islandmandan
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| Tempo Electric 4N Silver Speaker Cables Cal, I've been using the Tempo Electric Big Twist 12 gauge solid core silver speaker cable for around five years now. I love how they sound on my Tannoy HPD 315's. I was able to buy two pair of identical twelve foot long cables back then for $1600... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? I agree with the Modwright suggestion. Not long ago, I bought a SWL 9.0 SE Line Stage that Dan had repaired with a new upgraded power supply, tube board, and MWI caps (with remote) for $1400. The result was a startlingly improvement in sound quali... | |
| Need a good preamp w remote I bought a factory rebuilt SWL 9.0 Line Stage from Dan Wright, with upgraded power supply, new tube board, and new MWS caps, and yes, it does have remote volume control.It sounds incredibly good, and for $1400, was a bargain. Give him a call.Regar... | |
| Recommended S.S. amp type for TANNOY 15'' speakers First, let me say I don't have 15" Tannoys, but 12" HPD's. I don't think that makes any difference when determining what amp works well. I have used an Aragon 3002 (300 Wpc), Pass Labs M2, and now Class D Audio 254 w/upgraded power supply, two mod... | |
| Through unfortunate circumstances........ Damn, I pressed the wrong button on my computer. DAC 1 PRE is what I wanted to say. It was $500, and on the old side, but it sure sounds great.Best of luck, regards,Dan | |
| Through unfortunate circumstances........ As for a DAC, I bought a Benchmark DAC 1 P | |
| Excellent sounding cd/sacd players on the used market. Arcam DV 139 | |
| Help me with a speaker cable build, Ideas? Go to Tempo Electric site. They sell cable, insulation, etc. I bought two pair of Big Twist 12 gauge solid core silver in Teflon tubing, and love them. They sound great.Retired old heavy equipment operator,Dan | |
| HiFi tube equipment repair technician in the Seattle area Jim, you are right regarding Randy Vikan, he's done some work for me on McIntosh, and also on Primare, though that wasn't tube gear. | |
| HiFi tube equipment repair technician in the Seattle area I have sent you a PM. | |
| HiFi tube equipment repair technician in the Seattle area I've been having Paul Birkeland, designer from Bottlehead tube kits, do all my work for me. He's worked on a SET 300B amp, on which he adjusted the filament voltage to better match my EML XLS 300B tubes, and also replaced a couple of bad caps. He ... | |
| Bazaar buzz If you have interconnects hooked only into the amp, and not into your (or any), preamp, your amp will hum, as it is picking up RFI. You need to plug the interconnects into the amp and preamp to avoid this. | |
| Pre-Amp Suggestions Both my universal DVD player and my pre-pro went bad close together in time. I couldn't afford new, so I found an Arcam DV 139 player, and an Arcam AV 9 pre-pro for around $700 each. They have been doing a stellar job for months now, and are on a ... | |
| Hum mystery - Crown K2 amp driving passive subs Montaldo, I sympathize with you. Ground loops and other of their types of issues are such a PITA. I have a Crown XTi 2002 that I run in bridged mode to a 15" Tannoy passive sub, with no issues.I agree with the cheater plug. You might want to look ... | |
| Best tonerarm match for Acutex M320 III STR cartridge Hello to the good folks that have posted to my tonearm/cartridge thread. I am now on a mystery quest, as I haven't been able to repeat the conditions that caused the feedback to occur. I have tried with the subwoofer on and off with both my tube a... |