daveyf

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Anyone experienced the Luxman MQ-300 or/and The Air Tight ATM-300R?
Best to audition both amps before purchase. 8 watts/ch is only going to go so far...and that is assuming that your speaker even has a mild impedance character across the board! Friend of mine has so called 'efficient' speakers--rated at 95db...yet... 
Help me understand John Coltrane .... seriously.
@gosta  LOL. That's not far from the truth! BUT consider this, every one of those notes was exactly on time..... 
Jeff Rowland to what?
Nice to see that Jeff has apparently gone back to AB amps... 
What if the cable is too cheap that it cannot be that good?
@millercarbon Many folks have replaced Synergistic cables with other brands..often times more resolving across the board and less costly...Albeit, Ted Denney wouldn’t want you to believe that...but there it is. 
Help me understand John Coltrane .... seriously.
I’m not understanding this reasoning at all...what are you guys talking about..."for the beginner" or.."too advanced in depth and nature, "talking a different language"....what the heck does that all mean....when we are talking about music!Music, ... 
What if the cable is too cheap that it cannot be that good?
@czarivey   I don’t think that all expensive cables don’t deliver performance...that’s not what I am saying at all. (This does seem to be your position, however). What I am noticing is that there are certain cable manufacturers who can somehow com... 
What if the cable is too cheap that it cannot be that good?
@douglas_schroeder   While what you say may be true for a number of different less expensive ( cheap is a relative term) cables....it sure isn't correct for all of them. The Black Cat cables are a perfect example of this. Plus, the alternative is ... 
What if the cable is too cheap that it cannot be that good?
@ bdp24 That’s what I would suspect...in most cases. But how many would still make the same buying decision if they had exposure to a type of cable like Black Cat...and where then having to pony up tens of thousands of $$’s just for what you stated? 
Jeff Rowland to what?
@ricred1  Very interesting. I would bet these will be superb! 
Chasing down the problem
To conclude this story...I finally had to take the preamp ( yes, not the amps at all!) to the tech. It turned out it was a switch on the preamp that was not functioning well and was intermittently cutting off the right channel!! My tech diagnosed ... 
Lyra Atlas SL Cartridge Magnet type??
Anyone buy a new Benz in the last year? Not an old stock that was new...but actually one produced in that time period. 
Lyra Atlas SL Cartridge Magnet type??
@zipost   Diamond coated boron is not a solid diamond cantilever. A diamond cantilever is exactly that..a solid diamond one piece cantilever..made from an industrial diamond. Solid boron rod is what is usually used when the manufacturer states bor... 
How much will you pay for an exotic cartridge....
@rauliruegas I tend to agree with you --customers should buy where the price is right! However, this is exactly what the US distributor does NOT want you to do. By having the ability to actually shop the merchandise and therefore shop the price, t... 
How much will you pay for an exotic cartridge....
Ralph, I generally agree with your post. However, in this instance we are talking about a cartridge...and not any other type of gear. The rep for this particular cartridge adds $8k to the retail price in Japan to arrange for the shipping and futur... 
How much will you pay for an exotic cartridge....
@vortrex  I can tell you are the exact customer that the agent should keep away from! You already know it all......:0(