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| Harbeth - Compact 7 ES-2 used OR P3-ESR new ? I read your post and one line stuck out in my mind, "I don't want to excessively limit myself based on room dimensions." I personally have not heard these two spks. but I did own the P3-ES2's which I thought were very nice sounding spks. but overp... | |
| Kenwood KA8100 & KT7500 I bought the KA-7100/KT-7300 new in the 70's. First off, they built like tanks and I never had any sort of problem w/them. Numbers mean very little to me. It's how they sound w/the rest of your gear. I wouldn't worry about the capacitors if its so... | |
| Fix or buy new/used? I think I would fix the spks., but I would buy new/newer electronics considering the cost of repairing them. If you do decide to repair the spks., I would put new bidding posts on them. Superior Electric BP-30's from Allied Electronics are superb ... | |
| best solid state integrated to match with B&W 685s The NAD seperates I mentioned would match perfectly cosmetically and functionally. My take on the Cambridge (if that what you're referring to. CA?) is that it sounds just fine, excellent value. Buy the NAD 372 if new really matters. (Warranty.) Yo... | |
| best solid state integrated to match with B&W 685s You could buy a new NAD C-372 for $699. The ones you mentioned would all be fine choices. Or go for seperates? You could put something together for a very reasonable price. Check out the used NAD C-272/C-162 listed today. I'd go for this pair or t... | |
| speakers to go with Musical Fidelity a5.5 amp I'm not familiar w/your amp, but if you want bass from a conventional box spk, thr first thing that came to my mind was JBL L40, L50, JBL Century 100 etc. Another good choice would be Dahlquist M-905's. (Used Vifa drivers I believe. Soft dome twee... | |
| Nad c-370: Right Channel drops out If you contact NAD they will refer you to an authorized repair center and they should charge around $50 for the estimate. (You would have to pay shipping though.) I wouldn't mess w/it unless you really know what you are doing. Have you tried clean... | |
| Power Cord CDP Termination Are you handy w/a dremel tool? Do you feel confident cuting out an opening for a chassis mount IEC plug using a grinding disk attachment? This will give the best sonic results but you have to know what you doing and have to be very careful. It doe... | |
| Newbie needs help? Rega makes very good products as well. Another possiblity would be Sumiko. | |
| which budget integrated amp Rotel, NAD or other The Brio 3 is a superb int. amp. Great phono stage. I've been extremely satisfied w/mine. (Slightly modified, upgraded the spk. binding posts, added Herbie's Audio Lab footers for vibration control and upgraded the powercord as well. Took it to th... | |
| Best used analog receiver under $150? My Marantz 2218 sounds excellent. I'm sure the other 22xx's sound just as nice. Ton's of other options as well. | |
| Looking for new monitors - $300-$600 budget I think one of the best spk. you can buy would be Tannoy. I own two prs. of Tannoy bookshelf spks. (Fusion 1 and the MX-1m.) Absolutely great sounding loudspeakers! Do NOT let the low price put you off. They sound way better than their price point... | |
| Good budget interconnects for arcam alpha 8? It is definately worth it! You will most diffently notice the improvement. I would look at older Tara Labs Prism 33's. Great IC. Buy a longer length of cable (say 2m) and make you're own cables. (You'd have to buy some IC connectors, Neutrik's for... | |
| how to modify my cdp to accept new power cord After you install the IEC, (you might consider making a template), solder your existing wire (from your board) to the IEC. Make suse you observe the correct polarity. You are finished. Not that difficult. Take your time and use a dremel tool. Besi... | |
| how to modify my cdp to accept new power cord Are you planning on changing out the existing fixed cord for a fixed cord of larger guage wire? Or are you thinking about installing an IEC chassis plug? Do you know the wire guage of the stock cord? I'm thinking it is 18ga. and I'm sure you can h... |