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marakanetz

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how do you pick your next music?
I'm just like Bongofury only in Jazz-Baltica mode. 
Jumpers for NAD C370
R U realy serious?Jumpers are only less than an inch long! 
Spendor S8e Amp Suggestions.
Consider Quicksilver M90 used if you can find it used. 
phono amp?
You might have gain that is too high for the cartridge you're using. The cartridge could be compared to microphone that picks up any kind of noise that could be mechanical, aerial movements, EMI etc... 
No sound in left channel on red LED on in 2ce's
More likely it's Belles amp needs 'left leg surgery' and that's where I would establish contact since your Vandys are working fine through the right channel. Did you try to swap preamp channels? 
need to down size to monitors
I think in your budget Totem Mani2 is the winner. 
Is this Foolish?
Lyra Titan... The table/arm should be in $1500...2500 range than. 
McIntosh C46 makes distorting pops thru speakers
Do not turn off you preamp before poweramp is completely off and do not turn on your amp untill preamp is completely on with any components you use. 
Proac 1SC vs Totem Model 1 Sigs / The One
Price of Mani2 = 2xPrice of Model 1. 
How to power?
The mentioned "carvers voltage" is refered to Sunfire TGA and Sunfire is Carver's high-definition brand which is one of the most successfull in music and HT set ups. I personally use Sunfire SRA for music and still couldn't find unit that would co... 
How to power?
Biamp Sx1000 top/St1000 bottom for 2Ch mains/music giving 1kW/ch/8Ohms; ST500 for rears; TGA for surrounds no need to biamp neither surrounds or rears. 
The right amp to biamp with McIntosh MC275 Mk V?
The best way to biamp, I've learned is to go for active design i.e. using electronic crossover and removing/bypassing the built-in crossover.Otherwise you will jeopardise the dynamic headroom of your system.Another way has already been mentioned t... 
Anyone went back to using bare wires on speakers?
Used spades for a short while and figured that it's just a waste of money to have speaker wire terminated. I might implement adding speakon connectors and plugs once I feel that I'll need to plug and unplug speakers often. That's the only valuable... 
who makes auto biasing tube amps w/200 wpc
I don't think VTLs are auto-biased. Having an auto-bias is a great advantage for longer tube life so it's important! BAT is being converted to mono by reconnecting other channel tubes to the one channel path giving 4 tubes per channel as mono vers... 
Advice on a turntable for a clean midlevel system
2nd to Gyro SE/Technoarm. For the past years the used price and new price increased on Michell tables for obvious reason them being champions at the given price range.