jeff2

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NAD Reliability
MY NAD 1600 TUNER / PREAMP IS 10 YEARS OLD AND STILL HAS IT'S ORIGNAL LIGHT BULBS AND THE KNOBS AND SWITCHES HAVE NEVER SEEN TUNER CLEANER. IT GETS USED 8-10 HOURS A DAY, EVERYDAY. J.B. 
XLR to RCA adaptor
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XLR to RCA adaptor
http://web.wt.net/~yiwai/p26. check this out. j.b 
Sunfire? ARC LS2? or LS5?
Do not look at an ls9. I just sent mine back to the store. This pre in my system had no bass, none, the mids just screamed at you, the high's where ok. My next try will be a conrad johnson pfr.I do not want the hassle of tubes as my system runs 10... 
Sunfire Amps
QUESTION 1: DO YOU LIKE THE SOUND? ICAN'T HELP WITH 1. QUESTION 2: DO THEY HOLD UP? YES MINE RUNS 8-12 HOURS A DAY.QUESTION 3 : SERVICE MINE BLEW OUT LEFT CHANNEL, BACK FROM SERVICE IN ONE WEEK, THAT WAS 6 MONTHS PAST. IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER QUESTION... 
Sunfire amp and speaker terminations
I USE DUAL BANANNA PLUGS THEY GO IN THE WHOLES IN THE END OF THE+/- TERMINAL ON THE AMP. THEY CAN BE FOUND AT RADIO SHACK. GO FOR THE GOLD ONES. HOPE THIS HELPS J.B. 
The best sounding FM Tuner is.....
I AM PUTTING MY VOTE IN FOR THE OLDER YAMAHA TUNERS, T85, T80, THEY REALLY LIVE UP TO WHAT THEY SAY ON THE FRONT, "NATURAL SOUND" I NEVER LISTENED TO FM BEFORE MY T85 TUNER BECAUSE IT WAS "JUST RADIO" NOW I CAN TELL WHERE THE DRUMMER HITS THE HIGH... 
Preamp/AM/FM Tuner with good AM
CARVER TX-11B BEST AM SOUND I HAVE LAYED EARS ON. AM STEREO TO. MID $200.OO PRICE RANGE. REGARDS J.B.