mikie

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Entry level tube amp to try
Good Buddy, Do Your Research,and verify your particular Needs, because I have a Copland CTA 504,just Resting in storage, It Basically a CTA 505 with less Power, if this is Your Cup of Tea, Contact me and it can find a New Home. It was my Second Tu... 
Confused - what to buy DAC or CD player?
Check out the MUSE Two Plus, due to Your Budget Restrants, & eventually step up to the P1A Perpetual Technology Digital Engine & you will be in Heaven or Near about on the Cheap.. Check it Out.... For Your Ears OnlyMike 
Ariston Tunrtable
Great Table, Owned One Years ago, with a SME III Arm, Killer Combo, I sold table, minus the Arm & kept it as Spare. If yours' is setup for Series III arm, Drop me a Line. 
How does MIT vary the impedance of their cables?
Regarding the Modification of Said Manufactures Networks Boxes, You are out of Luck, All Resistor/Capacitors combos are epoxy filled within internal container... The Solution to your interest is Zobel Networks, research this topic for possiblities. 
Source for parts for Grace 707 tonearn?
Often see reference to this Arm in the Japanese Audiophile Magazines I personally Own one, but my Dad has since grown attached, due to fact it Plays 78'sMike 
Looking for a burner ???
Simply Put, Serial Copy Management System was Designed to allow the 1st Consumer Version Model SONY DAT Machines DAT700 & ES 75 abroad in the Mist of 1990 Litigation Prohibiting Digital Music Copies of Copyrighted Material. Basically, SCMS wil... 
Do I really need a preamp?
Absolutely, preamps are Essential, Hearts of a Fine system Try RSA, Ray Samuels Audio Tube Line Stage PreAmp, Simply Out of this World,Contact Speakernut@aol.com for Photo, Description 
pre-amp opinions
Must audition, the New Kid on the Block, blows em all awayhasn't premiered yet, But I'll listened, extensively & amongst the Best of Company, its simply fastanstic in every aspect: Emmeline RS1A Linestage Tube PreAmp with Regulated Remote P/S ... 
Best CD Player, new or used between $1-2K
Regarding your search for Electrocompanient CDs, Try HOLMES AUDIO in Woodridge Il, ask for Albert, sells HiEnd Audio to include Electrocompanient, Stands behind sell.