invictus005

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REL Storm III repair or sell for parts
Those are some of the best subwoofers ever made. Take a look at BK Electronics, they are the factory direct OEM manufacturer out of U.K. who made the REL ST (Strata, Storm, Stadium, etc.) line. BK makes the best subs in the world, IMO. XLS400 woul... 
Recommend an MC Cartridge for my TT15S1 and...
Must it be MC? My favorite cartridge of all time is the Ortofon 2M Black. It’s MM. And it’s a spiritual experience during each and every listening session.  
Pioneer PLX 1000 ancestry
What does Trump have to do with this? Is he responsible for Pioneer defrauding Technics? That would be news to me... If anyone’s interested in the SL-1200, just buy the SL-1200. Not only is it still in current production, but there are hundreds of... 
Pioneer PLX 1000 ancestry
Pioneer PLX1000 is theft, a cheap fraudulent Chinese knockoff. Hopefully it gets some serious tariffs soon. 
Parasound JC 3+ Phono Preamp Hum
With these further tests, it’s possible that an electrolytic capacitor is failing in JC3+’s power supply. My only concerns is that it usually happens in much older units and the hum is usually not a clean 60Hz tone, but rather a distorted buzz.  
Parasound JC 3+ Phono Preamp Hum
@ericsch Due to the fact that your other phono preamp also had a hum (at 50% volume instead of 25%), the JC3+’s previous owner did not have any issues, as well as many other pieces of evidence from the tests you just performed... My conclusion is ... 
Help me pick a phono, pre and cart
I’ve yet to hear a tube phono better solid state myself. Raul’s right about that, as far as I’m concerned. 
Focal sopra 3 better than scala utopia v2 I heard.
No, absolutely not  Magico isn’t better either. Scalia V2 Utopia is a fantastic speaker.  
SME IV, 309,used vs Origin LiveEncounter MK3cTonearm or Illustrious for J.A. Michell ORBE
SME is the best tonearm in the world. In my opinion of course. Get the most expensive model you can afford.  
Parasound JC 3+ Phono Preamp Hum
Troll reported. 
Parasound JC 3+ Phono Preamp Hum
@ericsch Getting closer. Short both inputs on the JC3+ again. Pull the JC3+ out and place it somewhere in front of the Cayin, or hold it in your hands if you have too. Use a spare RCA cable (not the pair that runs parallel to AC cords) and connect... 
Parasound JC 3+ Phono Preamp Hum
@ericsch One more thing. Disconnect the JC3+ from your Cayin, short the inputs on the Cayin and let us know if there’s a hum.For clarification, is this a clean tone 60Hz hum, or more of a 120Hz buzz? 
REL Subwoofer: Speakon or RCA?
Speakon sounds significantly better. 
speaker capacitors-----leave alone or does it open pandora's box ?
AudioCap Thetas are the best crossover capacitors in the world currently.  
Micro RX 5000 Renaissance?
Tariffs are not good enough. Every single clone or fake part should be banned, confiscated, and destroyed by customs. I don’t care how old the original is. I already have enough problems in dealing with these idiots and fake semiconductors, which ...