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Repair Shop in Southern California
^^^ Very good, baca. I, and my friends have been using Tom for over 30 years with never a disappointment.  
Repair Shop in Southern California
baca ...Did you call Tom at Northridge Electronics?  
Magnepans
A friend and I stopped by Shelly's Audio in the San Fernando Valley one day back in the 80's. They had a pair of 3.1's in the showroom and were driving them with a pair of VTL "Tiny Tots" ... tube amps putting out only 25 watts per channel. Gotta ... 
Tune of the Day
Clifford Brown .... "Autumn in New York."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5BGbjqUWns 
Repair Shop in Southern California
baca ...Call Tom at Northridge Electronics. He's one of the best. Reasonable prices and reasonable turn around time. 4505 Industrial StSte 2BSimi Valley, CA 93063 Get Directions Phone number(805) 583-1919  
Recommendations for top-notch banana speaker cable connectors
I've had good results with Cardas copper banana plugs while bi wiring at the amp end. Same success with Cardas binding posts at the speakers.  
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
nyame ...Wow. Don't throw it away. I'm sure there are plenty of guys out there who would love to have a spare Quad 57 treble panel ... or perhaps someone restoring an old pair of Quads. Why not sell it here on A'gon?  
Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK
^^^  Allan ... I'm using the Synergistic Research Atmosphere level III. http://highend-electronics.com/products/synergistic-research-atmosphere-power-cablesHere's a link to the A'gon thread. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/synergistic-resea... 
Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ...
^^^  I haven't heard the AT150AV, so I really can't comment on it.I recently had the opportunity to hear an ultra expensive audio system with a retail value of over 300k. It had three turntables, one of which had the Lyra Etna cartridge on it. I c... 
Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK
Allan ...You are entirely welcome.  Glad you found the SS dampeners to work well for you. The Rx dampeners have been a real blessing in my system. It really odd how so many of these tweaks are system dependent.I predict that you are going to love ... 
Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ...
Chakster ...think I heard the ART-2000 in a high-end audio store back in time, but it seems as though it was longer than 15 years. ago. The dealer was bringing them in on the grey market. No warranties. I remember being totally impressed with the ... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
^^^ Over time I've been through an entire set of HiFi Tuning fuses, SR Red fuses and SR Black fuses in each one of my components with no fuse failures at all.   
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
To all of my friends posting here in the fuse pub ... I discovered a cool classical website this evening. You can subscribe for free. The sound quality is really quite good. Sounds great on my Audioengine A2+ speakers playing though my PC. Picture... 
Something just isn't there
lobsterotter ...Those little HFT's may look like the little guy getting the sand kicked in his face by the bully, but as soon as you have them installed, you'll realize the HFT's are the ones doing the azz kicking. :-)As I said, they are not subtle.  
Killer Floor Standing Speakers under $4000 for Rock?
I agree with Bigshutterbug. The Legacy Focus' are outstanding speakers and can be bought on the used market for under 3k.  Highly efficient too.  Be sure to get the older 20/20's and not the "SE's."  The older ones sound better. If your room is to...