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need help my amp make noise
You need to go to the website Caryaudio.com and either email, or telephone the number provided to get a personal answer. It does not matter if you purchased new or used. I bought NOS amplifier which had a problem with hum, and after trouble shooti... 
Rotel, Luxman receivers and turners.
I had a Luxman R-117 receiver for 15 years until it gave up the ghost. If you can find one for $250-300 used, including shipping, it would provide great FM reception for you ( T-117 tuner is a classic) and reasonable mid-fi amplifier performance, ... 
Best Values and worst values in SS and tube amps ?
Three Aronov owners have already taken the time to point out their favorable experiences, but the fact that they may be enjoying "tight" bass, "clear" imaging, and lack of audible transformers does not erase the fact that Audiogon is the voice of ... 
Pwr cable suggestions
I have the Aronov LS-960I, and have been quite impressed by the Mapleshade double helix mk II Plus version power cord. My unit has your exact linestage built into an integrated amp. You are in a small Aronov club. The Aronov amplifiers are also qu... 
Best Values and worst values in SS and tube amps ?
I like the Aronov for its fair value in comparison to the other big names, but the fact that its performance is excellent to superior doesn't seem to be primary criterion to the member who initiated this discussion. The recent Aronov LS960I tube i... 
I'm Not Flexible
Mapleshade Clearview Double Helix Mark II power cord with Plus treatment. This one is flexible, but requires separation of its four (!) strands which would run in parallel from the power outlet to your component CD player. There are some unique, a... 
Passive intergrated Amps
To create your own passive integrated amp, attach EVS Ultimate attenuators to the amp input RCA jacks. These are $350 new; used price is less when rarely available on Audiogon. Tweakaudio.com has them for either tube or transistor amp and there is... 
Power Conditioning? What About Tripp Lite??
Peter, If you want to surprise yourself, omit power conditioning, and simply plug your power cords into Mapleshade Clearview Double Helix Power Strip,with "Plus treatment." This is what I do with my high resolution Big Boy system. As long as you d... 
Power Conditioning? What About Tripp Lite??
I have used for about ten years one of the power conditioners for my CD transport, DAC, Genesis digital lens, and SCE harmonic enhancer. The Aronov integrated amp goes separately into a different wall outlet via Mapleshade double helix mk 2 plus p... 
Need recommendation for a preamp.
If you are only listening to one source, such as CD's, then by attaching Electronic Visionary Systems (EVS) Ultimate Attenuators onto the amplifier input jacks you eliminate need for one interconnect from the now non-existent pre-amp to the amp, a... 
Clements audio speakers?
The classic Clements RT-7 is going to be re-introduced in updated form in Fall, 2003, according to Custom Audio of New York City. My own pair date from the late 1980's.Stupendous pitch accurate, deep bass from the transmission line variant bass de... 
Difference between active and passive preamps
If you are only going to listen to one sound source, such as CD's, the Electronic Visionary Systems Ultimate Attenuators from tweakaudio.com attach right onto the input RCA jacks of your amplifier for $350, new. For this ridiculous low price you c... 
Walker Audio- High Definition Links- anyone
There is part of the instruction sheet describing how to use one set of HDL's when a bi-wire speaker is used with a jumper, instead of true bi-wiring. Has anyone used this method and does it affect both woofer and tweeter, or just the tweeter wher... 
how does paypal work
A family member sold an item with payment received through Paypal. The buyer some weeks later made a bogus complaint about the item to Penpal. Before Paypal even contacted seller, Paypal refunded the previously received payment from seller's Paypa... 
How to wake up a sleeping Genesis Digital Lens?
Pressing the mode button in order to change the color of the led signal light did the trick. Thanks again to all who shared their knowledge of item and its designer(s.)