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Damn I'm old... Can't figure out the tape loop on a Bryston SP3
Call your dealer. That's what they're for.  
Need advice for bi-amping or tri-amping Sonus Faber Aida speakers
stewartgr How can I tri-amp when my preamplifier only has two sets of balanced outputs to amplifiers? If you want the full benefit of biamping or trIamping, you'll need a crossover after your preamp to feed your amplifiers, so your preamp woul... 
McIntosh MC-240 sound quality question
Mac tube amplifiers don't sound like its SS amplifiers.  
Seller Unresponsive after payment.
yogiboy In that listing it is not stated that there will be a delay in shipping. The seller never returned any questions that you asked. Since the seller did not ship the item there would be no problem having the seller refunding that purchase w... 
Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage
macg19 I did install a same brand/model XLR interconnect a few days ago. It took about 10 seconds for me to know the XLR's were staying. The increased gain was significant ... there was also a s/n benefit ... What blew me (and my wife) away... 
Unreal Reel to Reel 'Tourbillon' by custom art designer Metaxas of Metaxas and Sins
russter ... the gear in this line, designed by Kostas Metaxas, is insanely beautiful in both form and function ... Of course beauty is in the the of the beholder. But I think this guy’s designs are fugly and, from what I can tell, design takes... 
Testing Ethernet switch
tonywinga Keep in mind this is tvrgeek’s opinion.  He is not a degree’d engineer or scientist nor has he published papers in technical journals on this subject matter.  Therefore, he is not a subject matter expert.  Correct me if I’m wrong. It... 
Testing Ethernet switch
  tvrgeek I have also repeatedly challenged the "believers" to provide any evidence of how a working to spec layer one can effect the audio ... Nope, Only get attacks. I haven’t seen any attacks on you here but if you believe you’ve been atta... 
Testing Ethernet switch
tvrgeek Not everyone knows how IP works so it is not hard for the fraudsters to take advantage of them. A big disservice to the community in search of better sound. I try to suggest facts. An allegation of fraud is serious business. Of co... 
Seller Unresponsive after payment.
Assuming this guy isn't a friend of yours: Business is business. You owe him nothing. If he's been unresponsive, there's nothing to be gained by delay. File a dispute with Paypal and yes, contact A'gon support. Business is business. It's time to ... 
WHY CABLES MATTER!
tvrgeek Your BRAIN has re-mapped to convince you it is better. Our brain lies. Always. I am beginning to think there is indeed one remapped brain here. And it lies. Always.  
WHY CABLES MATTER!
tvrgeek ... everyone is under the placebo effect. All the time, for all subjects ... Nonsense. If your claim were true, placebo pills would cure cancer. They don't.  
WHY CABLES MATTER!
tvrgeek ... Hearing is what your brain tells you and it lies like a dog ... The notion that everyone is under the influence of expectation bias and placebo effect and that subjective listening reports are essentially the result of delusion, is... 
Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage
macg19 GoldNote said they are AES compliant  That is very interesting, and doesn't seem to be consistent with the specs you quoted: Unbalanced RCA @ 2V and balanced XLR @ 4V I'm not familiar with this component so I can only say that I'm p... 
Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage
I think it remains debatable that using a balanced circuit consistent with AES48 is the "absolute best right way to do it." That's why there are so many excellent components (such as the ARC that I mentioned) that use operational amp circuits to g...