kevziek
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| For all that contribute to this forum Hat's off to you, Jvia. I also want to thank the many people who share their wealth of experience and knowledge with us all. It is amazing how highly intelligent and insightful many Audiogoners are. And I applaud those seasoned veterans of this si... | |
| Happy Holidays to ALL Welcome back, Angela! Although I haven't had direct contact with you, I do remember your name as familiar in the threads. A nice gesture, and please accept the same in return. And the same to our fellow Audiogoners who add something to my life, an... | |
| Is Sonic Frontier Power 3 worth buying & keeping? The Power 3's are available cheap on the used market. I have seen a number for $3500 the pair, which is a third of list price. If you need the power, the Power 3 is a better buy than the Power 2.The general consensus is that these amps have a more... | |
| To turn off or not to turn off If you have tube equipment, don't even think of leaving it on all the time. Contrary to what some audiophiles say on this site, even leaving a tube preamp in standby mode is using up valueable tube life. Audio Research states, "2000 hours of tube ... | |
| Any help on Threshold s550e amp? Jdh, I would compare the Threshold to the Mac 352, because the Mac is a very good amp with a large soundstage, good bass, nice body to instruments, a little soft on top. I'd be interested in your impressions of the two amps. If the Threshold compa... | |
| Any help on Threshold s550e amp? I listened to an S-500 upgraded to a 550e, and found it to have a dead, airless, lifeless sound, especially the high end. Perhaps this unit was not representative, I don't know, because the S550e certainly had high ratings.The heat sinks were very... | |
| Original Packaging, you gotta have it. UPS is one of the worst run companies around. I had brand new speakers shipped to me with ALL of the box corners crushed, tattered and worn, holes poked in the boxes. UPS tells me, "Boxes are intended for one-time shipment and we do not pay for bo... | |
| Is a Harmon Kardon 825 and 870 worth selling? I would guess the preamp, $100 max., the amp, $200 max. Perhaps someone with Blue Book prices will answer this thread. Or, you can call your local audio retailer, who can look these up. Keep in mind that there are 3 tiers of prices: Retail Used, W... | |
| CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed? Responding to Lpim, read review on CA-200, Stereophile, Feb. 97 by Martin Colloms. He used many top-notch products with it & amps to compare it to. His final analysis was that he was not totally knocked out by the Classe. He heard a sheen or e... | |
| CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed? In response to 'Pops', it sounds like you are venting anger at Martin Collom's review, rather than basing this on facts. I don't see what you are basing your belief on that he "reviewed this as out of punishment". He has certainly proven himself t... | |
| CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed? Martin Colloms, respected British reviewer, reviewed the Classe CA-200 in Stereophile, Feb. 97. He said the amp had a audible sheen or emphasis in the treble, adding a breathiness to vocals. He also said that pace, rhythm, dynamics and listener in... | |
| Why so many Flaky Buyers? Lots of thoughtful responses, but I'm sorry I don't agree with the many excuses some have given. Comparing selling used high-end equipment with selling new cars is hardly a valid comparison. Neither is the implication that since you are the buyer,... | |
| Does anyone ever retube Sonic Frontier preamp. SFL2? There are two small bias trim pots next to each of the two banks of tubes; however, do not touch them unless you have a voltmeter and have the instructions from Sonic Frontiers that they will fax to you. If you order the matched sets from Sonic Fr... | |
| How come no one talks of sansui? I owned the Sansui AU919. That was the top of the heap -- even had special oval capacitors, and compartments for the different sections. You never hardly saw one of these -- mostly the AU717. There was also an AU818 - kind of inbetween. I wish I n... | |
| Is the "ST" AT T optical digital connection dead? Although I have not had experience with ST, the general consensus in the past few years is that AES/EBU and coaxial sound better than ST, with better cables. ST has been criticized for the diameter being too large, thus allowing the data to 'bounc... |