drjoe

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do burnt CD copys sound as good as originals?
To me they do not. The ones I have burned on my computer are not as good as the originals as play on my system not the computer.Joe 
Best Acoustic Guitar Players Of All Time?
Please add:Laurence Juber, Doug Smith, Lindsey Buckingham 
Spectral DMA 360 hum
Wim, I hope you are using Mit wires from your Elger to the Spectrals. If you are not you run the risk of the Spectral going into oscillation. This will fry the outputdevices. A high pitched hum is an indication of oscillation. Spectral was designe... 
Spectral DMA 360 hum
Try floating the ground on the amps using a cheater plug. I had to do this on my stereo Spectral amp to eliminate hum. 
RE: set up tips for Cello Reference mc cartridge
Call Mark Levinson at Red Rose Music. 
Hafler dh200 mono amps
John Hillig of musical concepts. He started out working for hafler.He has lots of great mods for haflersJoe 
watts or joules?
Joules sound impressive to the person who likes tech terms. Bottom line is how many amps and volts does the amp deliver into what load. This also means continous and peak voltage and amps. These are electronic specs that not necessarily dictate th... 
SFCD- 1 PROBLEMS
Call Chris Johnson at parts connection. He designed the units.Web address is partsconnection.comJoe 
If boulder is tops what is second tier?
Just because some audio magazine rag says it is the best, does not mean it is true.Drjoe 
Hi-Fi in Bay Area?
The analog room is a great place. They always treated me nice even if I wasgrazing. After all Brian's input, it seemed like the lyra argo was the way to go.After a few weeks I found the cartridge was not right for my system. I talkedto Brian and w... 
Jethro Tull
Good picks Musicslug, all are my list. I was lucky to see Thick as a Brick and Passion Play live. Drjoe 
Musical Concepts Modifications
I have known John for over twenty years. His mods have always been worth the money. My first mod was to a cd player over 15 yrs ago. Way better. I presentlyhave his DAC with all black gate caps and other high grade parts. Excellent!!As to what are... 
High End Umbilical Cords
Try revalation audio. 
Replacement Power Supply Capacitors for SS amps
Sorry, my response was not well thought out. Yes black gates are great but2400 bucks for caps is not justified unless the amp is so fantastic you want to take it to another level. I agree with Gregm in that if there is nothing wrongwith the caps i... 
Replacement Power Supply Capacitors for SS amps
Black Gates 10,000uf 100v caps. Going to cost about $200 each but the best.