jimmyblues
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| Battle of the "Davids"......Belles vs. Berning This author owned a Belles I amp and matching preamp in the 1980's that I lived happily with for nearly a decade. This gear was well built, good sounding, powerful, and affordable. I once had the opportunity to speak with David Belles when he was ... | |
| VAC PA60 Not sure about the PA60, but I recently read over an old Stereophile article on the PA90 in which the reviewer stated that he much preferred the Gold Lion KT-77's that he was using to the stock EL-34's that the PA90 was sold with.His review was th... | |
| Personal amp evolution Ah, this a great thread.My amplifier evolution began from an XAM Mk 3 integrated at at age 5.Since then:Harmon Kardon Citation 30Marantz 2230 receiverKenwood KA-8100Belles 1 amp and preampNaim NAC72/NAC32.5/Hicap/NAP110 -- later on NAP160, 250, &a... | |
| Difference between McIntosh MR65 and MR65B Yes I did know that Aaron was Bette's manager. He was a great man who exposed the Illuminati for what they were and how they have overrun our once great nation.Enjoy the music,Jimmyblues | |
| Difference between McIntosh MR65 and MR65B Sounds good .. just don't take any of those nearly worthless Federal Reserve Notes -- try to get some "gold" instead. ; )-- see Aaron Russo's America From Freedom To Fascism To learn more about what I am talking about -- the Federal Reserve System... | |
| Difference between McIntosh MR65 and MR65B The difference is in the multiplex unit. Unlike the MR-66 which had an outboard MPX unit, the MR-65 multiplex had an internal adaptor.The early version of the MR-65 was a monaural tuner that included a stereo mpx input on the tuner chassis; which ... | |
| What are the Best FM tuners? There are so many good tuners when properly aligned, with many subtle differences. And making a considerable investment in a tuner doesn't always mean that you will get better sound.If you live in an area where you receive many stations without re... | |
| Difference between McIntosh MR65 and MR65B The MR-65 had no MPX output for an outboard stereo decoder.The MR-65A was still monaural but included an mpx input on the top of its chassis to add the MA-5 stereo multiplex unit.The MR-65B included this MA-5 unit installed from new (it was known ... | |
| DCS or Chord 64 ROB WATTS also produced the DPA 50S Amp and Preamp combo, both now classics and somewhat difficult to find. They were Hi-Fi World founder Noel Keywood's reference amplifier for sometime, and he appeared to be very pleased with them, based on the t... | |
| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? I've never heard the Tandberg 3001A, but it appears to be almost visually identical to the 3011A that I bought a while back (with the exception of three extra buttons on the front of the unit and 8 gangs instead of 5).What I do wonder is where the... | |
| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? The Sansui 9900 is a beautiful looking tuner. If you take inflation into account in the modern day, the 9900 would probably cost you a few thou to replace.The TU-717 remains the real Sansui bargain though; a great sounding tuner which can be had f... | |
| Your Favorite Top 10 tuners all time NAD 402 -- tuner bargain of the year. I just saw an NAD 402 in mint condition (also with the burnt out backlight to its digital display - common problem with NAD products that have digital displays) sell for $12 on Ebay! Between this and the $12 t... | |
| Your Favorite Top 10 tuners all time The following is a list of tuners that I presently own, all of which I believe are worthy of consideration as some of the top tuners ever made:Revox B261 -- A behemoth of a tuner; beautifully built and great sounding -- the tuner website that did ... | |
| Classe DR-15 amplifier compared to Classe Dr-9 To the person who stated that the Classe DR-3 was the only pure class A amplifier designed by David Reich: David also designed the DR-2, DR-3B and DR-3 VHC (short for very high current 45 wpc pure class A amplifier). All are now highly collectible... | |
| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? I just purchased a Tandberg 3011A and think it's a great piece of gear. It's beautifully built and has a lush midrange reminscent of a well designed tube tuner.I've been comparing it to my also recently acquired Revox B 261, as well as a Marantz 1... |