jmcgrogan2
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| Just Ordered New Speakers All of this retirement talk is making me jealous!I'm still about 8 years away.....sigh.Golden Ear may be out with a Statement model by then..... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... "At the risk of alienating anyone I will repeat for the umpty umpth time" that fuses are NOT part of the signal path and have zero…and I mean zero…effect on the signal when performing properly. Thanks so much for reassuring me. Your wisdom mean... | |
| Why pay so much for super high end? better put my hip-waders on....it's really getting deep in here now. ;^) | |
| Why Single-Ended? Your list will grow exponentially if you add components which are not fully differential. Some refer to this as "truly" balanced, meaning identical circuit topology for the + and - legs of both left and right channels.Many other manufacturers are ... | |
| Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try? No dimmers, LEDs, TVs on the same circuit. Disconnect any CATV hookup regardless, you may be surprised.I fought a ground loop hum for a month or so, and ignored the CATV line because it was on a different circuit. Turned out to be the culprit an... | |
| Do caps deteriorate with time even if an amp is not being used? Yes. A capacitors two worst enemies are age and lack of use. Caps rely a lot on memory, and require cycling (turning on/off) to keep their storage memory secure. Charge and discharge.Not cycling an amp for years can certainly shorten the lifespan ... | |
| ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably zephyr24069, your system is still awesome! +1 Larry! We all should be so unfortunate as to have to downsize to level that poor zephyr finds himself in! Hahaha!Those TAD's are nice zephyr! I'm sure that you are not suffering too badly. ;^)Cheers,... | |
| ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably David Elrod has always made fabulous cords. I wish I could afford his current offerings, but alas, he has out-priced my lifestyle.Nevertheless, enjoy the new cord!Zephyr, you replaced your Legacy speakers with the TAD's?How long ago? | |
| I'm considering replacing my passive preamp with a tubes. Is it worth it? The answer is "maybe". Some will tell you "yes", some will tell you "no".Since it's your money, the only opinion that really matters is your own. So you should just look for a tube preamp on the used market that is a good deal and try it yourself.... | |
| Domes & Ribbons Sharing I have an original pair of the Legacy Classic’s from 1985 that I have kept for all these years. Wow, must have been one of Bill’s first pairs. Wasn’t he calling them Legacy 1’s back then? I don’t think he changed the name to Legacy Classic until t... | |
| Agoners: Need Advice! Have 3K to spend on an Amp, what do I do with no way to audition? Plinius sa100 lll one available on Agon $2100 extra $900 buy HF reveal Cables.one of the best, I prefer this amp to all the amps above. Plinius makes some very good amps, no doubt. I was considering a SA-103 before I bought my Pass Labs XA-100... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters If a man is standing in the corner muttering to himself, do you engage him or walk away? You talking about that fella with the Tara Labs thread? | |
| Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers? Let Google work for you. Hifishark is a good website, as it searches various websites.Looking there now I see a LA-100 mk III listed for $1,600 and a LA-150 mk II listed for $3,450.Here, take a look: https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=Joule+Electr... | |
| Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers? Would love to get a Joule Electra... but $3k+! You can get a J-E preamp for much less than $3K, as brf mentions.Be patient, I see them pop up once a month or so.Also, as brf mentions, Rich Brkich of Signature Sound is a great contact for J-E. | |
| Good preamp with Merlin TSM speakers? CJ, Cary, or Joule Electra should offer you a little more "flesh on the bone". |