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Replacing caps in Audio Research, help
have you checked with the factory ?? 
Cable auditions - Hard Work?
would suggest you upgrade to after market power cords throughout the system.. they make a big difference.. it is really hard to audtition cables without going through the powercord upgrade thing (also forgot to metion suspending the cables)assumin... 
Marantz Player Question
the marantz should still be under warranty ( 3 years to original owner)...i heard the 12 was a pretty good sounding unit... i would hear the new one before committing... 
What Bryston says about power cord...
pc's make a difference..... i'll even go out on a limb and say just as much difference as interconnects/speaker cables in a high resolution system... 
Cardas vs Shunyata power cords question
i replaced my cardas golden pc's with the audience power cords... the cargas were very dark,slow, and fat bottom end..the audience pc's are pretty good and a steal at the price imo... 
Which is the best preamp for the BEL 1001 MKVs?
if you are looking at bat vk5.. may want to to look at a vk-30... similiar sonics and has rca's.. 
SF Grand Pianos/REL Storm III combo - help
how do you have the rel hooked up ? i really like the rel sub, but it sounds its best using the high level inputs.. the rca connection is less than optimali had really great results with a sonus fabers walls and a stata iii sub in my ht setup..( a... 
Help with B&W monoblock amps
from what i have heard they are still very, very desireable (kinda cool looking if i remember) 
Best SACD player under $1500?
the marantz is decent- slightly laid back sound and just okay in the bass..but extremely musical (redbook is pretty good too)the only drawback to most players is the quality control..my first marantz 8260 was replaced by my dealer after many times... 
Marantz SR8500 & JM Labs Chorus?
i have a 8400 with 5 pse studio v mono amps... from a preamp / processor standpoint it is pretty good for the price... the amp section...hummm...its a reciever.. 
Best small intro to tubes?
buy from a long term reliable mfg...like bat or arc.. 
Anyone talked to Dean from PSE?
spoke to dean today (9/30/05). in speaking with him (wont go into to much detail), this has been a trying year with trying circumstances(family, new house, and real life situations that can suck the life out of a ya ) and unfortunatly this have ha... 
NON OS DACS
are there any true balanced non os dac's ??? 
best 6922 for Sonic Frontiers Power 2 se.
the philips NOS are not a bad sounding tube,however they are microphonic (at least the ones i have tried.the amperex 7308 is one of my faves.... 
Does this preamp exist?
bat vk3i or if you can strech a little more, the vk30 with remote and phono