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| VTL ST-85 Repair I agree Luke Manley is the rudest, most arrogant person I have ever had the displeasure of speaking to in my life. An absolutely horrible experience dealing with him after he renegged on his "lifetime warranty", what a scumbag. | |
| VTL ST-85 Repair First check the cathode resitor between the tube socket and the test point. I have had these go out of spec and cause the tubes to draw excessive current, blowing the main fuse. I had a few tubes get red hot and the bias seemed OK at the test poin... | |
| Anthem AVM 20 V.2, Outlaw 990, or ??? I'd go with a used Anthem because at this point neither one can decode the new formats so just go with the better pre-amp and let someone else take the hit for it's depreciation. | |
| New DAc for old CDP? If you want an extremely good DAC for the money check out the Channel Islands Audio VDA 2. Although at $599 it's not exactly cheap, but it blows away the CAL Alpha DAC I used in the past. Huge, expansive soundstage with scary imaging. Great bass, ... | |
| Levinson 3XX Amplifier Repairs That's the problem, huge flat rates for any Harman specialty group products. It's sad that a company like Levinson can't stand behind their products. For what it's worth The Service Bench in Norwood MA sucks, they gave me the run around on a CD re... | |
| CIAUIDO VDC9.0 power supply for wadia i170 I use their VAC 1 power supply with the CIA VDA 2 dac and it was well worth the money. The bass was great before but is sub-terrainian now. It is much better than any wall wart. | |
| Are you delighted at your present system? I'm finally at a point where I don't over analyze and critique the system because there is such great synergy. I enjoy listening to my favorite vinyl and CDs more than ever before. | |
| VTL compact 80 amps and 5881 tube vs EL34 tube I would stay away from those amps, VTL's support is horrible for older products. Trust me I learned the hard way. | |
| 1 piece of audio gear I really regret selling is.. KEF RDM 2 speakers, there are many others but I would still be enjoying these in another room had I kept them. | |
| Does anyone or does everyone pay retail price? I've never paid list with one exception, a DAC ordered direct from the manufacturer. | |
| thoughts on NAD M3 I listened to the M3 along with some other int. in that price range and it was tempted to buy one however in the end I spent a little more and got a McCormack amp and pre. If I bought ann int. amp it probably would have been the M3. One of the rea... | |
| What components are manufactured in the U.S.A.? McCormack, Channel Islands Audio, McIntoshUnfortunately a number of Cary's newer "affordable" amps are madein China. PS Audio is now made in China also. | |
| How do we feel about a B&K ST 1400 for $400 ST1400, still too much as they are very similar. | |
| How do we feel about a B&K ST 1400 for $400 Too much money, I picked up a 2140 last year which is much newer than the 140 for $275. | |
| PSB Platinum M2 I have M2s and love them, they are a ridiculously good speaker for the money. I'm using a McCormack DNA 125 which is 125w/8 Ohms and 200w/ 4 Ohms and it drives them cleanly at higher volumes than you are likely to play at with normal listening. Mo... |