immatthewj

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Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or?
Most of what I've read says that you gain 6 db in gain. Is that the only advantage or is that even an advantage?  I don't find the added gain when using the balanced circuit in & out to be an advantage at all.  As a matter of fact, I would ... 
Movie/film suggestions.
 his characters become him, whereas Rudd becomes the character. @grislybutter that is a pretty good synopsis.  In my opinion, there are some movies that Clooney has been in where that worked well (the Clooney character, that is) but there are a... 
check about tariffs before you buy something from abroad..not a political statement
I’m right, you’re wrong, very simple... @fpomposo  has been getting lessons in economics from his "Mexican Haircut Girl."  
A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks
@knownothing , thanks for clarifying. And I didn't take anything negative from the 12/10 river of denial comment.   And now that I see what you are getting at, yes, what I think I am going achieve  first is running my gear straight to the wall wit... 
Any piece of equipment you currently dream of ?
My reach is rather limited right now, so no.  But out of reach?  Plenty!  
Cary SLP 98 vs Benchmark LA4
A preowned SLP 98 may come up on their site.  
check about tariffs before you buy something from abroad..not a political statement
@grislybutter , well, at least we haven't ran out of toilet paper again!  (Yet.)   
Movie/film suggestions.
Speaking of George Clooney, I thought that The Ides Of March had a pretty quick moving and tight plot with some good acting by Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marissa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood. . . .  
Balanced vs RCA preamps
A word of caution. Just because there’s an XLR connection does not mean it is a truly balanced circuit. I’ve seen many implementations where it’s actually a single ended circuit transmitted via XLR connectors.  @jpan , if the manufacturer clear... 
LoFi
Well, like they always say, "That was then and this is now."    
Balanced vs RCA preamps
Another reason for RCA and fully balanced XLR outputs might be for subwoofers. If the two sets of output jacks (XLR and RCA, respectively) are in parallel- meaning they both output the same audio signal, they can be used for connection to multipl... 
Cary SLP 98 vs Benchmark LA4
I believe Cary is going to stop production of the SLP 98, this year. I have been watching used pieces mostly. I had not heard about the audition clause and warranty loss but it may well be. I'd been looking at a used one and a 30 day return polic... 
check about tariffs before you buy something from abroad..not a political statement
What you mean prices are going up and not down?  What’s up with that? I try to look on the bright side, @mapman ; I needed a reason to quit upgrading and I also wanted to cut out my consumption of eggs.    
check about tariffs before you buy something from abroad..not a political statement
Lol. Another closet liberal bitch session.  Buy American.    Oh wait, just looked at your system, your amps are Canadian and your CD player is Japanese. So  much for "buy American" LOL! Ha ha!  +10, @viridian !  
A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks
. . . staying off topic, @devinplombier , this all made me think of another movie I saw a while back ago, and I had to do a google because I forgot the name of it, but it was The Last Descent.  Anyway, it was apparently based on factual events tha...