minorl
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| My tube amp causes isolation transformer to buzz I am confused when you say you can't find the cause of the ground loop.Disconnect all inputs to the amp. Turn on amp. Noise through speakers?yes? amp is the problem. Try a different outlet or use a conditioner. No noise? Plug in input from pre-... | |
| Recapping Krell FPB-Monoblocks - Need Advice Those are very nice amps. Hard to beat.In my opinion, they are worth getting repaired/recapped.Unless you can find someone authorized by Krell or at least very knowledgeable and experienced with Krell equipment, I would bite the bullet and either... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD I have the original pressing of Brothers in arms, the cd version (digitized) and the 180 gram two disc version (analog).If you want to test the sound quality of any stereo equipment, I recommend using the track brothers in arms from that album/cd.... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? I absolutely don't agree with the don't buy used policy.There are some outstanding used CD players/transports out there that are under $700 that originally costs in the multiple thousands that will blow away many new CD players/transports today.If... | |
| Any reason to go with anything other than Sanders Magtech for Martin Logan Summit X I'm sure the Sander's amp is fine. However, there are many amps out there that will power the Martin Logan speakers quite well. Tube or Solid State.Find an amp that is well made, and is basically an arc welder and you are good to go.You can go w... | |
| Would you donate a dollar to have these Members Review a Product? Reviews do have their place and purpose. You get to read about products. Without reviews, you would be hard pressed to even know about them. Take the personal reviews with a grain of salt. There is serious bias with reviewers. However, that all... | |
| WOULD IT BE DUMB TO BUY A MARK LEVINSON NO 23.5 sigh, spell check.There, not their. | |
| WOULD IT BE DUMB TO BUY A MARK LEVINSON NO 23.5 Congratulations.The Mark Levinson 23.5 is one of the very best amps that Mark Levinson ever produced. It is wonderful. It is as good or better than most amps produced today. Period. It can drive any speaker quite well.Yes, it is a serious PITA... | |
| Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay. sigh, spell check.build from there.enjoy | |
| Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay. You already have a pretty good pre-amp and amp and they are not part of the $8000 budget, I assume.My suggestion is to keep the pre-amp and amp and get a decent set of speakers and a music server that can rip and stream.Leave the analog rig for a ... | |
| Can anyone explain in laymans terms why your gear sound better after warm up Almarg's explanation was simple, concise and clear. "layman's terms" does not mean to treat or speak to a person like they are an idiot.I believe his explanation was very good.Also, Millercarbon's explanation was definitely not "layman's terms" e... | |
| Best way to A / B test amps? Use a switch? I have done extensive A/B comparisons between equipment. Be it pre-amps, amps, DACS, etc.My experience is to play a favorite song (say CD) at the volume you like. remove the CD and play a white noise CD and measure the DB level with a meter. Th... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 SE Purchase the upgrade or not, that is totally up to you. I don't see a problem here. Other than Audio Research or dealers should let potential customers know in advance that new products or upgrades are coming, or that the product you are conside... | |
| Matching Gear matter to you? As long as the piece of equipment being considered can handle (load, impedance matching, etc.) the other equipment, there shouldn't be an issue.Then, it comes down to how it sounds in your system. First, most companies don't make everything anywa... | |
| What just happened to accepting Paypal?? looks like they are trying to drive us away Clearthink; You really are wrong on this subject. Others have reported the same issue also.Paypal is dictating terms and conditions to Audiogon. Must register as a business and provide a merchant ID to list an item for sale. Regardless of wha... |