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| Do you always keep the Amplifier powered on A dealer I trust said it takes 24 hours for solid-state to reach its peak (1-2 hours for tubes).If you listen every day I'd leave it on (not class-A however). If you listen only on weekends, turn it on Friday morning for Sat-Sun (connected to surg... | |
| Repair a Rel Britannia B-3? I can relate.I broke a cartridge connection lead and asked the maker if he would rewire the tonearm."Sorry buddy, you're on your own".Made me feel all warm-and-fuzzy... | |
| Repair a Rel Britannia B-3? Check the fuse... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Try to learnInstead of burnJimi Hendrix | |
| RCA or Optical? I recently reconfigured my system and came up short with my vintage Audioquest RCA (true 75 ohm) digital cable.I substituted a generic Toslink and thought there was substantial improvement. I purchased a glass fiber Wireworld Toslink. I like it bu... | |
| What is your favorite furniture maker? Any lounge chair with a low back (up to my shoulders).Anything higher (e.g. Eames) will kill sound reflected from the back of the room. I find this diminishes the soundstage experience. | |
| cable reviews? It is truly trial-and-error but, for an all solid-state system like yours, I'd stay with heavy gauge mono-crystal copper (Wireworld, Harmonic-Tech, etc.). | |
| from Sphinx to Cronus Magnum? May I suggest adding a good subwoofer?A good musical foundation, or "base", gives your ear/brain something to compare the mid/highs to for a more natural perspective.Really good bang-for-the-buck. | |
| Rega DAC problems No, not yet. The Oppo is too far away from the Rega for my vintage 1-meter Audioquest digital cable.I may have some time over Thanksgiving to play with it.You would think that if the Toslink can't support 24/192 that it (the Rega) would downshift ... | |
| Rega DAC problems "When all else fails, consult the manual" -words of wisdom.I'm using a glass fiber Toslink and should fall under the "higher quality" category. OTOH, it is three meters long.I'll wait for a rainy day (long wait in 'Vegas) and experiment with short... | |
| Advice from apartment dwellers Try Balanced Audio Technology VK300-SE matched to Thiel 2.7.You'll want to upgrade to NOS 6H30 "Super Tubes" (made 20-30 years ago for Soviet Air Force) to realize unit's full potential.Single crystal wire completes the picture (Wireworld, Harmoni... | |
| Single ended RCA preamp short list Wyetech Opal. | |
| ARC Preamp for ARC M100s? I always wanted an ARC SP-14 but couldn't afford one.It uses a single tube (for the phono section) and reviewers regarded it as something special.These sell for the $1000 you mentioned.Happy Holidays! | |
| Quality toslink cable ...Just purchased a Wireworld Supernova toslink cable from Ron at Liquid HiFi in Charlotte, NC.This toslink uses multiple glass fibers (not the common plastic) and works well between my Oppo 105 and Rega DAC.I like it... | |
| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? How about Hudson Bays "Masked Marauders"? |