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| Power Cable for Levinson 390s - Suggeations I have been using the Cardas Golden Ref for the last couple of years on my ML39. I have been very happy with it over the stock cables.Some people like Cardas some don't. It has got some good reviews.Joe | |
| Questions about SUT's My MC SUT (Denon AU-S1) sounds better now that I have some hours on it. I also used the Cardas test album to help expidite the burn in process. I'm using different cables on mine but will get around to making them the same someday (the placebo eff... | |
| Where's the best spot to put my audio stand I have my racks on the back wall directly behind my listening chair, seems to sound fine. The only inconvience with this arrangement is I need to turn around to see the displays. My amps are by my speakers. Yes long interconnects.I'm thinking of m... | |
| What to do with old Sterophile/Absolute Sound Mags I like to keep them for reference information and they make great diffusers for my back wall. I have over 25 years of TAS, Sterophile alone. Since I can not always buy new to look up reviews of older equipment.Enjoy the music. | |
| Hafler Amp Mods Hello Vikiron,Musical Concepts has been around for 30+ years. They have had great reviews in the audio publication over all those years. They do specialize in Hafler, Adcom and more.I have not used them but I'm considering using them to modify my ... | |
| Adcom GFA 555 amp upgrades You might want to call Musical Concepts. They specialize in Adcom Mods plus more. Been around for many years and have gotten some very good reviews.Joe Nies | |
| OK I'm sold on interconnects, now speaker cable? Hello Michael,I had good luck running Kimber to my 801's for years. I then switched over to MIT-770 with good results.Synergistic makes cables for the B&W line of speaker. I have not owned them in my systems but have heard them many times with... | |
| 16K to Spend. Help me make the end all Upgrade. If you need to deal with the WAF maybe look at Avalon speakers. Great workmanship on the cabinets. If you get a chance, try to listen to a pair. Some people like the sound other do not but they look great. Can be power hungry, usually 4ohm. Look f... | |
| A Few Audio Truths I've Learned? Hello Eweedhome,You put a smile on my face reading what you have learned with this hobby of our's.Enjoy the music. Great letter. Great observations.Good music is good music, no matter if I'm listening to it on my $5K system or my $60k system.Respe... | |
| Opinions On Mark Levinson No. 36 DAC Repair Thank you Garebear for the input.Joe Nies | |
| Opinions On Mark Levinson No. 36 DAC Repair It is a shame that ML (Harmon)no longer services their equipment at the factor. They have (3) authorized repair centers around the USA, Calif, Tx, NY.I'm looking to have my ML 20.6's sent to HEAR (High end audio repair) or Musical Concepts to fix ... | |
| Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics? I tried the Greenlite pen on a few cd's that I thought sounded brittle. Mapleshade's Afterglow was one of them.It sounded better to me with the edges painted green. I problable will get another copy of it to make a better compairison.I do not as r... | |
| The best hifi magazine? I'm not sure about the best. I read as many publication as I can about our hobby. One publication can not cover all the great equipment that is out there in todays world.After seeing the above response I will start to get HiFi+ ASAP. Thanks for th... | |
| How much money on speaker cable? Good quality speaker cables can make a big difference. A good set of cables can make less expensive speakers sound very very good. A lesser quality cable will make very expensive speakers sound bad.Speaker cables are the last interface to your sys... | |
| Grounding the system Hello,We have 2 different grounding systems we are talking about. One is the power (AC) ground and then the chassis ground. Your AC grounds should go back to your AC panel or approved equal. Most AC grounds come from the transformer to your servic... |