jasonbourne71

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I need a replacement preamp for a TV pre tuner and stereo system.
How do you define "musicality and fullness of tone"?  
Old SS amps
@bdp24: I have all three! My Bedini 25/25 still doesn’t work despite being sent to John Bedini (RIP) in Idaho three times. The Brown Electronics Lab (BEL) 1001 amp worked briefly after I acquired it from the original owner. He was a friend of Rich... 
Your first concert was to see who and when?
The Blues Magoos (I'm Never Going Back to Georgia) in the Spring of '69 at the Ekman Civic Center in Old Greenwich, CT. I was 17 and a high school junior.  
Phono pre amp
Schiit Mani 2 -  $160. Michael Fremer of The Tracking Angle likes it!  
Old SS amps
@dynacohum I have some Great American Sound (GAS) gear: two Sons of Ampzilla, a Grandson and a Thoebe preamp. One Son and the preamp need repair.  
Old SS amps
Also in present use is a Carver TFM-15cb that I bought fifteen years ago at my local Goodwill for $25. Working fine!  
Old SS amps
I have an Adcom GFA-1 and a Carver M400 cube amp in my collection yet to be tried out. Along with several tube amps of varying ages.  
Old SS amps
I have a 40-year old Sumo Andromeda 200wpc amp in 24/7 use for the last seven years. Designed by James Bongiorno of SAE, SWTP, GAS, Dynaco, SST fame. All original parts! Sounds fine! Bought it on eBay for $450.   
Klipsch and Capacitors
Leave the speakers alone. Some playing time to loosen up the drivers is all you need.  
Audio influencers on YouTube hiding comments from public view
I have had some  comments removed from certain audiophile You Tube sites.   
What artist did I heard on John Schaefer's New Sounds radio program?
I did! There was lots of music that sounded like that on New Sounds!  
MBL Insolvent
Companies like MBL make products that only the 1% can buy. I wouldn't shed a tear for them!  
Adding an extra 1ft to premium speaker cables
Audio neurosis! In the old days everyone used zip cord and nobody complained. Just add a foot or two of zip cord. Problem solved!  
HiFi Tuning Fuse Replacement Yamaha RN2000a
Boutique fuses are another way for the unscrupulous to extract money from you.  
Best way to dampen a micro-vibrating Printed Circuit Board inside an amp? Thanks!
A disease in search of a cure!