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Luxman m117 refurbish. Anyone know a shop near Charlotte, NC to rebuild Amp?
A friend has an identical unit and it blew.  He had it rebuilt and it works, better than ever.  I don’t want to play it until it goes out.  Preventative maintenance.  It’s too good a unit to leave sitting ( I have a primary system but it would be ... 
Jazz listening: Is it about the music? Or is it about the sound?
Having played professionally, it’s the quality of the recording AND the composition.  I never listen to some of my favorite rock recordings due to poor recording sq.  Jazz musicians know a lot of their commercial success is in the equipment/method... 
Help with a system for a friend
Room size is probably 15x20, no smaller.hilde45, or anyone with Raven.  I wonder if Raven Nighthawk would be enough for this size room?  Also would it drive a pair of small Martin Logan esl’s w/o woofer amp?Spendor A7 vs Salk songbird 3? 
Straight out of the box doesn't work.
I was Going to suggest prima Luna as a possible choice for integrated amps. I’ve heard them and I really enjoyed the sound for the money. Not now. There’s nothing more aggravating and disappointing to order new equipment and have it malfunction.  ... 
Help with a system for a friend
Model 6.  Glorious sound, but I have a rather large room.i bought a new hegel, then had a new replacement sent.  Both had a damping problem (almost no damping).  Poor service, if you could call it that. 
Help with a system for a friend
ok.  I’ve read speakers should make up the majority of the budget.   
Schiit order issue - anyone receiving shipments?
Sounds like a legitimate complaint.  The market will sort it out. 
Cables
I appreciate the help.  Good stuff here at audiogon. 
New 30’ diameter swimming pool needs weatherproof out door audio system, powered speakers
Audiotroyare you a dealer?  What city? 
Sloppy, muted bass response on Hegel h190
No problem.  Bad experience. Using bryston now, Huge difference.  Speakers were fine.  All is well. 
Separate Dac, and what kind?
So, I was reading about the Node 2i at crutchfield. Nowhere does it mention it has a dac built in. Does it?lalitk, you mention the node is superior to even the wyred4sound upgraded sonos, but once the sonos is upgraded it's just a transport for ... 
Separate Dac, and what kind?
I should have said, I don't mind spending up to $2k on a separate dac. 
2000-2500 USD budget for an integrated amplifier. Do amplifiers sound the same? :)
I went thru 2 new h190's.  I never got the bass response to open up after several months of break in.  The dealer demo was wonderful.  However, the ones I received were problematic.  I sold for a large loss just to get rid of it.No more Chinese. 
Bryston preamps
I have heard a bp17 cube with a cube amp.  The 17 cube is thin sounding, makes my CD player for the most part sound small and thin.  There is also quite a bit of noise, hiss coming from speakers. 
Bp17 cube preamp
Thanks for the referral.  I will attempt to contact Mr. Tanner.