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| Still lost on my pre amp, can anyone help? What kid of cables are you using? Upgrading cables can make a huge difference (IMO).The Bryston 4BST (Lexicon 225) is a good amp, I have one I used for years, it now is a spare.There are many great pre-amp with bypass out ther, what is your budget... | |
| Mark Levinson n°39 or dedicated DAC? Greetings,I have a ML39 and it sounds pretty good to my ears. got some GREAT reviews when it came out. I gave up on ML when my beloved ML20.6's died and could not be repaired, they were at the Service Bench for 14 months and they could not fix the... | |
| Used Spectral Gear Make sure that the seller used only MIT Spectral cables. It has been told to me that other types of cables will damage the unit. It is also in the Spectral owners manual about the cables to use.They should only be repaired by Spectral or the warre... | |
| Power On First/Off Last Device? The Adcom ACE-515? (not sure on model #) has 2 circuits with a time delay for turn on and off. Got some good reviews when it first came out.Not sure if it is still in production.Have seen used one's for sale here on Audiogon.Or you could use (2) p... | |
| B&W 803D or 804D with ML 335 Your ML 335 should have no problem driving either speaker. As to which speaker to get, if you can afford the 803D's I would suggest that you go for it.I have made several mistakes in this hobby over the past 45 years, buying something less than wh... | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? Greetings,I have had an FM tuner in my system for the last 43 years.When I lived in Denver we had some very good radio stations, that gave me the oppotunity to listen to new music. The Boulder station was very good.I now live in Anchorage Alaska a... | |
| Cables that cost more than good loudspeakers Greetings,Speaker cables and interconnect cables are the last chain in the system. One of the most important part of the audio system.I totally agree with what Elizabeth stated in her response above. Very well put.I wish high end cables were less ... | |
| Phono Preamp Recommendations Greetings,I just recently purchase a Parasound JC 3 Phono Pre-Amp.Very happy with my purchase.It got some very good review in Sterophile a few issues ago. Glad I made the purchase.It is driving my very low output Denon DLS1 (0.15mv) very well. For... | |
| phono amp? Greetings,If you have the ground wire from your cartridge grounded at the phono pre-amp, try removing itRespectfully,Joe Nies | |
| Help ML 380s Owners. Volume knob Quit Working Greetings,I had the same problem with my ML 380. I sent it to the Service Bench and they replaced the volume control card. It works fine now. I think this a common problem with the ML pre-amps.The Serivce Bench charged about $1200.00 to fix it, bu... | |
| Best transformer for MC Denon 103R I'm using a Denon AU-S1 stepup for my Denon DL-S1 cartridge. Seems to work well and it iS designed by Denon for their cartridges.There are many great stepup xfmr's out there. Your choices are only limited by one's budget.Joe Nies | |
| levinson 380 pre-amp help, help, help I had the same problem with my ML 380. I have sent it off to the Service Bench in MA. to be re-furbished. When I talked to them about the problem they gave me the impression that it was a software problem. I'm also have the unit upgraded with new ... | |
| Denon DL304 versus Denon DL-S1 I have not done a comparision of the two but I have been using the Denon Dl-S1 for the last 6 years. I'm on my second DL-S1. It is Denon's top of the line cartridge.I have been very happy with it. It sounds better than the Carnige I that I was usi... | |
| At a Levinson crossroads .... need advice. I called Levinson about repairs and they told me that the only shop that they could recommed to be to fix my ML 20.6 was the "The Service Bench" in Norwood MA. 02062 (781-769-4337) I gave them a call and they were very helpfull. A lot of people wh... | |
| Preamps with HT pass through? My Levinson 380 pre has this function.Enjoy the music.joe |