mitch2
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| Parts Connexion upgrades to Sonic Frontiers preamp I have never heard the stock Line 2 or Line 3, although I own both the Line 2 SE and Line 3 SE (both factory SE models). I am currently selling the Line 2 SE since I had a good opportunity to upgrade to the Line 3 SE, which offers slightly better ... | |
| How good is the Aragon 8008mk.2 amp? My experience is based on the 4004MkII, which I owned for a couple of years. In my system, I can easily hear differences in the amps I have owned. The 4004MKII was a bargin as discussed by others above. You could tell it was a sort of mid-fi SS am... | |
| Best wire to replace stock wiring in preamp? check out the DH Labs Revelation solid silver wire available in bulk at Partsconnexion, 18 or 23 awghttp://www.partsconnexion.com/catalog/wire.html | |
| Looking for non-boomy full range speakers In your price range you may want to consider B&W M803 Series II, or M802 Series III, and put them on sound anchor stands. You did not mention what music you listen to or your associated equipment, but my experience is these two are generally g... | |
| Help with Caps if you can I don't know what the original caps were, or the values, but the Special Edition upgrade offered by SF used MultiCap RTX polystyrene capacitors, and the SE plus upgrade currently offered through Partsconnexion uses Audio Note Silver Foil capacitor... | |
| NAD 3140 - I know nothing Gonglee, maybe a misunderstanding on my part of what you were saying. It sounds like we are saying the same thing. The bridging button is for running one speaker per amp, but you need a matching amp to do it. NAD actually made a power only amp to ... | |
| NAD 3140 - I know nothing Wetagogo, The post from above, "You should release the Bridging button when using with 2 speakers." is not correct. The bridging button is for bridging two amplifiers. In that case, you reset the jumpers with patch cords to the second amp, and run... | |
| Good/great preamp with ht pass through? Thoughts? Muse Model 3 Signature, also includes adjustable gain for each input, balanced and single ended ins and outs. | |
| What's the "worst" cdp for the money? I disagree this thread should be closed. These forums include constant harping on how the audio magazines only provide positive reviews because of advertisor money, and how the cost of audio equipment has gotten out of control. We also read advert... | |
| Specs to look for when matching tube pre to SS amp I believe one "rule of thumb" is the input impedance of the amp should be at least 10x the output impedance of the preamp. My McCormack DNA 500 is one of those SS amps with input impedance of only 10K ohms, and it works fine with the SF Line serie... | |
| Audiophile book of "Common Sense" well Marco, at least someone here knows shit from shineola! | |
| NAD 3140 - I know nothing I own one too, and it has served me well since 1983! | |
| Alon/Nola drivers Jeff, sorry to hear of your support problems. My experience has been exactly the opposite. Carl has been very supportive of my upgrades, and very helpful with suggestions. I get the sense he and Marylin run the company so they are probably busy du... | |
| Alon/Nola drivers based on my upgrade experience with Nola, the bass drivers are custom, and likely the midrange also. The HF drivers are from Norway, but would guess they are built to Carl's specs and not off the shelf. All use alnico magnets. Definitely not somet... | |
| Some random thoughts for Tube newbies maybe consult the manufacturer for advice. Chris Johnson was very helpful when I recently purchased a SF Line 2SE. I am sure most of the other tube equipment manufacturers would be pleased to help folks choose the best tubes for their components, ... |