minorl
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| Threat of fire from audio equipment I'm raising my hand.I never leave equipment on 24/7. In my opinion, that is asking for something bad to happen. The only equipment that is left on is a refrigerator and you really don't have a choice for that one.I watched a tube blow in my Audi... | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? In my opinion, it really isn't sound quality that is the number one driver for people purchasing an integrated amp. most people are not audiophiles and don't sit and listen to music for hours on end. They have "lives" (notice the quotes?) and li... | |
| Threshold verse Pass Labs how can I justify significant price difference The thresholds are very nice but the Pass amps have completely different circuitry and you will find significant differences in sound vs the threshold amps. I would still keep a threshold amp as a backup amp. The perceived differences between Pa... | |
| Old Mark levinson help I have used George Meyer many times. Two Mark Levinson 23.5 amps repaired and total cap change. Audio research REF 250 amp repair and also Audio Research DAC 8 repair. They do quality work..Authorized Audio Research and Mark Levinson repair facil... | |
| I want to pick up a vintage SS integrated I don't know about that.I have vintage Marantz, Pioneer and Sansui receivers and I can tell you that I have restored them all and the Sansui QRX5500 sounds better than the others. I love the wood grain enclosures. Just like older Pioneer Elite e... | |
| ARC REF 150 Buzzing noise An educated guess but I think you may have damaged the transformer by using KT150 tubes.if this tis the non SE REF 150 then according to Audio Research to upgrade to SE and use KT150’s some major upgrades needed to be done,including replacing the ... | |
| The Future of Audio Amplification This type of argument comes up quite often. Class D vs A, AB,or Digital vs analog, or different speakers, amps, etc.people have their opinions and there is nothing wrong with having an educated opinion. having an opinion with know what one is ta... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD I know relatively young people getting into vinyl and cassettes. Seriously. they are grabbing up used cassette decks and the tons of used cassettes at thrift stores and loving them. relatively inexpensive turntables and vintage receivers with dec... | |
| 2 different Bedini 150/150 Mk II Amps Well first, since John Bedini erased the transistor designations from the transistors (many others did that as well) to try to protect his design, a good technician can reverse engineer the amp and provide the schematic.When the amp failed and th... | |
| 2 different Bedini 150/150 Mk II Amps I’m confused. What do you need? The transistors were MJ 15024 NPN transistors on the output. Both rails used NPNs in A unique circuit configuration.you can upgrade them to MJ 21194 NPNs. The have the same specs but the 21194 is much better and ... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD I don’t understand why that reissued album is so expensive. | |
| I like my system flat, no tone controls, no eq..........what is your preference, and why. Two problems that i see with the "I like my system flat" ideal.1. The room itself affects the sound.2. everyone's hearing is different.Take a test cd, (stereophile) play white noise at listening levels, use the audiotools app (free) to look at t... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD I've been following this particular forum for awhile and I find it very interesting to say the least.The typical digital vs vinyl arguments pop up again and got a little heated. as with most things in life, people try to simply things that are not... | |
| Accuphase Vs Parasound I have to say, that Accuphase equipment is artwork also. Not only do they last and sound great, they also look wonderful. Very classy look.enjoy | |
| My Amp is Broken - Not Sure What to Do - Any Recommendations? Contact George Meyer AV in Los Angeles or Musical fidelity in Culver City.They can repair the unit. |