joekapahulu
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| marantz pm8006 vs peahtree nova 150. I have a 8005. It is very good for about $1000 new. Detailed, slightly warm, amply powered, good remote, 3 yr warranty and Japan built with lots of Marantz Reference DNA in design and parts. The 8006 seems to be a refinement on this mode which wa... | |
| Acurus RL11 Mods There used to be a guy on the audiokarma site under Mondialfan (Kevin M) who did them. Also Ken Ealey, tho he seems to have disappeared. The Mondialfan guy also sold a kit on Ebay. I got the kit last year and had a local tech do the work on my RL1... | |
| TX audio stores in Austin or San Antonio? Thx for the responses. Looks like something should work. | |
| TX audio stores in Austin or San Antonio? Honolulu origin then Philly/Wilmington for holidays. Flew into few the drive down. | |
| Looking to get into tubes on the cheap You may want to checkout the new Outlaw Audio stereo receiver recently getting solid reviews in Stereophile and other pubs. It has high power, is stable with 4 ohm loads and has a good complement of inputs and capabilities and downstream flexibili... | |
| McIntosh MC152 vs MC162 Take a look at Audio Classics inventory of preowned Mac gear. Terry DeWick, who is a Mac repair guru also has a website linked from his that sells used gear Terry has checked out. I bought an mc250 from an Ebay seller, had Terry review and upgrade... | |
| Inherited 21 piece of vintage McIntosh and need help building a system You should definitely check out Audiokarma.org. The McIntosh forum is great with lots of helpful folks. Great resource for me 10 years ago when I got back into audio and got both a MA5100 and mc250 as well as other pieces. Terry DeWick is like Au... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp For the price point I would checkout Spearit Audio online based in MA. They are dealers in Conrad Johnson which are outstanding tube and SS products. The SPEARING owners is retiring and they have a lot of new and used gear for sale at good prices.... | |
| Experience with Parasound P5? Well, got sick (back) and ended up missing out on the P5 so I am still looking at a new used preamp. I remembered recently that one of the best experiences I had was with an older CJ PV4 tube preamp. It was the old CJ sound but still had some warm... | |
| Recommend Sony Amp Repair In Los Angeles I also used George Meyer 3-4 years ago to repair an out of warranty Cambridge Audio C740 cd player. They did a good job and it was a reasonable price. shipping was a killer since I live in HI but thats not due to them. Turnaround was quick and not... | |
| Experience with Parasound P5? Thx for all the input. I really like the sound of the amps I have and really want to see if I can improve this with a good pre. I used a Luminous audio passive for a while. It was good with the Mac but not the ATI. The Mac is really the main amp.A... | |
| Help selecting integrated amp for ls50 I run a Marantz PM8500 with my Kef R300 which are very similar to the ls50. Infect, the ls50s were the other speakers I auditioned side by side itch the R300 and the Marantz.The amp delivered nicely with both speakers. I went with the R300 due to ... | |
| How old of McIntosh SS stereo anp I run 2 amps both specced out by Terry DeWick when I got them, an MC250 which was recommended by Terry as very reliable. It was one of Macs 1st ss units and was designed and voiced like their MC275. I tried mine next to a 275 and it was very close... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k I live in HI where there are 2 dealers, neither of which is open most of the time. Since my in-laws live in DE I looked there and found Overture Audio, one of the best dealers in the US. They sell the full range of stuff from entry level to Devial... | |
| Used tube or hybrid pre-amp around $500 Y S Audio Symphonies. Very good and not well known. Reviews on net too. |