jasonbourne52
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| POowerCord for For the McIntosh MA6900 BLE has a PC for $20.95 + $8 shipping. Why pay more? | |
| Looking For Established Person / Company That Repairs & Upgrades Amplifiers in the NY/NJ Audio Classics in Vestal, NY | |
| Thinking of trying "vintage" sound just for fun I have two Scott's that have been restored,/upgraded. A 233 and a 299. Low power but s good match with efficient speakers! They can drive my Quads well indeed! | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Strictly Personal - Captain Beefheart's take on the Blues! | |
| Best cost no object tube phono Shindo is the ne plus ultra of tube preamps! Ken Shindo has passed on but his son is carrying on the tradition! | |
| Rogue stereo 90 and what speakers? Tekton Double Impacts ($3000 shipped). A real winner among the crowded field of floor standers! And you can get them in many high gloss finishes - $1K extra! A used pair would be less, of course! | |
| When A Lightening Strike Blows Your Power Company’s Transformer Off Its Utility Pole ……… Sound advice vinyl _rules! | |
| Greatest Audiogon Audiophiles ever and the GOAT Geoffkait with an acerbic wit and 23,000+ posts is still the record holder! Geoff, we miss you! | |
| If you hopped into your time machine and brought back audio gear- what would it be? I'd go back to July 1991 and buy that second pair of KLH Nines being sold at HiFi Classics (Far Rockaway, NY). $500! I bought the first pair! Still have them in use! The best full-range electrostatic speaker! Developed by Roger West and Arthur Jan... | |
| Is it possible that tubes actually get better with age? Fewer cathode electrons = noise increase. | |
| Is it possible that tubes actually get better with age? No! All tubes slowly decline in SQ as cathode emissions decrease. Cathode coatings have a finite amount of electrons. | |
| Question on Chinese Tubes Shuguang KT-88-T (Nature series) JJ's made in Slovakia are an excellent alternative to Ch*nese and Russian tubes! | |
| Help: Anthem STR dac vs Bryston BDA-1 and others - sounds the same to me A DAC is NOT a computer! Hence NO programming! | |
| What 50wpc or higher amps have a totally different sound from Pass Labs, in a good way? A Sumo Polaris would be an interesting comparison to a Pass! Designed by James Bongiorno. 120 wpc A/B. His amps emphasised beauty over a stark, clinical sound! I have an Andromeda, along with two older Sons. | |
| Anyone heard Cornwall IVs with McIntosh tube gear? A First Watt F5 would be a good match power-wise! |