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Review: Red Dragon M500 Amplifier
I want to be careful opening up the power cord can of worms and that's not my intent here, but yes, I do believe the Pangea's improve performance over the stock cords. My opinion on power cables is that a good replacement power cable definitely im... 
Review: Red Dragon M500 Amplifier
By the way, one more minotr little thing that I left out of my original comments; VERY minor nit to pick... one thing that could be improved on the amplifier is the power switch. Nothing wrong with the quality of the switch or anything like that, ... 
Review: Red Dragon M500 Amplifier
Jedinite,You are absolutely correct, the Aleph design was actually one of the Nelson Pass DIY designs. That's what I get for assuming folks would know what an "Aleph Clone" is. :) I've actually always been of the mind that Pass is one of the great... 
SONY SCD-1 CD/SACD Player
Try Alpha-Tech Electronics in St. Louis. Possibly one of, if not the best highend audio repiar shop in the country! You can find their info on the web: alphatechstl dot com. 
Squeezebox WiFi noise...
Al,Thanks for the link. I did see this earlier and had a look at it but I'm not sure I understand exactly where they're talking about in the software to make the changes... 
Amps that work well with Acoustic Zen Adagio
Well, after lots of research, I decided to try a pair of Red Dragon M-500's. They got here today and I have them hooked up and running. Not bad right outta the box and the constrction, fit & finish are impeccably good. Plus they really look co... 
SACD & HDCD Player
Great info folks, thanks! The Cary has a great reputation and would be nice, but unfortunately a bit above the price level I can manage. The M5 sounds good as does the Arcam. Arcam has had a number of solutions from what I can see including the DV... 
Amps that work well with Acoustic Zen Adagio
I've received the Adagios and have them set up in my system... pretty darned impressive! Not sure if changing amps makes sense or not. Still considering the Red Dragon's as I understand they're a really good match (rumor has it that they use the A... 
Amps that work well with Acoustic Zen Adagio
Docdan50... is that an INT-150 or an X150 power amp?Audiojedi, thanks for the info on the LFD. These look to be a real gem possibly. 
Amps that work well with Acoustic Zen Adagio
By the way... I'm trying to keep it aoround $2k, give or take a bit. 
Inexpensive sub for MG12's
I've had Maggie's in the past, MG12's, 1.6's and MMG's. A sub that I found integrated with them very well was an Onix Rocket UFW 10. Super fast and very musical. Not your typical "home theater" sound. Keep your eyes open and you can usually pick t... 
Celestion SL6Si Information
Thanks Roxy... email on the way! 
Speaker cables For Vandersteen 2CE sigs
I've used PNF Audio Symphony on Vandy 2C's in the past with excellent results. 
Morrow vs. PNF speaker cable
I'm sure the Morrow cables are a good product, but I've been a HIGHLY satisfied PNF customer for a long time now, so I guess I should throw my two cents in! Over the years I've tried so many different types of cable, I can hardly remember them all... 
IC's from pre-pro to amp
PNF Audio, best I've found for the dollar spent. ICON's are killer but the Precison A's are also great, about 90% of the performance at a lower price. You'll be hard pressed to find a better cable even if you spend a LOT more money!