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| Paranoid on Tube Amp Install Check the tubes and the fuse. Ensure you have stable AC as well.My tube amp blew a fuse because a faulty driver tube. I replaced the orginal fuse with upgraded HiFi fuses as well as new drivers and power tubes. | |
| McIntosh MCD500 vs Ayon CD-2 Not sure but does either player have an upgrade path via software through USB or shipping the unit back to the OEM?I do like the Ayon on paper I just have not been exposed to an audition. | |
| McIntosh MCD500 vs Ayon CD-2 Ayon does not have digital ins and digital outs so you can hook it up to your computer to play ripped CD files at CD quality. | |
| Harbeth vs Proac Brm1 what models are you considering in Harbeth and Proac? | |
| 802d for a 10x13 room, 8ft ceiling - am I nuts? Skip which Dali models did you audition?Good luck with your decision. | |
| 802d for a 10x13 room, 8ft ceiling - am I nuts? Visually the 802d are too much for your room...sonically you want the sound but not the footprint. Why not go for the 805 with DB1 or better yet two DB1s.Then focus on a better preamp. | |
| Need help identifying these cool speakers? Sorry guys but I had trouble with the HTML tag.If you want to see the image just go to http://www.head-fi.org/ and search on Moth Audio Cicada Speakers. | |
| Need help identifying these cool speakers? This was driving me crazy so I researched more images.The image shows a cherry wood veneer smilar to Charo Loudspeakers from Italy. But I think they do look like Moth Cicada's based on the Logo which is hard to see in the picture and the port desi... | |
| Why monoblocks? My main reason for monoblocks ($4000 each) is to improve midrange and bottom end from a small speaker. Single MC275 amp was used as my formative evaluation of speakers. But the audio dealer later inserted monoblocks (tubes of course) and the syste... | |
| Most improved last 10yrs: Speaker, amp, or pre? What about loudspeakers materials?Loudspeaker inclosure that use solid aluminum, composites, sandwiched woods and granite. Drivers made from ceramic, wood pulp, carbon fiber and diamonds. | |
| Clint Eastwood's HiFi ADVENT | |
| Which tube amp for McIntosh tube preamp C2200 Dude!!! MC275. No brainer. | |
| flat screen wall mount question Rush my wall mount tilts smoothly.If you bumped my plasma it may shake a little but most wall mounts provide locking mechanism to help secure the component. You may want the tilt function for better viewing experience instead of stationary mount w... | |
| REL high-level connection and McIntosh Autoformers Pretty standard G. Checkout the link below for diagram on page 13. That is how I have my REL connected.REL | |
| krell KSA 200S or 100S to drive mani 2's? The KSA-200S would be my choice. But I could live with the KSA 100 or Audio Research in the short term. I say this from experience and based on the type of music I prefer (Jazz/Electronic with some vocals sprinkled in) which is very fast and dynam... |