michaela

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Should I Upgrade My Krells
We own similar equipment. I have Beethovens with a Cary 303/100. Although I run a tube amp and preamp, I've found that placement and room interaction is critical. Don't spend money on changing amps yet before doing some homework in placement. Diff... 
Did B&K make a three ch. 105w amp
Yes, it was the B&K ST-1430 I believe. I have the Mk II version which increased it to 125w per channel.Mike. 
Used Pre-amp with HT pass-thru
I'll third the recommendation for the Sonic Frontiers Line 1. It's a fantastic preamp and for the prices you can pick one up for, it's almost a steal for all that you get.Good luck! Mike. 
ARC LS 25MKl vs LS 25MKll....?????
Hi Rick.You should also throw the LS5 MkIII in the mix. To alot of people's ears, mine including, The LS5 MkIII betters the REF1 and although I haven't as yet heard the LS25 MkII, imagine it may be better also. Prior to the introduction of the REF... 
Vienna Speakers: Compared to other Hi-end spks?
Hi all. I'd like to go slightly off topic. I also own a pair of Beethovens but have been considering ESLs. I can get a great deal on a pair of Martin Logan Aeon's. I'm wondering if the ML's would be a set down and if anybody has ever compared the ... 
Need an advice about phono cable. RCA-RCA
I'm certainly no where near as knowledageable as the others here, so I'll only chime in to add that when I received my new mmf-7, the cable was defective. I replaced it with a different cable and everything worked fine. Just a suggestion to try a ... 
Is a Denon DVD-5000 worth buying ?
I'll chime in on the side of skipping it. I had one that was sent back for repairs twice also, like prpixel, and it still didn't work. By the time I got around to addressing the issue again, it was out of warranty and just not worth fixing.Good lu... 
Dirt on my stylus.....what to do?
Here'a a current ebay auction link for the extremephono.com cleaner:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1387169543 
who repairs sonic frontiers?
Hi all. Count me in one how great the Line 1 is (especially for the price one can pick one up for on the used market). I really believe they are an steal at $900-$1000. I've found that Cardas Golden Reference cables matched with a Pair of Ediswans... 
who repairs sonic frontiers?
With Sonic frontiers during repairs, I would highly recommend a Sonic Frontiers Line 1 preamp. It would be a perfect match for the power 1 and for the prices they are selling for, it's an incredible bargain. Good Luck, Mike. 
Sonus faber spkrs- any comments?I
South43, Although the concertinos are very good speakers, the set-up at Tweeter could not have been the best to properly audition the VA Beethovens. To say that the Beethovens cannot come close to the Concertinos tells me that the Beethovens must ... 
Any inexpensive quality XLR cables?
Also take a look at Analysis Plus copper oval-in, a good cable for not a lot of money. Good Luck, Mike. 
Headphone Amps
i just picked up a Grado RA-1 headpone amp from a fellow audiogoner and haven't really used any others but this sounds very good with my Senn HD-600s. It's a battery powered unit, fairly small, and as such it's portable, which should come in very ... 
preamp w/ cinema bypass / SSP loop for about 1k
I'll second the Sonic Frontiers Line 1. This will integrate easily into a home theater set-up and then serve as an outstanding 2 channel preamp. The line 1 gets alot of negative reviews from some, but only because it's so neutral. Some were lookin... 
Best Remote $1,250 used preamp?
I'm going to second the vote for the Sonic Frontiers Line 1. Matched with cardas cables and some NOS tubes, it'll give you a nice warmer sound that at the same time, puts forth tons of detail. It has all the features that you could want and has a ...