elliottbnewcombjr

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Low(ish) budget receivers with pre-outs?
Hi,for modern sound options involving Video, understanding HT Bypass is recommended. I had it wrong, but it was made clear by others in this thread:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/2-wonderful-stereo-lp-s-rescued-by-mono-mode-and-balanceYou ... 
Upgrade Suggestions for Turntable/Cartridge/Preamp chain
What fun you will have.I would keep that TT and Tonearm until after other upgrades were complete, it must be fun to use.I would keep the existing headshell and cartridge and use it specifically for recordings that are 'too wide'. the cartridge is ... 
Advice sought on sending a preamp from Canada to the US for repair and return
I have bought from Canada, had a shipping damage claim, it’s tricky, i.e. UPS Canada (different name) is separate from UPS USA.but not dealt with what you are concerned about.1. I would include an info packet inside the box. copies of original doc... 
3 New UBER Decks - Is this Turntable's SwanSong? 🦢
how much is the dust cover? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Some Jazz, Bill Evans; Lee Konitz & Red Mitchell; Donald Byrd Quintet.all great music, with quirky imaging, solved, discussed herehttps://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/2-wonderful-stereo-lp-s-rescued-by-mono-mode-and-balance 
2 Wonderful Stereo LP's RESCUED by: MONO MODE and BALANCE
Another Quirky Stereo Album recorded 1961, Blue Note: Donald Byrd Quintethttps://www.discogs.com/Donald-Byrd-The-Cat-Walk/release/1807028btw, these results are exactly the same, but reversed, using Stereo or Stereo Reverse Mode, meaning the anti-s... 
Tube Amp recommendations to drive Klipsch Forte III
I recommend having pre-out/main in to allow for future options, especially if wanting to move the bass frequencies away from the tube amp via a crossover (separate or in a sub), and return everything above low bass to the tube amp.I assumed (hah) ... 
Question on Denon DL-103 retipping options and preferences
So, you haven't even heard the thingy. Have you heard a Denon DL-103 on a friends system? Any MC on your system? I hadn't, had to make a choice based on research and advice.1st you said Rock, then Jazz and Rock. My instinct: get the DL-103 going w... 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
mitch2I am saying: It’s an idea, opposed to rigid, worth trying: but let’s stop and think: it ain’t exact (weight range 36-228 lbs) even if you buy very expensive products ($1,200.). I would want to prove the concept first, then refine if I feel a... 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
Hear Yee, EVP Bargain Hunters, Hear Yee:IF you assume/believe the idea is absolutely correct (or just want to find out), it seems to me:The ’exact’ density/vibration dissipation, for your ’exact’ speaker’s weight/bottom surface, (perhaps uneven we... 
Subwoofer Connection: Speaker Level Amp to Line Level on Sub?
Oh dear, sorry to make that mistake, thanks for correcting me. 
Amp/Furman 15 pfi question.
You don't use it all at the same time, and much equipment's actual load is very small in any case. It's wasteful to have equipment on when not using it just for the convenience of not getting up when you change sources.You can pick say 3 pieces no... 
Demos - To Charge a Fee or to Not Charge a Fee?
NFW 
Subwoofer Connection: Speaker Level Amp to Line Level on Sub?
Your Prima has ’Tape Out’. That is the same as ’pre-out’, which is ’line-out’. Your SUB has ONLY line-in/out (no alternate speaker wires in/out).You can use the Prima Tape Out to go to the self-powered sub’s line-in. It has it’s own crossover so i... 
Bi Wiring Speakers from Luxman L-509X
this amp, existing 4 ohm nominal speakers, you are best with using one set of speaker outputs. single cable, or as you say, two pairs of cables that can fit together on the same terminals.two pairs of speakers: neither can be below 8 ohm 'nominal'...