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Wadia 21 Preamp Adjustment
You may want to contact Steve Hurley at Great Northern Sound Co. He specialize in Wadia (worked for them) and have modifications for several models.www.greatnorthernsound.com 
What amplifier works well with B&W 801 Matrix mkII
I own a pair of B&W 801 Matrix S3. When I was buying them the dealer demoe the speakers with a Mark Levinson 332 first and then swithed to a ML 333. It was a huge diference!As Tinman said the bass with the 333 was incredible and sepcially the ... 
SS/Mono Amps Warm,Musical,Detailed
I just bought 2 Threshold T400 and I am running them brideged to mono with my B&W 801 S3 Matrix. They sound great! 450 watts Class A in 8 ohms and double down in 4 ohms. They are fast, clean, detail but sweet at the same time and the bass is j... 
Threshold T400 bridge or bi-amp?
Thanks for you answer. I own also a pair of N803s and I am driving them with a Threshold S550e (25o watts/ch and 30 amp continuos and 130 peak. They sound so good. Those were the ones giving me the bug to change from my Sonif Frontiers Tube monobl... 
B & W 801 model type and amplifiers
I own a pair of 801 Matrix S3. When I was auditioning them back in 1997 the dealer hooke them up to a ML 332 (200 watts/ch). They sound really good. Them he replaced the amplifier with a ML 333 (300 watts/ch)/ The change in the sound was notroius.... 
Sliver Circle Audio
Guys,I made contact with Dave (Silver Circle Audio owner). He is a great guy and really knows what he is doing with his cables. I got a pair of his TimeWise XLR, a pair of the bi-wire speaker cable and 2 power cords. The craftmanship and performan... 
Threshold input impedance ????
Thanks Gonzalo. I was very happy with the S450e but I had the opportunity to buy back a S550e that I owned a few years ago. That's the only reason I am selling the S450e otherwise it will stay with me for long time. The S550e has sentimental value... 
Creative Cable Concepts Pigtails
I got two pairs from MusicDirect for $200.00. I tried them first in my B&W 803N. I plugged them in the positive terminals of both low and high frequencies. The difference was noticable. The bass got tighter, the sound stage got a little bit bi... 
Creative Cable Concepts Pigtails
Thanks Fred. Please let me know what do you think after listening to them.Jose. 
Threshold input impedance ????
Thanks for you reply. The reason behind my question is that I am planning on buying a pair of MIT balanced interconnects and they are input specific (Low/Medium/High) and I need to pick the right one. Here is how MIT devide them: low (5-50-kW), me... 
Threshold input sensitivity
Thanks for your answers guys! I actually was needing the impedance too. This amp was produced between 1989 and 1994. The current Threshold amps have a sensitivity between 1.12v and 1.58v depending on the model.I am planning to buy a pair of MIT ba... 
Best 5 ch. amp used - 2500-3500.00 price
I have not heard the Classe CAV-180 but Classe has very good amps with a warm sound.You can pick an Aragon 8008X5 (I had one) in the use market for $2000-$2200. It is an incredible amp for the money. Very powerful, dynamic and smooth at the same t... 
Amps for Martin Logan SL3
I have a pair of SL3 as front, a pair of Aerius i as rears and the Theater as center in my hometheater. All of them are runned by a Krell KAV1500 that gives me 600 watts per channel in 4 ohms and sound incredible, with a lot of detail, bass and co... 
Best 12k Home Theater Audio Setup
I really like a set up based on:B&W CDM7NTB&W CDMCNTB&W CDM1NTBag End Infran 18 subMeridian 561 processorAragon 8008X5Pioneer Elite DV-38AMaking good deals on this equipment you can get it all for just less of $12K. This set up will ma... 
MIT T- 2 OR BETTERCABLES? FOR SPEAKERS
MIT cables are excellent price/performance ratio.I switched in my stereo system (B&W 801, SF power3 monos, SF line2, Wadia 27, Wadia 20) from Straightwire interconnects and Tara Labs speaker cables to MIT MI330 balanced, MIT Pro Digital and MI...