johnzm

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Looking to upgrade From my Odyssey Mono extremes
wow,this thread has taken an unexpected turn!I posted looking for odyssey amp comparisons to other amps in an under 5k price range and come back this morning to find people recommending me new speakers!That is fine, but I do believe that I want to... 
Looking to upgrade From my Odyssey Mono extremes
a dodd tube pre, CIA dac and dodd phono stage for source, and av123 LS6 for speakers.price range anything under 5k but i think these are also the "glass ceiling" mono extremes. so i would like something that can actually outperform my current amps. 
In search of the right SS integrated amp
i am not sure, but the best integrated i have heard so far would be a musical fidelity a5.5.i am not sure how it would stack up against some of the ones mentioned in this thread, which are obviously a great deal more expensive.good luck in your se... 
tube integrated amp recommendations?
I also have heard cayin amps and enjoy them all. i like the flexibility of most of the having pre-ins and the clean look and the quality remote with a bunch of functions. the insides of the cayin also are very nicely laid out point to point and cl... 
Modifications to integrated tube amp: experiences?
im sorry i have no idea anymore where i got my tubes from.you might want to surf google there are a few tube dealers that will warranty their tubes. 
Modifications to integrated tube amp: experiences?
Rhanechak,you might want to spend some time surfng the av123 forums, as there is a VERY large wealth of information on not only the mods people have done, but the tubes you will want to try in it.http://forums.av123.com/showthread.php?t=28771http:... 
Modifications to integrated tube amp: experiences?
i actually did some mods to my sp3. the unit out of the box has a very warm and enjoyable sound. i added .1 sonicap platinum bypass caps to the coupling capacitors on the power tubes, and on the pre tubes (12ax7 i believe) i replaced those with .1...