cyclonicman

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Adding a subwoofer to a 2 channel amp
Adding a powered subwoofer is a very good idea. Easy to connect as mentioned in the above 2 posts. If you connect as mentioned by RWwear, I would use subwoofer interconnects which will render a better low frequency signal than regular analogue int... 
Vote for your "Favorite Christmas Music CD or LP"
My favorite is one that really goes back and it's A Burl Ives Christmas album. I like it because he brings a certain joy to all the Christmas songs. I also like Elvis's Blue Christmas. 
How to reproduce sound of piano
Accurate recordings aside, I don't think that any equipment at any price is going to reproduce the full spectrum sound of a live piano unless you take the $25K and buy a piano. Audiophiles are never meant to be content, but keep trying!! Merry Chr... 
Affordable Tubes for Anthem Pre 2L
6922 tubes can be quite expensive. You might want to try ElectroHarmonix or JJ which would be in your price range. Phillips also makes a pretty nice 6922, but they can be microphonic, so you might have a problem with them. 
Tubes and Paradigm?
No experience with Paradigm, but Stereophile website has a few reviews on the Paradigm Studio series and from what I gather, the Paradigm is an easy speaker to drive which would seem to indicate that a tube amp would be compatible with these speak... 
MIT Oracle with tube amplifer
Joe Abrams is an MIT dealer right here on Audiogon. He can probably answer your question. He was able to answer my questions regarding MIT interconnects. You can look him up In Audiogon's member service and email him or call him at 704-543-0076. 
silver spades on copper cables?
I have and found that there was virtually no difference in sonics. 
Burn in question and evaluation before burn in
Just curious if you bought your equipment without an audition. I would think that if you bought this new and auditioned a completely burned in one at a dealer, you would have an idea of how it will eventually sound. In my experience cables are a d... 
6SN7GTB Tung-Sol Tubes
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Power cord between wall and Ultimate Outlet?
When I had the Ultimate Outlet, I actually used the cheaper PS audio power punch. I found it was not good to connect PC's that had filtering properties from the wall to the Ultimate Outlet because it was distorting the sound quality. Most of my ex... 
Budget Low-Capacitance Interconnects
I am one of many that can vouch for Paul Speltz Anti-ICs right here on Audiogon. C= 10pF/ft.Worth checking out. Doesn't advertise, strictly word of mouth and there are lots of positive testimonials. 
can a tube-o-phile be happy with ss?
Can Romeo be happy without Juliet? Can Lloyd suddenly go from tube-o-phile to transistor-phile? (Do transistor-philes exist?). Those of us who have been on both sides of the fence know that you may be okay with SS, but you will never be happy!! Yo... 
Power amp for Reference 3A speakers?
I auditioned the Ref3a's a few years ago and they sounded great being powered by a Shindo amp and preamp. I don't recall which model's the Shindo were, but they were really good. 
You've Won the Lottery: Your Dream System, Now.
I would have to audition all the products that I have dreamed of owning and it seems like there is a new and better one every month after looking at the new Stereophile, Absolute Sound etc. However, it would be a pleasure to make myself crazy by i... 
anyone have experience w/magnum conversion 4 Rogue
I had a Rogue 88 upgraded to a Stereo 90 and it was an astounding difference in amplifier power and sound quality. In fact, the upgrade was so good that I couldn't tell it from a new Stereo 90. It cost me $1,000 at the time and it was well worth i...