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| Jackson Browne CD's I agree with you entirely on the album and the recording quality. The cuts redone on his greatest hits CD are much better. I feel the same about my alltime favorite, Late for the Sky. It's a shame the recording quality was so poor. Jim | |
| Mac MA-6100 There's a swich on the back for 4 vs 8 ohms. As I recall, the specs for power output are the same (70 wpc). | |
| DNA-1 Rev. A or DNA-125 / 225?? The SMcaudio revisions are an in entirely league than the stock versions. I have Rev A DNA 1 and 0.5, and I can assure you the revisions catapult the fine McCormack DNA amps into a different league. I suggest that you check out the SMcAudio websit... | |
| Brickwall surge supressor/ conditioner FWIW, living in an area prone to lightning strikes, I use a BrickWall surge suppressor as the first line of defense, and an EquiTech 1.5Q connected to it. The combo is fabulous. BTW, I also have a number of other BrickWall units for the computer a... | |
| McCormack DNA .5? Do I need more power? I use a Rev A modded DNA .5 to drive Spendor 9/1 3-way speakers which have a 12" woofer. I think the speakers have an efficiency of 89 db SPL. Another consideration is the match of the amp with your preamp. The SMcAudio revisions make a sweet-soun... | |
| headphone amp setup question Many thanks for all of your great responses. Since I haven't recorded any cassettes in years, the tape loop option definitely seems the way to go. The head amp I'm thinking about has both in and out jacks, so I can just set it up in the chain. JimL | |
| Your favorite demo songs Hi Jeweltone: I keep going back to Ron Carter's "The Bass & I" for its excellent imaging, good bass and the fabulous percussion. The 2nd - 5th songs are great. I generally skip the first song. JimL | |
| Best Live Albums? Three more not listed thus far: Al Jarreau - Live in London Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive | |
| Comparing 3 Tubed Preamps. Impressions? Hi: Your search-set sounds kind of like the one I came up with about this time last year (and I too am located in an area where there aren't dealers nearby and was moving to tubes from a passive pre). To your list I'd also suggest adding the First... | |
| Equi=Tech 1.5Q, ExactPower 2000, Balanced Pwr Tech Hi Nathanu: I have the ET 1.5Q and think it's great. No problems whatsoever. Regards, JimL | |
| What qualifies a "low baller" I agree with much of what a number of you have said about low-ballers. That said, speaking only on behalf of me from the buyer's point of view (as that's all I know), I always look at a product I'm thinking of getting and ask myself what I'm willi... |