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| Amp showing its age? The speaker caps are probably OK if the new amp is working fine with them.Speaker crossover caps will go bad, but not as quickly as amplifier caps, 30-40 years. If you were using vintage speakers made from 1950s to 1970s, then replacing the cross... | |
| Amp suggestion for large 2-way Speakers Are you looking for a bi-amped or just bi-wired solution? | |
| Putting together a used/new combo system. (Long) Does he live at home? Does he live away at university? Does he expect to move frequently? In general, you should keep things small and easy to move. $700 means maybe a pair of used monitors and a Wiim Pro streamer and a used integrated amp. A set ... | |
| Amp showing its age? If you kept it as long as you did, it can’t have been bad. It might be worthwhile having the unit serviced and bad caps replaced along with anything else needing replacing, As a second system amplifier it might be a familiar and welcome value, it ... | |
| Marantz 3300 - Fanboy issues, buyer beware..... Consider portability and compatibility along with sound quality. Old gear is best left to tinkerers and collectors to source for themselves. You didn't say how old your son is, but if he is in the peripatetic years in his 20s, compact, easily-move... | |
| Amp showing its age? Aging electrolytic capacitors. Have you had any replaced in the time of your ownership? | |
| Voltage conversion of Accuphase DP-450 This subject comes up periodically with shoppers of Accuphase gear designed for the 100VAC Japanese market that are grey market in the USA. There are apparently aftermarket modifiers in Japan who do a 100-->120 volt conversion, but I am not sur... | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? If your experience by choice is exclusive to high-priced and difficult-to-source gear, it is easy to forget how much progress has taken place in audio quality at lower price points in the market. Progress to a level of satisfaction for many may ha... | |
| Ebay selling my missing amplifier Who have you contacted at eBay? You should contact the fraud prevention office there. Also, is your article listed in the North American eBay or in one of their other national auction sites. The appropriate fraud prevention office might be through... | |
| Ebay selling my missing amplifier eBay has a security department that can be reached by the sitemap. In the past, at least, they have had attorneys, former prosecutors with experience, on staff. You would need at least the listing number of the article you believe to have been you... | |
| PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread I have used PSVane tubes for two amplifiers, both in preamp and power sections. They are very good quality. It is a big advantage to be able to get matched sets easily rather than relying on NOS suppliers where matching and even availability are u... | |
| Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp? The answer is "yes." How active is the preamp? How passive is the preamp? If there is gain, how is it done? What is the power supply, if there is one? Is there a DAC? Is there a phono preamp with gain? Is there a headphone amp? Are there filters? ... | |
| Auditioning Used Equipment - Am I crazy ? Offer to pay for a setup. If you buy, the payment is deposit to the purchase. | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? Source quality, for the listener, has never been better. Streaming pretty much makes CD quality ubiquitous and many systems are capable of delivering more. Analog is there for those who have or are curious to try those media. Considering the sourc... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Audio Research i/50 meets your requirement for tube with balanced inputs and at the price point you mention. |