jebsmith73

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Words From the Wise
If it sounds too good to be true, It's because you spent $$$$$on a bunch of Tefon caps. God bless Tefon. 
Pairing Aesthetix Calypso w/ Pass Labs or Plinius?
Jadem6,I did the Teflon mod myself.The power supply was also improvedwith much better diodes. 
Pairing Aesthetix Calypso w/ Pass Labs or Plinius?
My Aesthetix Calypso packed full of new Teflon caps , sounds just wonderful paired with Pass Labs " Rushmores" speakers with built in power amps. 
Pass Labs Aleph Question - balanced vs unbalanced?
My Xono sounds better single ended. 
ModWroght Capacitors
Oil caps might give some improvement in the power supply. Teflon caps in the signal path is the real deal. I just replaced ALL the yellow REL-Caps in my Aesthetix line stage with film/foil Teflon caps made by Solen . One word, WOW!!! 
Audio Aero Capitole MK 2 owners must read this
My audio aero was doing the same thing. Can you see if the disk tries to spin up? Do a power down,unplug the unit.Now power up the player and see if tries to read the disk. How soon do you get the no disc error? Does your owner manual tell you wha... 
Audio Aero Capitole MK 2 owners must read this
This player was dead when I bought it at a garage sale for $50.00 bucks. Hence no warranty . It did come with the shipping box and remote control. Found that the CDPro 2 drivefailed. Pro music jute boxs run the same CDPro 2 drives. Cost me $295 sh... 
Audio Aero Capitole MK 2 owners must read this
Unclejeff, I sent you a email . Sam 
The Best Midrange in the World Right Now
Rushmore speakers by Pass Labs. The best midrange for me in the world right now. 
Pass XA160 for 8ohm, 89db speakers?
Pass Lab Rushmore speakers have built in power amps. I found the XA160's to be the best sounding for my Dali MS 5 speakers. The Dali's bass was the most natural sounding with the XA amp, very good control. I too don't listen to my music very loud.... 
Pass XA160 for 8ohm, 89db speakers?
Tboooe, I owned X250.5, X350.5 , XA160 mono blocks. You will be very happy with XA160's . They start sounding real smooth and lush after about 2 to 3 hours, longer the better! I just bought a pair of Rushmore speakers, made by Pass Labs. Built in ... 
Pass XA160 for 8ohm, 89db speakers?
You will enjoy the XA160's lush sweet sound much more over any of the Pass X power amps. They do run a bit hot and give off a lot of heat! 
What's your speaker IQ, and the best speaker?
The Best speaker for the money in my book is the Rushmores by Pass Labs. I should know, I have a pair sitting in my living room! 
Advice on popping noise from Audio Aero Prestige
Change out the tubes, bet that fixes it. 
Ground loop, cheater plugs, power cords, many ques
Just take off the bare ground wire feeding duplex plug ,tape or cap off.