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| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive I’m lucky because my home has natural gas, so we have a whole house generator. To take care of the outage during the swap over during a power outage, I use APCs on my router and satellites. | |
| Speakers for Mc240 It is a great vintage amplifier paired with a great vintage speaker JBL L100s | |
| Any love for Cullen Cables? Great product by a great guy. I needed a couple of custom terminated power cords made and they came out great. Well made and reasonably priced. | |
| Problem with system Just a long shot, but check the drivers, especially the tweeters in your speakers. Perhaps one or more are blown or there is an issue with the crossover. Good luck. | |
| What is the most overlooked consideration? IMO Serviceability. Can it be repaired if needed? Either by a company or technician that specializes in that particular product, or by relatively easy access to the factory, preferably in my own county. Also certain gear in today’s world cannot be... | |
| What is a "reference" system? This thread caught my eye was because of an experience I had talking to a salesman on the phone about ordering an audiophile fuse to upgrade my system. I told him about my system and asked about the difference between one fuse and another that was... | |
| Which amplifier McIntosh | |
| SACD Player/Transport Choices I have an MCT 500 and love it. I am not aware of any other SACD transports, just players. It’s the proprietary nature of SACD that make a transport difficult to make without some sort of special connection like McIntosh provides. If I were looking... | |
| Soeaker cables technologic dilema… My Tannoys have grounds. I ground the speaker to the preamp ground. | |
| Music streaming +1 for Qobuz | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" “For the love of music” | |
| Looking for a more solid-feeling turntable (and maybe a new preamp) You may want to consider VPI - heavy, stable, great build quality and sound. | |
| Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality? I set up the cartridge on my turntable to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon UK pressing. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I’m done as well. I think I have all of the pieces that I’ve wanted and satisfy my current needs. Things are getting too expensive and I’m at the age where downsizing is on the horizon. Im happy with what I have. | |
| Koetsu cartridges. They must be something special. Some of the best midrange you’ll ever hear. Defined, full, smooth, exciting, they open up a whole canvas of sound when compared to other cartridges. This, balanced with thunderous bass and ever so delicate and defined treble make them a joy to lis... |