fiesta75

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Moderation/Censorship Poll and surely more...
Be careful not to say anything negative about the advertisers that pay the bills!🙃 +1 ebm is fine.   
Why don't upgrade the wires and components inside our units?
jpwarren - Very good, got a chuckle thanks.   
Does anyone know where I can get transistors for a 30 yr old Spectral amp DMA200?
I've had luck finding obsolete semis on eBay. Just do NOT buy from China as they are most likely fakes.   
Anyone else here interested in, or built, or even heard Folded Well Diffusers??
Nope, time is too precious.  
Directional cables - what does that really mean?
To quote one anonymous engineer, "we put arrows on the cables because customers expect this". 🤣  
Speaker Sound
Put jumpers in and be done with it. If you're thinking about bi-wiring for sound improvement, you're looking in the wrong place. Go with bi-Amping.  
Kenwood KL-888D
I think it's time for an upgrade, good luck.  
Recording from PC to R2R via DAC
I'm sure the original R2R tapes would sound better because they are less stepped on. Amazon music is just plain bad. +1 Fuzz  
Isolation Feet for Laptop
It seems like the OP just wants to argue. Best wishes, I'm outta here.  
Best speaker crossover caps for deep, tight, detailed and tactfull bass?
Audio grade film capacitors.  
Ridiculous resale price of vintage equiment
Supply vs. demand. Quad amps are still available because they are easy to repair, not so for some other vintage equipment. Keep an eye out for some ESL 57's or KLH 9's. Heck, even a Phase Linear 700 series 2 with all original NEC outputs.😎  
Power Amp Question
#1 Move all the stuff from in front of your speakers. #2 Use very heavy gauge speaker wire, at least 10 to 12 gauge. #3 The more power the better, 200 watts/channel minimum. I would also agree that you may want to go with separates eventually, but... 
Anyone replace ceramic caps with film?
Thanks!  
Ian McDonald of King Crimson and Foreigner dies at 75 RIP
I didn't hear about this until now, RIP.  
Vienna Acoustics speakers help
I really doubt those speakers have internal fuses. Check drivers individually but be careful. Use an ohmmeter to check resistance first before checking audibly. They are not bi-wired, no jumpers.