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| The most dynamic speaker you've heard... JBL metragon with Dukane Plasma Ionovacs, plasma tweeters. Not of this world dynamics. | |
| THE GREAT AC OUTLET SHOOTOUT. You may want to talk with vhAudio and speak with Chris, or someone you know who has access to a lot of these. He is familiar with many of the outlets mentioned here, and has auditioned many of those used here. His opinions and conclusions have thu... | |
| AC Outlets A good variety of plugs can be obtained from vh Audio. I would also ask Chris for advice. He is very familiar with the materials and the differences. I too am a skeptic, but the things of his I have tried, he has been accurate each time. Now, I li... | |
| What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear Ypsilon, bar none. Jallen | |
| companies that modify equipment...opinions I have had several friends who have had well known modders modify equipment, and they had to take it to a friend/electronics engineer to fix, and he said the work inside was worse than what he was doing in grade school. A 1500.00 mod, on a preamp ... | |
| Recommendations for Electronic Crossovers - HELP Another Marchand recommendation. I built 3 of them, (XM44) one for me, the other two for friends. They are easy to assemble, just follow the instructions. Jallen | |
| Audio Research Ref 250s for Magnepan 20.1s? Any tube amp with a board makes me nervous. The Carver is getting good press. They should be good. The asl hurricane are also very good. If you can tolerate a board, the manley 250 or 500 can get the job done. Audition is a must. Do try pass and b... | |
| What guage hook up wire would be the best? Vh audio is a great diy site. Their silver is around a 26awg with an easy to remove teflon foam. I am considering that for my quickie preamp wire upgrade. I like silver plated copper but in that size, removal of the teflon is difficult without wir... | |
| Legacy Focus SE ?????? Acoustic Zen Crescendo's The Legacy perform well with a good tube amp, and good source. They are very honest speakers, and if things upstream are not good, you will hear bottlenecks. Their bass, with the right amp, is stunning. Try with a Quicksilver Silver 88 or Pass Lab... | |
| Capacitor Size Depends entirely on the brand. More voltage spec usually means a bigger cap. Old vs. New is not the issue. Have a look at a V- Cap or a Mundhorf. Both anything but small, and current production. The small caps today that are good are Rel Theta or ... | |
| Help: Replacement Caps Advise F&t caps should do the trick. A good German lytic with a compact size. The Sprague are also good. They are directional. Wrong direction and they will blow. When removing the old ones, use a heat sink to protect other parts as heat can change t... | |
| Help: Replacement Caps Advise F&T from antique electronics for 100 uf 450v for less than 10.00 ea. Good caps and been around a long time. Jallen | |
| Here’s my $1750…just tell me what to buy.. Marantz multichannel amps have sounded good to me, certainly better than the Adcom, and good support. Rotel and NAD are both contenders as well. Check Audio Advisor as they are running specials. Magnolia carries Maramtz and they have a good AV pre... | |
| Legacy Sig SE ? The Vandersteen will be more forgiving and a bit warmer the legacy more dynamics and jump factor. Both are winners and Avalon has made great stuff for years. Me, I am a ribbon fan so that is where I would go but you need to decide on amplification... | |
| Capacitor question I second grannyrings opinion. My amp went from being boat anchor material to reference level playback. I have several friends with the same and some with different caps and we do comparisons. The v-caps are reference level to my ears and they have... |