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| Castle Pembroke opinions The yew finish looks stunning! I might be inclined to buy a pr. for this reason alone! They are a very small floorstander. Not many chooses in this size other than Totem Arros. Had a pr. of the Avon's a few yrs back and the bass out of the 6" driv... | |
| headphone amp under $350 Jon can build you Meta-42 based Home headphone amp w/ your choose of components. Jon built one for me recently and I'm very impressed by the amp and the builder. (With an upgraded power supply my amp ran $228 w/shipping inc. However, the price wil... | |
| To repair or buy cheap? Quadraflex was a house brand of "Pacific Stereo" I believe.I do not know whom made the equipment. I personally would look something along the lines of a 70's SS receiver. I really like the Kenwood KR series of receivers. Pioneers were also very ni... | |
| What to add to my system for best sound? My advise would be to buy some better amplification and then see how things sound w/your spks and CDP. Cables are very important as well. Kimber Kable 4VS spk. wire is an excellent choice on a budget. I also like Straightwire's budget "Musicality ... | |
| Tuner choices? Help me please An "RS" series Yamaha tuner can be remote-controled if you you have a remote. (Bought a used TX-540 for $40 and its a nice tuner.) Also, consider the Marantz ST-6000/ST-59 if you must have a remote. Older non-remote tuners are a steal used and sou... | |
| Recommendations on mid-fi speakers Snell E/III's. One for sale right now here for $400 OBO in walnut. Beautiful sounding speaker. Easy load on amp. (A lot less than other spks on your list and I'd get these in a heartbeat, especially for the price, over any spk. on your list.) Othe... | |
| Any opinions on Vandersteen 2c with Jolida amps? I would highly recommend you check out the Kora "Explorer 90 SI" int. amp. I've owned a couple of Jolida's, but this Kora is the one to own. It has everything (sound quality wise) you're looking for. There was a used one here on AudiogoN for $400 ... | |
| Album which you have listened to most? In my High School days decades ago, I loved to listen to Cat Steven's "Foreigner Suite" song on the "Foreigner" album. Lately, started listening more and more to Dire Straits. | |
| Help with Kora Explorer There are two fuses between the heat sinks along w/ the fuse mentioned by Jgeyer. | |
| Help with Kora Explorer Possible causes. (1)Power switch on back not turned on.(2)Internal fuse blown. The Explorer has a "passive" pre-amp section. Tubes might be non-functional. Just opened mine up to tighten the bidding posts and funny don't recall seeing a fuse but a... | |
| Impedance mismatches between pre and amp do this? Moving equipment,IC's, spk.wires around will result in thin sound until things settle down and a certain warmth/fullness should return. How large of a room are these spks in? Most of the ss int. amps I've used w/my JM Lab spks. resulted in less th... | |
| Need fast help picking preamp before its too late Have you given any thought to a B&K PT-3? I believe they have been replaced by the PT-5. You should be able to get a new one for around $450 or less? (Retail $595) Another thought. Different spks! I've owned three JM Labs spks.(Chorus 705/707/... | |
| Is yamaha CT1010 tuner good? Meant to say the "Reflex" from www.ccrane.com is an antenna, not a tuner. Time for a tea! Bill | |
| Is yamaha CT1010 tuner good? I'm using Van den Hul 102b interconnects w/my tuner in my main system. I bought these from www.hificables.com They were very reasonably priced and shipping wasn't too bad. Nice interconnects w/good bass and a very smooth sound. On a budget, I woul... | |
| Is yamaha CT1010 tuner good? I think you should never prejudge a component w/o first trying in your system. It might turn out to be a magical combination. Older tuners are good way to spend little money and many will sound better than recently made tuners. I've recently compa... |