johnto
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| Magnepan 3.7i amp pairing You can’t go wrong with Pass. I using a 250.8 with my 3.7i magnificent sound. This pairing won a best of show about 5 years ago. You should be able to find one gently used and a good pre in your price range. I’m using 2 subs with my Maggie’s with... | |
| Digital LP’s It's just a ripoff by the record companies as folks will pay double the CD price for an LP. When the Beatles set came out my friends and I compared and couldn't really hear any difference. Since then any of the new remasters I've wanted I've only ... | |
| Great song by the Clash The London calling LP is classic including the cover. I always enjoyed Charlie Don't Surf from Sandinista. | |
| Coda #8, Pass XA25, or Schiit Tyr to replace PS Audio M700 Congratulations on your new amplifier as a fellow Pass owner I think you made the right decision and will have many hours of listening pleasure with it. | |
| Speaker cable options, Audioquest, Black Cat and Canare I’m using 17’ Canare 4s11 on my Maggie’s and it sounds great, bananas into speaker, bare on the amp end. Happy listening John | |
| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. I could also add Faces Long Player Rod Stewart Gasoline Alley Pete Townsend Ronnie Lane Rough Mix | |
| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. Jethro Tull This was Ten Years After a Space in Time Santana (any of the first 3) Led Zeppelin (any of the first 3) Cream Disraeli Gears | |
| McIntosh MT5 or VPI Prime Scout turntable Besides a phono stage you may also try changing cartridges. What's your current cartridge. | |
| Record Store Day 2024? When records were reasonable I would go to purchase but now the prices are so high I only purchase used or in the case of things I really want have started buying the CD versions. | |
| VPI Scoutmaster to HRX I have a Scout with the 9" uni pivot arm never a problem no wabbling at all. It makes me wonder how many folks that criticize them have actually used them. Like you I get upgrade fever from time to time but would stay in the VPI family as I think ... | |
| The Absolute Sound posts a video about a new product development from Magnepan, but... Lots of good info but would like the videos more concise. | |
| Buying Used Speakers No problem buying used speakers or other equipment used, purchased Magnepan 1.7, 1.7i and 3.7i also Parasound, Pass, Ayer and VPI electronics as well as Soundsmith Cartridge everything has bern as advertised and worked fine. I couldn't afford the ... | |
| Solar Eclipse Music Grateful Dead - Dark Star | |
| Solar Eclipse Music Pink Floyd - Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun. | |
| can you help me narrow my speaker cables short list please? If you've happy with what you have why not just buy a jacket to slip over them. |