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| McIntosh MC-2100 -- Aragon 2004 MKII ... upgrade? I had an Aragon 2004 Mk II many years back. Had great bass control and good detail. However, I did not find it musical, engaging. I ended up with tube gear but I'm sure there are some SS amps in your price range that are more musical, warm. A frie... | |
| Suggestions to power Paradigm Monitor 9 Hello,My friend has the same speakers in a 2 channel set up. He uses a B&K 22?? (I think) amp and B&K CS-117 preamp. Also has a Project Debut turn table, NAD cd player, and Sansui tuner. For money spent his system sounds balanced and very ... | |
| Any Thoughts on the Sonic Frontiers power 1? Hello,I've have several Counterpoint amps and preamps over the past 20 years. More tubey sounding than SF amps for sure. I also had a AMC CVT2030 EL-34 tube amp that sounded nice considering is was so inexpensive. I currently have a SF Power 2 amp... | |
| SS Preamp Suggestions Please What model or models Van Alstine do you recommend?Thanks | |
| Best version of Moody Blues "Days of Future Passed Hello,I have the MFSL gold remaster cd that I bought new close to 15 years ago. I also just acquired the MFSL 1/2 speed master - original master recording for just $1 from a coworker. I like the album better than the remastered cd. Have not heard ... | |
| ARCAM DV137 fix firm ware, help Update - Issue has been resolved. Chris(aka Crustyloafer) reposted are correct version of the 4.12 firmware on AV Forum.com. My friend Jon down loaded files and burned cd and then uploaded cd contents to DV137 player. Display window on player now ... | |
| ARCAM DV137 fix firm ware, help Pmotz - My friend is helping me with this and has more experience with fixing computer related issues but admittedly is not a computer geek. He down loaded all the 4.12 version files and then burned a DVD. Did same but this time burned to a CD. Ne... | |
| New speakers needed on a budget I have a pair of QUAD 22L2. A seller - Lanemart often has them for sale here on Agon. I got mine for $950 including shipping which is a bit ver your budget. I'm pretty impressed with the sound quality given money spent. A friend has Paradigm 7's &... | |
| Tubes for Modulus 3A I previously owned a Modulus 3. The prior owner inserted a brand new quad of National 6922 tubes. I got less than 300 hours out of the new tubes. They became microphonic. I sold the preamp and the buyer tested the tubes and confirmed they were spe... | |
| Need budget, used tube preamp to go with Bel Canto I've never heard CJ myself - just going by many, many user comments. Per the seller his '11' model/version is supposedly much better than the lesser models. A pre is so critical in the system. Spend the extra $100 > $200 to get a good one so yo... | |
| Need budget, used tube preamp to go with Bel Canto If you can stretch your budget a bit check out the Conrad Johnson PV-11 tube preamplifier posted OR the Audio Research SP9 also postedI have a TAD 150 Signature. Also nice, big sound stage, very neutral but still has that nice tube flavor. I've us... | |
| Upgrade from Quad 11L? I have the 22L2s and like them alot. I have not compared them to others but am happy over all considering money spent - $950 shipped via seller Lanemart. He seems to sell QUADs often. | |
| New/ Used speakers, 500-800 bucks CAD I've seen QUAD 22L2 sell within your range but typically over $900. I have a pair and I think they are a great value. | |
| Good speakers with a Creek Evolution 2 Amp + CD? I currently have QUAD 22L2 speakers and they are big improvement in performance from my older Mirage speakers. Got them used for $950 shipped here on Agon. | |
| NAD vs. Adcom Don't over look B&K amps. I recently heard one and was impressed given money spent. |