johnss
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| Build a new system around pair of Snell Alll's? I have two pairs of A3's. They can sound good with Tube or SS, but need a ton of power. I have tried 100 watt tube and SS amps, and they can sound nice, but just are not enough juice. And the best way to do it (tube or ss) is to vertically biamp t... | |
| Parasound A23 The adcom 5 series (535, 545, 555) all had similar sonic qualities. The brightness you mentioned can be easily corrected with some bypasses on teh main filters. contact me off line if interested. | |
| Revel Salon 2 Amplification Questions I would opt for a pair of JC1 mono blocks. Would be a good match for the revels. | |
| Parasound HCA-1200 II - What Is It? the 1200 mk2 is similar to the 1500. same power rating. The 1200 series was pre remote turn on, and pre new face plate change. would think you can get the 1200 to sound pretty good. Its old enough now though, that a complete re-cap may be of benefit. | |
| Mini Mac, Sonos and NAS HELP Rlwainwright is correct. stop ripping using a lossy format. And, HD space is cheap now, so buy a 2TB NAS and be done with it. The NAS works well with the Sonos systems. Wtih 2 TB of HD space, might as well rip as a WAV file to get all the data, a... | |
| Sumiko tonearm rewire use cardas wire. redoing the arm is a tedious process, so dont do it when you are tired. use the OE wires to pull the new wires through. I used sewing thread since it holds well but is still flexible. | |
| Mod 1200MkII or Buy Rega RP6? or MMF-7 Package performance wise the modded 1200 is the way to go | |
| RCA or XLR Between Digital Separates? really depends on the data stream that is being transported and the length of the cable. For CD's bit rate 16 bit / 44.1khz, and cable lengths under 6 feet, likely no difference.At the data stream rate is increased to 24 /96 or 24 /192 then you're... | |
| Tube Preamps easy fix for that. add some .1 bypass caps to your pre amp main filter caps. | |
| Preamp Suggestions to replace a CJ PV-12AL if yr going to step up from CJ, AI 3A, or CAT Signature are both good options.The PV12 starves the tubes. might want to take it to someone who really knows tubes; could be a whole lot of sonics waiting to be released. | |
| Krell KSA-200 Problems, Caps Etc. time for a recap, or at least meas for any AC voltage on the main PS caps.sounds like a bias setting is in order too.john | |
| What is the best Reel To Reel machine ever built? Atmasphere, is correct. the mastering machines benefit greatly from bypass caps and general parts upgrades. Have donr quite a few myself.What is not mentioned is the large leap in head technology that occurred at the peak of the analog mastering d... | |
| upgrade for less than $1k Rauliruegas is correct. re wire the arm, then get a better phono stage, or modify the current model you are using. Good sound is within reach. | |
| Binding post upgrade for Classe CAP-151? The binding posts will help, but yr focusing on wrong area. Look more into filter cap bypasses. will make a much larger improvement. | |
| Best Solder?? Rja, I would be careful with some of the "audiophile" solders. Some have pretty corrosive flux in them. IF you dont clean it all off, will eventually attack the joint. In one of our audio club meetings, we had one demo where we tried different so... |