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| Smoke on my power amp Thanks for all your replies.The fuses look OK.I'm thinking of selling it as it is, or getting it fixed. This amp is so heavy, and shipping is a nightmare. In the meanwhile, I have a spare AR amp and a Nakamichi Stasis amp, and will listen to the... | |
| Smoke on my power amp My bad. https://www.flickr.com/photos/186572523@N06/49415455691/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/186572523@N06/49415663367/in/dateposted-public/ I have not turned it on again since the smoke.I am trying to find which repair sho... | |
| Smoke on my power amp Well, I feel so stupid about what I had done.Anyway, I was trying different preamps, different IC cables, different speaker cables, and different sources (CD/SACD players and phono cartridges). While I was playing around, I got a bit sloppy.I woul... | |
| Smoke on my power amp I think what itsjustme said wasexactly what had happened. Feel so dumb. I am in Michigan, two hour north of Detroit. About a year ago I had it serviced in Chicago, drove five hours.I may try there again, or I might it send to Galbo Design. It woul... | |
| Should the power be off every time changing cables? Thanks for all advice.Normally I turn off all gears before changing any cables, but I am about to play around with different speaker cables and IC cables with different power amps and preamps, and found out that it is hard to compare the sonic dif... | |
| Sony UPB-X1000ES as a two channel stereo SACD player I bought Oppo 105D and Esoteric UZ-1, both used.Oppo does not sound noticeably better than my other players on my system.My system is Plinius power/pre amp and Harbeth compact 7 speakers.Esoteric indeed sound noticeably better. I guess now I can l... | |
| Sony UPB-X1000ES as a two channel stereo SACD player I’m not sure whether the Yamaha player would be noticeably better than Sony DVP-NS999ES on CD or SACD.If Sony 5400ES (the flagship player a while ago) or Oppo 150 (something that everybody regards high) would not sound noticeably better than any o... | |
| Sony UPB-X1000ES as a two channel stereo SACD player Thanks for your response.I am not a fan of Sony ES player. Actually, I am not biased toward any brand. I've had a few cheap ~ mid priced players (like NAD C 540, Marantz CD recorder DR700, Arcam FMJ CD23, Sony DVP-NS999ES).My problem is, I cannot ... | |
| Extravagant shipping charge Ok, let’s add $15.00 for (2) new boxes and $10.00 for packing material + any sales tax for your state. So retail $107.44 + $25.00 = $132.44 + tax if charged. While there are always cheaper ways to do things, not everyone would want to spend time ... | |
| Extravagant shipping charge OK.It sounds like the shipping can be as much as that (even though it is ridiculous to pay $150 for $150 worth item), and it’s up to me to accept it or not. Anyway, probably I should have asked for the exact shipping based on my location. Hope tho... | |
| Extravagant shipping charge The item is $150. So, the insurance will be just a few more dollars.I already contacted the seller that the shipping charge is much more than I expected. Waiting for a response. Thanks for your responses. | |
| Amps that can withstand my inwall speaker system Thanks for your suggestion.My in-wall speaker system is set up as to work with Niles 10, as seen here. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/111490/Niles-Msa-10a.html?page=5#manual Power amp's speaker out --> speaker-in to Niles --> 10 pairs o... | |
| Amps that can withstand my inwall speaker system Great.Thanks again. I'll definitely go for ParaSound ZoneMaster. | |
| Amps that can withstand my inwall speaker system Thanks for your reply.I might give a try with the ZoneMaster. But wouldn't it be working similar to Niles MSA-10? https://www.smarthome.com/niles-audio-msa-10a-speaker-selection-with-autoformer-impedance-matching-system.html | |
| Vacuum tubes: Radio tubes, TV tubes, Audio tubes Typically most of those tubes would mainly be of interest to antique radio collectors, while a relatively small fraction of them would be of the types that are still used in today’s audio components. OK. That's what I wanted to know about. Than... |