kotta
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| Are BFA Connectors sold anywhere in the US Look up "Arcam" in the manfacturer directory and this should take you to the US distributor, ASL Group. Give them a call. The BFA's they sold me a few years back were of high quality and they accepted 9/10 ga. bare wire w/ a screw used for securin... | |
| Options for Integrated amp? If you're considering using the RA-972 as a pre-amp you may want to match it w/a Rotel RB-990 amp. Many years ago when Iwas considering an amp change I talked to quite a few dealers and got the feeling that this was a great amp. One dealer, whom h... | |
| Anyone have problems with Arcam digital gear Let me confirm the statement the the people at ASL Group are great. My one dealing w/them left a very positive impression and I would not hesitate to do business w/them again. | |
| Why my system has detail but no body & warm vocal? Your system has bright spks, electronics and spk.wire/interconnects. First off I would change spk. wire/intercommects. Add after-market power cord to your Ra-972 if possible. Electrical outlet may be old and needs to be replaced. If these changes ... | |
| Speakers you regret selling I like Timo answer! Ditto...I regret giving equipmemt to "friends" and not getting paid what little I was asking! I do perhaps regret trading in an old pr. of Fisher XP-7's for some stupid spks. in the 70's. | |
| Need some advice....Please The Rotel 970 has a fixed cord, 5-yr. warranty, (Rotel quality) and I believe MC/MM selector. For $199. If you're looking for new this is alot for the $. Also there is the Projet for something like $129 new that would merit consideration but I'm n... | |
| Decent starter cables? For speaker cables I would start out with Kimber Kable's 4VS. I believe it's under $3 @ ft. Buy a good wire striper and terminate yourself and use no connectors. As far as interconnects go, I recommend Straightwire "Musically II/Chorus" and if you... | |
| budget amplification - what to get? Roc Doc. Did you buy your Marantz new/used? If you got a good $ on a new Marantz from an authorized dealer please send me an e-mail where you bought from. Thanks, Bill | |
| Starting out You seem to have a good sense of judgement. ARC/ Rogue/ Jadis need to be included as well. I personally have never heard any of these, but the CJ sure looks nice and I'm sure it has a nice/warm/mellow presentation which on the human voice must be ... | |
| what's my problem? First look at your electrical outlet. Replace if in doubt w/ a new one. (2) A good power cord to your Unico. DIY $40/Beldon 83802. (3) Replace interconnects/spk. wire. (4) Let equipment break/settle in. (5)Change tube/s in Unico.(6) Decide if spks... | |
| speaker stand question Get a 4-5" tall object and put them on your spk. stand. Place your spks. on top. See how they sound to YOUR ears. If they sound perfect, that's all that matters. I would think they will sound brighter and the bottom-end/midrange would not be as wa... | |
| Affordable intergrated with quality phono stage NAD 312, Arcam 9/Delta 290, Rotel RA-932, Rega. If you want to see a nice Luxman Int. amp (SQ 507x), check out e-bay. The older int. amps of the 70's and 80's were built like tanks and they all offered phono stages. Maybe you should look in that d... | |
| Best CD player under $500 used? Cal Icon MkII. Warm sounding and built like a tank. Upgrade power cord and you're in business. Others have favored the NAD CDP's. I hope the new models are better than the older models because of the two older ones I've owned I was not impressed w... | |
| nad 370 upgrade Of the dealers I have spoken with, I sense they heavily favor the Mistral int. amps as being the most musical ss for the $. The YBA is another that seems to garnish favorable opinions from the fine folks here on AudioGon. Good Luck in your quest! ... | |
| Integrated Preamp/Tuner? NAD Monitor Series 1600/1700. Owned the 1700 and enjoyed it very much. Nice simple remote. Tone controls w/variable turn-over points. Wonderful Bass-EQ switch. Rotary dial for tuning. Overall a very nice piece of equipment. |