much snort as the IPS, realistically closer to the Ingot. | |
| Aragon and Acurus brands being revived Aragon and Acurus (but not the AmFi brand of the Mondial Trio) were also MADE IN AMERICA with little corner-cutting when it came to sound quality. Aragon and Acurus offered first-, second- and third-tier performance at second-tier, third-tier or m... | |
| Aragon 2004 Series 2 The 2004 and the 4004 were never sold as a "Series 2". There was an original version of each; and a Mark II version of each.Better look closely at that "Series 2"; my guess is that there'll be a tag on the back that says "Mark II".In the meantime,... | |
| Aragon Amp Owners: Help With Pre-Amp Synergy Volume is too loud at 11:00? I hold off listening until afternoon...Really, I don't see this as an issue. Don't turn the volume knob up higher than you like to listen. Simple as that. No cost, no hassle solution especially if you're satisfied with... | |
| 400W amp under $2000 How about a used pair of Aragon Palladiums? Any of the three versions--Palladium, Palladium II or Palladium 1K would meet your needs; although you're probably looking at the P or P II but not the P 1K due to price concerns.And they're NOT made in ... | |
| Aragon 2004 mk 2 fuses for rails Whoops--that'd be Littelfuse 312006, not 008Sorry. | |
| Aragon 2004 mk 2 fuses for rails 6 amp, fast blow for the internal rail fuses. For example, Bussman AGC-6, Littelfuse 312008, or similar. Common and inexpensive--any hardware store or auto parts store should have these.Rear panel fuse for 120-volt operation will be a 12A, slow bl... | |
| old Aragon vs new I'd say it depends on what you mean by "current" Aragons.The original Aragon amps were the 004 series--4004 and 2004, and the original Palladiums. Metal case transistors (the later amps had the better Toshiba metal case transistors instead of RCA/... | |
| How do I install female XLR's in Aragon amps? The 8008ST will have a plate but no XLR jack. The 8008BB has both RCA and XLR input jacks; when the RCA jacks are used, a tiny jumper is inserted into two of the three ports in the XLR jack.A Palladium II or Palladium 1K uses the same basic layout... | |
| Good SS Designers and their lesser known designs Howzabout James Bongiorno?Dynaco, SAE, GAS, Spread Spectrum. | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. I used to see one major division in what constituted "Hi Fi".Some folks wanted their system to transport them to the recording venue. It should sound like you were sitting in the "best" seat at the famous concert hall. Hall ambiance and random cou... | |
| What happened to Aragon, Camelot? Aragon seems to be a dead horse. Still, a man can hope...I wish I had the moola to buy and rejuvenate that brand.Aragon had bad luck with designing amplifiers around output transistors that ended up being discontinued. I have no idea what Krell or... |