mitchchavis
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| How to upgrade from Aragon 4004 mkII amp I owned the 4004 MkII and moved up to the Classe 300, then the Mark Levinson 335 and eventually to the 336. There was a definite improvement with each upgrade and I don't regret selling the Aragon at all. The other amps, especially the Levinson, a... | |
| Sony DVD9000es player not decoding hybrid SACD Mine does fine on hybrid and non-hybrid sacd discs. Sounds like a service issue if it doesn't decode any hybrid discs. | |
| suggestions for turntable set up around $6,000. Check out the latest Absolute Sound for a review on the Well Tempered Labs Reference table. This is a great table that competes with much more expensive ones. It's a little tricky to set up but once that's done it's very easy to fine tune the table. | |
| Vinyl manufacturers don't stand behind product? 4yanx, One was Anthony Braxton's "This Time.." by Get Back, manufactured by Abraxas. The other was Otis Redding's "Dictionary of Soul" by Sundazed manufactured by Atlantic under license by Rhino. The retailer didn't look at the manufacturer and in... | |
| Vinyl manufacturers don't stand behind product? Marty,Everyday Music in Hillsboro refused to take the return back. I confirmed with their West Side store that the manufacturers had a policy of not accepting returned defective product. I plan on going in next week to talk to their manager but st... | |
| Vinyl manufacturers don't stand behind product? My surprise was really that the manufacturer would not replace a defective product. I think it's good business for the retailer to take care of a problem with a defective product but I don't think the retailer should be placed in the position of c... | |
| Vinyl manufacturers don't stand behind product? The retailer is pretty big here in the Portland,OR area but it's worth a try. I'll see what the manager says(I was told he won't be in until Tuesday). I did call another of their downtown stores and the info was confirmed by that store. It's a sha... | |
| Phono-Pre Suggestions ????? I'll second the Audio Research PH-3. You can pick up a used one on Audiogon for around $900-950. | |
| Integrated amps and stereophile ratings confusion? I took home and auditioned the Magnum receiver over the summer and was disappointed with it's performance. I've owned the Magnum Etude tuner for a few years and I think it outperformed the receiver. In addition, I ended up purchasing the I-5 and a... | |
| Audio Physic Virgos...... I recently purchased the Virgo 3's and I use the Sonic Frontiers Power 2. The combination offers superb soundstaging and a very revealing sound. |