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Am i obliged to buy when seller refused at first..
Though there are two sides to this problem I can understand Veerapaneni’s position. It would seem that the seller, having sold his amp and knowing he declined the initial offer, should have not been vindictive. Sounds like a poor sport to me. I wo... 
Retired audiophile?
I relate with your thinking. I retired a few years ago and decided it was time to replace my system of 25 years. Took me 3+ years to get to where i am now and am happy with the new one. I take my time putting a system together and them focus on th... 
Refurbish a Dynaco St70
Thank you Kirkus for such a complete response. I am going to contact Ralph regarding getting this done and go with his suggestions. The 1st system I heard that got me into this hobby was: AR XA turntable, Dynaco PAS 3 & ST-70, AR3a speakers. C... 
How Do I set up a 2 Way system, for Movies/Music
I take it that you are going to move your system to the downstairs room and not getting a different system, am I correct on this? It seems then you simply use the analog outputs of the BDP and cable box into the AVR. I would set your system as it ... 
Refurbish a Dynaco St70
Thanks much Atmosphere! I will contact you regarding having your people do this. I believe it would be fun to play with and should I not find a place for it in a system and am sure I can find a AG member to enjoy it without much $$ loss. 
Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp?
Thanks for getting back to us. I really can’t provide better advice than that provided by Al’s post of 1/27. Only other consideration might be to consider the purchase of a DAC which would allow additional flexibility for other digital sources dow... 
How to split a signal to inlcude subwoofer?
Audioquest makes Y adaptors in various male/female configurations. One thought I had was that I am not sure of the impedance issues of driving a single pre output into two amplifiers however. Given the high input impedances of amps probably not a ... 
Refurbish a Dynaco St70
Thanks much! The responses are exactly in the form I was hoping for. Atmosphere, am I correct in thinking that you (your company) rebuilds them for others that supply the amp? 
Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp?
Rockenroller, where are you? You have initiated a good thread and have received much great advise and not responded with additional info in specifically helping you. Again what speakers and budget? 
How to split a signal to inlcude subwoofer?
If your sub has high level inputs you can wire it from the speaker binding post of the amp driving the speaker pair to which the sub is to be included. The very high input impedance of the sub will not draw power form the amp when wired this way. 
Refurbish a Dynaco St70
Thanks for the responses. I will check into enjoythemusic. I have considered that the cost might not be worth it on a strictly sonic basis. Such an historic amp and in such great shape thought it worth checking into. If is decide not to do anythin... 
Balance control. Discuss.
Opps! Should of said ‘could use one’. Hard to use one that you don’t have. 
Balance control. Discuss.
My pre doesn’t have a balance control. There are times when I would use it to correct for a recording’s image position within soundstage. 
Please help a rookie; 8-year-old laptop music serv
+1 Mapman. In the long run you will be most happy. Are you using the BDA-1? This is a great DAC however the usb input is there for convenience. I use a USB/SPDIF converter. 
What's the greatest bargain in DAC's these days?
I am wondering if any of the sub $1000 class DACs are any better than the M1, different maybe, but better? Especially when using a USB/SPDIF converter.