hgeifman
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| Ayre AX-5 Integrated Amplifier Pawel8: Ayre equipment takes a long time to break in. I know you put the Ayre AX-5 up for sale but I suggest you give it more time to break in before you sell it. | |
| Oppo 105 or PS Audio PWD Mk2 I am confused. The PS Audio PWD Mk2 is a DAC. This means you need a transport to play your CD's. The Oppo 105 is a CD player that includes a transport and DAC in one box. See:http://www.psaudio.com/products/audio/media-players/pwd-mkii-features/Ar... | |
| Magnum Dynalab MD809T I traded my Magnum Dynalab 807t Internet Radio Tuner for their top of the line 809t Internet Radio Tuner. The 809t unit has two power supplies, a newly designed audio stage with 4 6922 vacuum tubes, a 5.7 color touch screen; 3.5 touch screen rem... | |
| Magnum Dynalab MD809T Internet radio I traded my Magnum Dynalab 807t Internet Radio Tuner for their top of the line 809t Internet Radio Tuner. The 809t unit has two power supplies, a newly designed audio stage with 4 6922 vacuum tubes, a 5.7 color touch screen; 3.5 touch screen rem... | |
| Is the Oppo-105 with Modwright modifications I believe the actual question was to compare the stock Oppo 105 to a Oppo 105 Modwright mod. The Modwright mod adds $2,295 to the Oppo 105's list price of $1,200. I heard one comment saying "The ModWright 105, IMHO, is the best sounding source I h... | |
| Best redbook cd-only player ? There are many excellent choices listed above. The Ayre C-5xe CD player is another excellent choice priced at $6,000. I own the Ayre CX-7eMP CD player priced at $3,500 and it is very good. The Luxman cd players, D-05, D-06 and the D-08 might be mo... | |
| Luxman L-550A II or Accuphase E-202? Another excellent choice is the Ayre AX-7e Integrated amplifier. Its list price is $3,500 and used less than $2,000. This unit sounds best when used with balanced inputs. See:http://www.ayre.com/ax7e.htm | |
| Luxman L-550A II or Accuphase E-202? I own the Luxman L-590ax integrated class A amplifier and it is excellent. The class A design makes the music sound very real to my ears. Yes, the class A amplifier runs warm (some people say hot) but is is not a problem as long as you keep it on ... | |
| amp repair in san francisco bay area ML 335 The Mark Levinson web site lists these ML repair centers. See link below:http://www.marklevinson.com/Info/Story/89One of center is located in Los Angeles. SEE:George Meyer A/V12418 Santa Monica BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90025(310) 820-1113georgemey... | |
| Linn Ikemi Repair The High End Audio Repair offers Linn non-warranty service. The Linn Repairs are done by Ben Jacoby to include turntables.Hear LLCBrooklyn, N.Y.Ph: (718) 377-8010http://www.highendaudiorepair.com/linn.htmlI have never used them and suggest you giv... | |
| Linn Ikemi Repair As per the Linn web site, the Linn Retailer in New York City is:INNOVATIVE AUDIO150 E 58th StreetNew YorkNY 10155Or, you can look here for other Linn retailers in other cities:http://www.linn.co.uk/find-a-shop | |
| shipping boxes for heavy electronics As noted above, you should see if you can buy a box from Parasound. Another option is to contact a packing company like the Box Stop. You should ask the Box Stop (or other similar company in your area) for their opinion on the best way to pack and... | |
| Is anyone familiar with the Ayre Dac?? I experimented once with the Ayre QB-9 USB DAC. At first, I was impressed with the way it sounded. I used the MAC Book Pro computer with 4 GB RAM and the 120GB solid state drive. I used the Seaport Free Agent Go Pro 500GB external hard drive to st... | |
| Took my Levinson amp in for repair I copied this info from the Mark Levinson web site for a list of their service partners:Service CentersWe take great pride in our Service Partners. Their experience and dedication make these professionals ideally suited to assist with our customer... | |
| Took my Levinson amp in for repair While all of the above posts are interesting, it seems the best course of action is to immediately take the amplifier to a Mark Levinson authorized repair shop. If it were me, I would rush my amplifier to the closest Levinson authorized repair sho... |