jl35

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Pass labs upgrade path
I was very happy with upgrade from XP20 to XP22, and X250.5 to X250.8...did not upgrade both at same time, but rest of system was same during both upgrades...have not heard the X350 series or the XP30...there also seem to be many who find the X250... 
No mention of LRS / LRS+ on Magnepan website???
you can order them by calling Magnepan  
New! Cerious Technologies Lumniscate cables
I’ve had mine over a month...great out of the box, then the one week settling in time, a few hundred hours playing time and were sounding even more great...casual guess is that after a few weeks and a few hundred hours they were mostly burned-in, ... 
No mention of LRS / LRS+ on Magnepan website???
my LRS+ arrived today...spoke to Magnepan this morning, and the upgrade stands are not finalized, and will not be available for some months...  
Sansui AU-717
every vintage piece I've had that sounded good, sounded better after a quality refurbishing...can't imagine all those 45 year old caps are in top shape...and like the oil change/spark plug analogy, if a cap goes, it may not go gently...so I would ... 
sub connection via high level output -> sound quality
barely any power or current goes to a powered sub with this connection...many prefer using the speaker outputs for powered subs even if their preamp has sub output connectors...  
No mention of LRS / LRS+ on Magnepan website???
The LRS+ is now shipping  
Any love for the Belles Aria or other recent Belles amplifier?
very curious about Belles Dual Mono Signature Integrated vs Belles Aria mono block amps and Aria preamp - similar price I believe...I had the original Aria Integrated and friend has the mono blocks, both are awesome...  
This place is getting sloooooooweeeerrr......
Last few days getting worse. Essentially unusable tonight. Been good for a few months   
Denafrips Ares ii
I leave mine on all the time, the lights are so small, can barely tell they are on...  
New! Cerious Technologies Lumniscate cables
Yes curiousjim , I see cardas speaker cables at $10,000 and Audioquest for more. I just checked Upscale Audio. 8 foot pair of AQ Firebird Zero is $15,500, Dragon Zero is $27,500 an 8 foot pair ... and I do fairly closely remember the price list po... 
New! Cerious Technologies Lumniscate cables
get on yahoo or google search, lots of great pictures...  
New! Cerious Technologies Lumniscate cables
way less than top of line Cardas also...  
New! Cerious Technologies Lumniscate cables
curiousjim, they are way less expensive than top of the line Audioquest...at least according to Upscale Audio and Cable Co website prices...  
New! Cerious Technologies Lumniscate cables
roxy54, Audiogon deleted the last  thread after the price list was posted...