cmtong

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You know you're an audiophile if--
You think buying an ARC Ref-3 in Audiogon for $5500 is a bargain but your son's laptop for $400 is too damn expensive. 
How much does your system retail for?
Around $80k for my 2 ch, plus another $38k for HT. I bought most of the 2ch pre-owned from AG, but mostly new for the HT gear when I first started. Thank god I have learnt. 
Switching OFF Classe CA401?
I own my CA401 for few years. Normally, I only need to press once to turn off the amp. Occasionally it does the same thing as you described but not very often. You should talk to your dealer about this. 
Tube Amp for Avalon Eidolon Speakers
Thank for all the responses so far. I am actually contemplating on adding a medium power tube amp for my jazz, instrumental and chamber type of music listening. It is very difficult to find a tube amp that is powerful enough and with a reasonable ... 
Help trying to return to vinyl
I am recently going through the same transformation from pure digital, home theatre set up, to vinyl with tube phono and preamp. I use same power amp and speakers. There is no reason why you cannot find a preamp that can house all your digital and... 
Phono Stage Pre Amp
I own a ARC PH3 now and have auditioned the EAR834P before I bought the PH3. The 834P sounds very decent for the money. After all, it is only half the price of PH3. It also gives you additional advantage of having MM/MC selection so you have more ...