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Best way to improve my Theater with $1500.00
Dcmlover, Remember, "delayed gratification" is a concept embraced by sane, rational and successful humans. Meaning don't let your new found funds burn a hole in your pocket; read, listen to as many options as you can, be patient and make the right... 
Sunfire Cinema 7 replacement
Don, Why not just get it repaired? It's a nice amp(s) that you like and has the power you need. Replacing would also be much more expensive than repairing. The Sunfire uses a class d switching power supply that would not be very expensive to repla... 
DAC Listening Experiment
Hi Swamp! I've missed you. How's old man Flanders? Are you still living in What's That Smell, Louisiana? Still drinking your Wild Turkey with a bucket of crawfish down at the Pink Croc? Did NASA ever reimburse you for your underpants they rocketed... 
Hypex Ncore NC1200 Amps at NY Audio Show in April
I've been reading posts from Hifial and Guidocorona for months. I wouldn't call them totally unbiased since both have their favored brands, But I never doubt their integrity and enjoy reading their posts on class d technology/brands. I think both... 
Audio Research Ref 250s for Magnepan 20.1s?
Powerdoctor, From the qualities you said you want, midrange bloom and a big soundstage without a harsh upper end, I would suggest that a simple substitution of another tube preamp might do the job for you. Your ARC Ref3 is a very nice preamp, ho... 
Fuses that matter.
Byron J Cunningham,esquire, That was an awesome and hilarious posting, especially the mittens part. Well done and thank you, Tim 
Merrill Audio VERITAS Amps: Any other experiances?
Hifial, Thanks for all the good advice. I'll try to follow all of it. You've been a big help. Thanks, Tim 
Found good & affordable amp for Magnepans
Lacee, I actually was considering the Emotiva 3-channel class A/B amp that was recently on sale for $499 on Amazon. I was going to use it to power my front L-C-R Magnepans. I didn't go this route for a few reasons:1. The XPA-3 puts out 200 watts/c... 
Merrill Audio VERITAS Amps: Any other experiances?
"PS Just incase you did not know and it could make a difference, Merrill Audio has a trade up program and I have heard it has helped others. Otherwise go with the above." Hifial (Threads | Answers | This Thread)Hifial, If Merrill really wanted to ... 
Cary SLP98L vs Juicy Music Peach II
Macallan7, You said "everyone considers the stock Cary to be warm and smooth". I would not characterize the 98 as warm and smooth. I think it is more neutral and non tubey sounding. I tried a stock unit in my system when it was just introduced abo... 
Can you smell your speakers when youre rockin out?
B_limo, So what your telling us is your speakers may smell but, as anyone who has heard them knows, they certainly don't stink. Next time it happens, you may want to touch the speaker surrounds to make sure they aren't heating up. But I think you'... 
Could they sell a high-end amp without the fancy
Taters, I generally agree with your position that function should be more important than form. As an example of this, I just bought a rather plain and unimpressive looking class D amp that has very impressive performance (Class D Audio SDS4440SC a... 
450 Pound Monobloc Amplifier
Audiolabyrinth, OK, you talked me into it. We'll swap my class D amp for your Krell 700cx for a period not to exceed 30 yrs. Sounds good, send me a pm when you're ready to swap and we'll work out the details. Thanks, Tim 
450 Pound Monobloc Amplifier
Labyrinth, Here's a list of class D amps. I copied this list from an AVS forum (Seriusly Cold created it). Does plaigerism apply to the internet? Hope not. This was compiled a few years ago, so added Abletec, Class D Audio, Pascal, Merrill Audio a... 
Portable Travel Headphone Advice Please
Snackeyp, I would suggest the Phiaton ms400 headphones for your needs. I bought these for use with my laptop and I'm very impressed with them. They're over-ear types that eliminates outside noise well even though they're not technically noise canc...