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Recommendations for tube amp to replace Plinius
I have a pair of Focus 20/20 and use the EAR 534. It is 50 wpc and has rca/balanced inputs and also individual gain controls for each channel. It is a beautiful amp with a chrome front. It is also relatively maintenance free as tube amps go. It ca... 
Has anyone heard of this "Black Box"
I will sell this unit for 150. 
Bi amping with Tube and Solid State
Try it - I biamp my Legacy 20/20 Focus with tubes on top and SS on the bottom. Sounds good. If you do not like it than undo. 
Bi amping with Tube and Solid State
Possibly but you may encounter the unbalance if they do not have the same gain. One will outdo the other and throw the sound off. You may need a crossover which will allow adjustments to gain in each amp and some to different frequency adjustments... 
Floorstanders over Suspended Hardwood-Help Please
Place a cement stepping stone with washed rock top on the berber. They come in various sizes. You can spray paint them black so they look better and do not call great attention to themselves. They are very heavy as to sink into the carpet and form... 
Has anyone heard of this "Black Box"
The back box is no longer in my main system but was moved to my second system where it fits in pretty good. It could not beat out the Peavey Kosmos or the Ortho Spectrum AR 2000. Of couse these do cost more. The Peavey is 250 and the Ortho I bough... 
Do You Remember Your First Music Purchase?
Meet the Beatles and I'm A Fool Lp by Dino, Desi and Billy which has a great version of Like A Rolling Stone on it. 
Best Cartridge for VPI Aries orig + JMW 10.5 ?
I have the Sumiko Celebration in this same setup and enjoy it very much. I have tried the Ruby Silver and Clearaudio Virtuoso but prefer the sound of the Celebration. I still own all these cartridges and use them in a second system. I had the Grad... 
Floorstanding or bookshlf speakers?
Check out the Gershman Acoustic RX 20 Avant Gardes - floor standing with a small footprint and can bring a full range sound in your size room that you will love. The piano black finish is extremely attractive. I have a pair in my ofiice that is ab... 
Best acoustic -natural instruments CD's
Try the Wood and Steel I and II - acoustic guitar by various artists. Nice and extremely well recorded. 
Thoughts on Coda gear? Any Coda owners out there?
The Legacy amps are made by Coda. 
Transformer hum?
Take one of the devices to a friend's house that has good power and see if it hums there. If so your transformers may need attention. I suspect that these transformers make the noise even when in stand alone and not hooked to any other components. 
Transformer hum?
Try using cheater plugs on all units that hum. 
Booming bass from my B&W Nautilus
Where are your speakers located in the room. Against the wall, 3 or 4 feet into the room ? How big is your room? Sounds like a room correction problem. 
Preamp or CD Player for Best Sonic Improvement
I vote for the C2200 and later get a new Cd player than the 402 amp. Sell the 6900 to finance the amp. The 42 is a very good preamp - the 2200 is more natural sounding and IMHO will be an improvement.