gbart
Responses from gbart
| CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? I bought an SACD player last year. No music server for me in the distant future. | |
| Furutech IEC inlet upgrade I only have experience with cryo treated versions of the Oyaide C-004 IEC and P-004 male plug (beryllium copper/platinum/palladium) versus Furutech FI-25 gold connectors (phosphor bronze). The C/P-004 are a noticeable improvement over the Furutech... | |
| Furutech IEC inlet upgrade I've upgraded the stock IEC inlets in my preamp and amp with Furutechs. I also did the same with the IECs in my former CD player and phono preamp. In addition to the sonic improvements, I've found the Furutechs to provide a more solid connection t... | |
| High Quality Fuses in Amps I've tried both the Isoclean slow-blow fuse ($35.00) and Cryoparts deep-cryoed ceramic slow-blow fuse ($7.75) in my amp and prefer the Cryoparts fuse. | |
| Anybody used Nikko amps before? I owned the Nikko Alpha 230, Alpha 450 and 330 watt-per-channel Alpha 2000 between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, as well as the Beta 30 and Beta 600 preamps. The amps were much better than the preamps, having a smooth, sweet sound. In the mid-'90s ... | |
| Classe 5 Five Remote Control or Remote Codes I have some Classé remote codes for the Philips Pronto universal remotes (saved in a ".pcf" file) that may work for your model 5. I have owned a number of different Classé components and find that the remote codes work across all models for simila... | |
| Non-current limiting power conditioners Look into the Equi=Tech Q series balanced power conditioners. I have experimented extensively with balanced power, trying various isolation transformers from the major transformer manufacturers. For the past 4 years I have been using a DIY balance... | |
| Old Classe pre-amps vs. new? The CP-47.5 is a nice preamp but not quite at the same level as the CP-50 or CP-60. The CP-47.5 came out after the 50/60 and was an attempt to deliver some of their performance attributes at a lower price point. The parts quality and complement in... | |
| Audio Classe 5 preamp vs Musical Fidelity A3.2 The only way to know if the Classé preamp is better is to listen to it with the MF amp. Others' opinions are not going to help you in that regard. | |
| Old Classe pre-amps vs. new? I have a modified CA-300 mated with a CP-50 and concur with what others have said. Lack of an original Classé remote is not a problem if you have a Philips Pronto universal remote. Configuration files with Classé IR codes are available for downloa... | |
| marantz 11s2 sacd player modifications So you're looking to have the SA-11S2 modified to "warm it up" before you've even allowed it to break in and heard it perform in your system ? That's like automatically adding salt to your food without first tasting it to see if it already has eno... | |
| Isolating CDP from weak wood floor Disc, install a jack or two under the offending joist. That's what did to cure a problem similar to yours, only with skipping turntable. | |
| Using two channel amps as monos? One thing I did not see mentioned in any of the responses is that whenever an amp is bridged, the load impedance it sees is halved and it is called upon to deliver twice the current. This means a nominal 8Ω load is seen as 4Ω by the amp, and a nom... | |
| Rotel RB-1091 vs Parasound JC1 on B&W 802D's? From what I've read at another forum where there are a lot of B&W 800 series owners, Rotel is not the best choice to mate with the 802Ds. Classé, McIntosh or Parasound Halo are better choices. | |
| So I just bought an Accuphase C-200 Electrolytic caps dry out over time causing values to drift a little and also be more prone to failure. There have been improvements in parts/hardware quality and materials since the C-200 was made. Consider a complete recap job as a longterm goal... |