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reference 3a MM decapo ia or magnepan 1.7?
any thoughts decapo ia v. LSA 1 statements? imaging? filling medium sized living room? 
reference 3a MM decapo ia or magnepan 1.7?
Kenwood L09 mono ss amps, audio purist series late 70's. 300 watts ea@8 ohms - more at 4. MFA magus a-2 tube preamp by bruce moore & scott franklin. sao winn vintage strainguage phono cartridge, also new sumiko blackbird (bbird is a little for... 
alternative to maggies?
ty all for the suggestions. glory & hoopster win the prize for their ideas but i guess it's gonna come down to plastic bags. my only concern is being careful to not pull over & on or over & off the bags & damaging the ribbons. 
jolida of china v. jolida of maryland?
my cal audio cd player being down & having read the pro & user reviews, seen the front plate of the pro reviews, plus the info provided by jolida.net & lack of it from jolida.com, nor w/o the desire or ability to a/b several other play... 
jolida of china v. jolida of maryland?
ty for this info. i did look for info on this, but unsuccessful in finding much on the topic of the 2 different jolidas & what it means to a new buyer. 
Audioquest DBS vs Synergistic Research Tesla?
In a pre-amp to power amps set up would an AQ dbs interconnect work well with a SR tesla lE x4 set of speaker cables? would a cardas neutral reference or golden IC work well w/the SR active speaker cables? 
IC's amp-preamp & cd-preamp using Maggies?
starting to think if i don't wish to go to a newer cd player that would be best to either compliment speaker cables w/ic's of same company.all of your input has been welcome. 
speaker cables for maggies
curious as to the 8tc over the 12tc in this case? liked 8tcs in this setup in the past & figured 12's would be even more of what i liked? 
IC's amp-preamp & cd-preamp using Maggies?
or have any of you tried any audioquest dbs speaker cables? 
IC's amp-preamp & cd-preamp using Maggies?
good info from you all. was wondering if anyone out there has liked audioquest columbia dbs IC's w/maggies? 
Which low output MC cartridge
Simply get a HOMC. my new sumiko Blackbird sounds wonderful thru the phono section of my mfa! who needs a LOMC & the high cost of a true quality phono preamp? besides w/a HOMC you can still use the MM input for MM cartridges. sell your creek y... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
hello raul,just wondering a lot of the older mm cartridges you are reccomending have large frequency extremes compared to todays general 20-20khz cartridges. hopefully, this isn't the real reason to recco them (i know it isn't but some might get t... 
Preamp for Magnepan
tubed preamp: i like the spaciousness + quiet + phonostage of my mfa magus a-2. (it's for sale but if unsold i'll continue using it in my main setup another 20 years. i don't feel compelled to buy anything new, just testing the waters. it replaced... 
Preamp for Magnepan
tubes for air & spaciousness & silky sound, matched w/ss for quick transient response = one of those rare, but oh so worthwhile, good marriages. tubes give you a movie w/a story to tell, ss the dynamics you get from rapid special effect sc... 
Preamp for Magnepan
i have maggies & they have loved my c-j (tubed) & mfa (hybrid) preamps. i echo tubes for preamps & ss for poweramps.