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Apr 26, 2003	Pass Aleph series with Apogee?? The older Aleph series with 3 gain stages will drive the Apogees. I used an Aleph 0s with Apogee Duettas for several years. ( I know this shouldn't work, but it did.)For the Calipers I think the Aleph 0 monoblocks would be excellent but the Aleph ...
Apr 15, 2003	Green Mountain Audio Continuum 2i----any owners? I have upgraded my Continuum 2 to 2i with the much improved crossover and am very happy with the speaker. It is a full range speaker with all but the lowest bass and I do not bother to use my sub. It images like a mini-monitor with the artificial ...
Feb 23, 2003	The Year of the Universal Player For Scotty,If you talk to MUSE they will confirm to you that the Model 10 will play the CD layer of a hybrid SACD, it will NOT play the SACD layer and they do not claim it to be a universal player in that sense.For Others,I have a MUSE 9 Signature...
Feb 23, 2003	Adding a phono stage component ? Advice needed You can use the tape out of any preamp with a phono stage to drive your Adcom. But unless you just happen to have one lying around you are better off to buy a specialized phono preamp as suggested above.
Jan 12, 2003	Opinions on a Threshold T-200 When I heard it years ago it was very good, but if it breaks down the transistors for the T series are no longer made. Someone from Threshold has taken over the repair, but I understand they totally replace the output sections with other tranistor...
Nov 14, 2002	Alternatives to Dunlavy speakers? Dunlavy was on my short list but I bought Green Mountain Audio Continuum 2. They are very well engineered (first order crossover with very expensive components and fully adjustable for any listrening room) and constructed speakers. The upgrade to ...
Oct 19, 2002	Phono Preamp Help - 47K Ohms - 100 Ohms .. Huh? 47 Kohms is the typical "correct" load for MM cartridges.You can optimize MM cartridges by changing the capicatance, but this is not relevant to your question.There can be interactions as to the prefered settings between VTA and cartridge loadings...