gallaine

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A newbie deciding on a transport/DAC
I owned a DVD/MSB Link combo for about a year. For the price it was a great deal. However, I wasn't the best combo. The McCormack CD transport that replaced the DVD Player was a much better match for the MSB. This combo was more transparent and th... 
Best powercord for less than $300retail?
I haven't tried the power cords you listed. But for reviews of others see the posts in the "Power cords Essence-Synerg-Ensemble" thread. In the $150-$300 price range I tried cords from Marigo Audio Labs, MIT, Ensemble, Custom Power Cord Company, a... 
Subwoofer blues
I use a Hsu Research VTF-2 subwoofer. It has a 10 in. down-firing woofer and a 150 watt amp. While it doesn't have the slam of other subwoofers it sounds more musical to me. There are two ports. With one of the ports plugged the woofer will produc... 
Power cords Essence -Synerg-Ensemble
Over the last two months I've auditioned about 9 different power cords. Most were put on the front-end. But I did try a few on my power amp (B&K AV6000II). I was unimpressed with the build quality of the Powerflux. The first one arrived from T... 
Adcom, B&K, or Rotel?????????
Sean, I'd be interested to hear about the modifications you've made to the B&Ks. If you don't want to clutter up this thread you can email me through member lookup. I currently own a B&K AV6000II. Probably not the best but I like it. It dr... 
paradigm studio 60's
I've had a pair for almost a year. When I started looking for loudspeakers my budget was around $1200. In that range I auditioned both mini-monitors and full-range speakers from B&W, Vandersteen, Sound Dynamics, and Paradigm. As an all-around ... 
Amp stands- Do they work?
Carl, I may have misunderstood your post, but it might interest you to know I was born in the late 60's. Whatever happened in that era was neither influenced nor felt by me. Believe it or not I am a Gen-Xer. Aggression and passion are not the same... 
Amp stands- Do they work?
I will keep this post short since it isn't topical. A little over one year ago I began upgrading my audio equipment. Being new to the hobby, and a software engineer, I naturally turned to the internet for help; and various magazines. In that time ...