mammothguy54
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| The peculiarities of a high value, low cost, amp I owned an Adcom GFA 555 ii for a number of years. It's rated at 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms. It is available on the used market for between $400 to $575. It delivers a ton of current and controls the speakers/drivers very effectively. B... | |
| Best Preamp round $8000 I recently bought a Balanced Audio Technology (BAT) VK-33 preamp. It certainly has the tube sound I was looking for and offers very straight forward feature set that is a pleasure to work with. My system has never sounded so good. Their power s... | |
| Power Conditioners---old electrics in my house. Audioquest Niagara 1200 is probably the best value in the industry. AC line noise is completely eliminated by this product. Music to background is an obvious improvement. Dynamics are improved. It's like an entirely new (and upgraded) componen... | |
| Power Conditioner: Isotek, Audioquest or other? Hello Coto37. I have a Powerquest 2 that I use for TV, router, etc. I bought it mainly for the quality of its surge protection but it adds value by having a dedicated connection for TV which provides excellent filtering for 4K picture quality. ... | |
| Help with cartridge Hello safarisound. Having your cartridge repaired is certainly OK. I would suggest that, if you do, to be sure and replace the cantilever and its suspension, not just having the old one re-tipped. Suspension materials break down over time and t... | |
| Speakers that sound great in terrible rooms Hi all. I'm new to Audiogon and have done more reading than writing. I tend to believe (would that qualify as IMO?) that a well designed speaker will perform well, more or less, in a wide variety of rooms. The better the room is for sound quali... | |
| How good is the Micro Seiki DDX-1000 Direct Drive turntable ? Regarding the lack of a dust cover, I have always draped a light, velvet cloth over the turntable when not in use. Dust is not a problem at all.Hope this helps you. | |
| What country builds the best audio equipment? Someone on this thread mentioned Accuphase. I had a serious stack of that product and totally regret that I sold it to my nephew about 25 years ago. I replaced it with Adcom. Good stuff, but not like my Accuphase. Anyway, there is a lot of gre... | |
| How good is the Micro Seiki DDX-1000 Direct Drive turntable ? Hello. I am new to Audiogon and this is my first post. I have owned the MS DDX-1000 since it came to market. I am the original owner of this turntable. I am seriously considering selling it. I see that billwojo had some interest in one of these... |