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Best person to align/modify a FM tuner?
Yes Jim...Joseph does a thorough cleaning and alignment with any of the upgrades. 
Best person to align/modify a FM tuner?
Last year, I had my Kenwood KT-8300 modified by Joseph Chow at Component Plus USA. He upgraded caps and resistors, upgraded the power supply, replaced internal wiring and installed an IEC connector to use an upgraded power cord and installed high ... 
Entry level phono stage
I have a Bellari VP129 in my office system. It's a steal in its price range and it's internal components are surprisingly good at this level. It has quite good resolution, better than average bass response and compliments my Oracle Paris with Grad... 
Cable isolators ???
I use cable isolators on both of my systems. They are used only to keep speaker cables and power cords off the carpet and route cables away from each other. Although they do not produce a dramatic improvement in sound, they do tend to slightly dee... 
Where are you from this Christmas..
A wonderful Christmas to everyone from sunny and warm Jacksonville, Florida !! 
Anyone Using XM or Sirius On Their System?
Hi Mitch...In my system, FM reigns as champion. I have Sirius radio set up in my main system. It sounds good, but due to the Sirius receiver being pretty much a "mid-fi" component, it's sonic performance is hindered. I own a vintage Kenwood 600T F... 
Power Cords
Ohhh yes they are worth it. I've experimented with power cords for a number of years. I have recently purchased a Poiema 3 power cord from Ridge Street Audio. I found this cord to have made the most significant improvement in sound reproduction of... 
Help me pick the right monitor
Thanks you so much guys...I really appreciate everyone's response so far. In checking out the Green Mountain website, I found a dealer fairly close to me. I will definately give them a visit. Tin cup...wow, what an incredible group of speakers the... 
cd stand
Thanks Gabbro...I just ordered several items from them after viewing your post. 
Bel Canto DAC2 vs. DAC1/1.1?
Hi Mshan...I have not compared the coax and optical connections. I use a Theta Pearl transport in this system. It only has coax connectors. To answer your second question, I would have to say no because my main system consists of an Accuphase DP-9... 
Bel Canto DAC2 vs. DAC1/1.1?
I have recently upgraded my DAC 1.1 to a 2.0. I've enjoyed the 1.1 for several years here in my office system. I must say however that I was VERY pleasantly surprised how much better the 2.0 sounded. The first thing I noticed was a blacker, quiete... 
Acousti Zen cables...
Hi David,I own both the WOW and Matrix Ref II's. These cables are excellent. Transparent, detailed and powerful yet equally refined and musical. They are one of todays great bargains in audio. There are better cables out there but very few and far... 
Opinions on Electrocompaniet Amps
I have a pair of the new AW220's currently in my system. They are only 4 months old but have been left on the entire time and have worked flawlessly. Your listening preferences will determine if you like the new products better than the old. The p... 
Talon Raven-C Owners please help
I too have a pair of Raven C's. I have them connected to Electrocompaniet 220 monoblocks. Talon Audio supplied EC with a modification package that significantly upgrades the 220's sound. I am using Acoustic Zen Satori for speaker cables since the ... 
Best used dac under $2000
The Electrocompaniet ECD-1 DAC is a 24/192 unit that produces an outstanding 3-D soundstage, deep, tight bass response and detail that you never knew existed. It will accept up to 4 inputs so you can use a variety of digital sources. The DAC also ...