mitch2
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| Parasound JC 1 Halo ampos for sale? Isn't Audio Advisor a Parasound dealer? Your other option is to buy a good condition used pair and purchase one new from the dealer, or an on-line dealer like Audio Advisor. | |
| What reviews do you trust if any? None to the point where I would buy the gear just because the reviewer liked it, especially when I see how many reviewers are playing the test piece in a system with inappropriate to suboptimal partnering equipment. Things I like are;1. reading ab... | |
| Dr.John Thanks for the post Fromunda. I have not heard Locked Down but I will soon rectify that. The good Doctor traveled through here a few years ago and I was lucky enough to catch what was a really good show. I like his funkiness and variety and he is ... | |
| Cables for biwiring Many designers subscribe to this also when they use heavier gauge internal hook up wires from the LF posts to the woofers and lighter gauge wire to the MF/HF drivers.I use DIY wire (6N copper in cotton) and I do the same thing using two runs of wi... | |
| Interconnects Roller Coaster Ride As in the UP? | |
| Help me decide, please FWIW, I have owned my M300's for several years now. Early on, I had a noisy transformer. Wilson now has a power supply upgrade which includes new transformers and a bunch of other improvements. After completing the upgrade, Wilson delivered the am... | |
| Amplifier's age One issue on the solid state side is the availability of replacement transistors. Some very good amps used transistors that are becoming or have become unobtainable. However, even with that, if the amp is that good, you could always look for a use... | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? "Did you ship in the factory supplied boxes?"Good one Onhwy61. Have you ever owned Tom Evans gear? I have owned 5 Vibe preamps and 4 Pulse power supplies, and only the very last unit had anything even approaching a "factory supplied box," which wa... | |
| Is Tom Evans Audio Design out of business? The Vibe preamp was the last non-USA made piece to leave my system and it took me years, and about twice the price, to find a SS preamp I liked as well. His stuff is a bargin at the used prices it typically goes for over on this side of the pond. | |
| Speaker Support - Three Feet or Four "Nobody mentioned which sounds better, three feet or four feet."With 40# Sound Anchor Stands and Bearpaws, there is plenty of mass and low COG so that, in my system, either 3 or 4 footers sound the same, as long as the speaker is stable at all lis... | |
| Speaker Support - Three Feet or Four I have done it both ways with several different speakers but always using Sound Anchor stands, which add significant weight and lower the center of gravity. My current speakers are 110 lbs each (not including the stands) but are moderately tall an... | |
| Best preamp 2k or under, new or used See if you can find an upgraded TLC-1, or buy one ($500+/-) and send it to Steve (SMc Audio) to do what he can for $1,500, and I suspect you will be happy. For tubes, Lamm LL2 Deluxe could be added to those mentioned above. | |
| Best Power cords for Clayton M300 & Bob Carver 305 It is interesting that you have the same Clayton M300 amps that I do and also the Carver Black Beauties that I was looking hard at a few months ago. I would really like to hear your take on the similarities/differences between the two sets of amps... | |
| wiring monoblocks to speakers Ted,I have monoblocks and recently positioned an equipment rack between the speakers with the monos between the rack and speakers so no cable is over 1M. Before that, I took advantage of positioning the monoblocks next to the speakers and used lon... | |
| Lector CDP 7 Experiences, Placement Tweaks I have owned a MkII and two MkIIIs. In short, I liked using Herbies on a very solid base for both the player and power supply. I had good luck with both Mullard (smooth and rich/buttery midrange, but good across the board) and RCA Blackplate (a bi... |