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| McCormack DNA 0.5 Gold or what? If you can find a non working model, SMc Audio will do upgrades. They really only need the case, everything else gets scrapped.If you are patient, you can score one on Ebay. Keep looking on Hifi Shark everyday, like I did. Bob | |
| Adcom Gia 555ii amp and gfp 565 preamp If it ain't broke, don't fix it- Is my motto.Bob | |
| Adcom Gia 555ii amp and gfp 565 preamp My old GFA 555 went unpowered for years, but it always worked as it should.The Mk II, should be as good, considering it is a few years younger. If you take off the top cover and look around for anything unusual-like something distorted or bloated,... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT or Wilson Sabrina @tomic601 ,From my experience with the 2wq subs in my home, I do not find the bass notes traveling beneath to the basement, so unless your condo is built with minimal insulation, I think you wouldn't incur the wrath of your neighbors.Bob | |
| Bluesound NODE 2 paired with Benchmark DAC 1? I use the Bluesound Node with an Ayre Codex.Sound Great to me.I think the Benchmark would be just as good.Who makes a 300b amp, and are you using a preamp?Bob | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT or Wilson Sabrina Sorry to add to the Vandersteen recommendations, but I, too, think the Vandersteen's are superior to the Wilson's. Make no mistake, I listened to a pair of Sabrina's and was very impressed, but Mr. V. has been around a long time, answers questions... | |
| Vandersteen Sub woofers v Rythmik Subs Nope, the balanced and unbalanced M5-HP crossovers are basically the same price (approx $700 used). The fixed crossovers are much cheaper (say $250).In my opinion, using balanced connectors would be the best way to go as cable length and compositi... | |
| Classical composers, symphonies I can agree with the OP's feelings toward Sibelius.Besides the Violin concerto, and up to the 2nd symphony, I find him a bit dark- It must be those Finnish winters....OP, if you like Schumann, then there are a number of Early Romantic composers.Fe... | |
| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Can the VLR be upgraded to Carbon Tweeters?Bob | |
| Vandersteen Sub woofers v Rythmik Subs @OP,The Vandersteen M5-HP crossover comes in XLR config.If you nail down the setting, you can buy fixed crossovers from Vandersteen for a couple hundred bucks from any Vandersteen dealer, or Johnny at Audioconnection.B | |
| Mccormack dna-1 protection problem Nothing like being handy with a soldering iron...You should still call SMcAudio. I am sure Pat or Steve could give you some good advice on what you should replace or modify to benefit sound reproduction. Since you are so handy, they might even shi... | |
| Is getting a new pre-amp the right upgrade path? Though Ralph(atmasphere) is too much of a gentleman to say it, I will- An Atma-Sphere preamp would be a great addition to your system. I would contact him to get advice on which one would be compatible with your system. Though I think one of his U... | |
| Mccormack dna-1 protection problem Yes, that would be a bit of a haul, though they do a lot of work for Japanese/Asian customers, so it is possible.You can email them at:smcaudio@cox.netThey are very responsive. If you have Skype, you can talk directly. They are working on a pair o... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @schubert .Thanks for the post. Can you give me the call letters? Bluesound app doesn't seem to find them by name.B | |
| Vandersteen Sub woofers v Rythmik Subs @noble100 ,I would not discount the Sub 3 until I listened to it. If Mr. V. discontinues a very good sub in favor of a new one, it must be a significant improvement.And, Vandersteen's use of an external high pass crossover was very much 'thinking ... |