gdnrbob
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| Does anyone know where I can get a Plinius Odean amplifier? No hits on Hifishark, so it must be a rare bird.I would email Plinius dealers to see if they ever get trade ins.Bob | |
| best low priced bookshelf speakers If possible, I would try to increase the budget to at least $600-1000.At that price point, you could find some killer deals on used speakers.I only see an Outlaw 2150, which is rated at 100wpc, so, you should have a wide variety of bookshelf speak... | |
| Upgrade McCormack or... I concur with Mitch2, SMcAudio converted my DNA-1's to monoblocks and also converted a pair of Micro power amps to monoblocks, and upgraded a Micro preamp.Their work is 1st class.@soix ,I would call SMc and provide them with your related equipment... | |
| Vandersteen 5a, 15 years old vs. new Vandersteen Quatro Wood (upgrade or downgrade) @OPWow, that's tight, but if the 5a's work for you, the Quatro's will, too.B | |
| Full feature preamp $1500 Atmasphere UV-1Bob | |
| Vandersteen 5a, 15 years old vs. new Vandersteen Quatro Wood (upgrade or downgrade) @stringreen,I use Ayre and Atmasphere (tubes for the winter).Both have their signatures, but they (tubes) do work with Vandy's.Bob | |
| 60Hz hum You could try a cheater plug on the integrated and see if that eliminates the hum. Bob | |
| Another shout out for Uship! +2 for Uship,I used them for a pair of Vandy 3a sigs from NY to NC. They arrived in perfect condition.The cost was reasonable, if I recall and the buyer pleased, as well.A number of these shippers are independent 1 man operations and basically mak... | |
| Anyone ordered from Herbie's Audio Lab lately? I have never had an issue with Herbie's. Email queries were always responded to quickly.If I recall, he even answered the phone.Bob | |
| Vandersteen 5a, 15 years old vs. new Vandersteen Quatro Wood (upgrade or downgrade) The best person (besides calling Mr. V- and he will call back), is to PM John Rutan (Audioconnection). He is very knowledgeable about equipment and will probably know if you current set up will avail you to the benefits of upgrading.That being sai... | |
| Smoke on my power amp @ihcho ,I did the same thing on my old DNA-1-inadvertantly, of course.The only thing that happened was that the fuses blew.I would be surprised that your amp wasn't equally protected.Did any fuses blow?Bob | |
| Multi-room streamer (alternative to Sonos) Bluesound is the way to go, in my opinion.You can add an outboard DAC to increase fidelity- I use an Ayre Codex.For the money, Bluesound is hard to beat with regards to connectivity.Bob | |
| Streaming The cheap option- correction, the inexpensive option is a Bluesound Node. If you don't need wireless connectivity, just get any model. The Node 1 (cube shape) does what all the Nodes do, and can be had used for almost nothing. All you have to do i... | |
| Trying to make sense of the new and improved world of streaming music @ianrmack ,Sigh.@OP, Ignore the man behind the curtain...B | |
| Maggie 1.6 noise Why not call Magnepan?To be honest, 15 years is a long time. And, $500 isn't that much to spend.If possible, why not just drop them off the Magnapan?Bob |