nmolnar

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Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store
This dealer has previously been mentioned in posts as one to avoid so stay away. 
Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup
You may wish to consider the Small Green Computer's SonicTransporter as a replacement for your Mac-based computer configurationĀ scenarios. This work as a very flexible (audio) purpose build LINUX based computer for the application described. It is... 
Used Audio Research Preamp Options
I checked the ARC LS3 owner's manual and found that the Direct/Normal switch acts as described above and bypasses the Balance, Mode and Input Selector switches.As I recall from when I owned an LS3, there was no great sonic difference using the Dir... 
Used Audio Research Preamp Options
You may want to do some further reading on the pros and cons of a preamp vs. direct connection. One approach is a passive line stage, i.e. a device which provides basic input switching, volume controls and outputs but no amplification of the signa... 
Used Audio Research Preamp Options
I had previously owned an Audio Research SP-3 and LS-3 and earlier this year decided to upgrade preamps. After considering some of the excellent suggested used ARC preamps mentioned in the above responses, I decided to pick a new ARC LS-17SE on cl...