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| Amplifier upgrade suggestions Many years ago I owned the Adcom GFA 555 MKII. When higher volumes were demanded, it would clip and I even had efficient speakers. Back then going from the Adcom to a McCormack amp was a revelation for me in all areas. | |
| Would you pay to listen? To be honest, only a fool would pay twenty bucks an hour to hear a high priced system. However I just happened to be one of those fools. In fact I have paid fifty dollars just to demo a new piece of gear for a weekend. The logic behind this is, it... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier Recently I aquired a AH TP2.0. This particular one has no output transformers. Were these transformers offered as an upgrade at the time of its conception? | |
| If money were no object, what would be in your rig Tiggerfc, In regards to turntables, I like your thinking. To me no system looks complete without one & if it's a beauty that is even better. | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? In summary, sometimes you feel like a nut & sometimes you don't. Please don't say I can no longer be taken seriously. | |
| Battle of affordable pre-amps: Rotel vs Parasound I have owned the Halo/Parasound P3 and it is a very good sounding preamp for the money. It will easily beat any Rotel preamp. | |
| Some of the best pre amps used for $600 or less I remember driving 50 miles to meet a seller at a mall to buy a Dared SL-2000A. I think I paid $300.00 and it came with extra tubes for tube rolling. When I got it home and hooked it up, I wasn't expecting alot. But boy was I surprised by its soni... | |
| balanced connection, better than single ended? Onemug, I believe your right, it would be foolish just to buy a product because it is balanced. The Audio Research amp that I purchased is a true balanced design. But more importantly I like the way it sounds. I used to own it two years ago and ne... | |
| balanced connection, better than single ended? Rwwear, I wonder if that increase of 6db of volume is sometimes perceived as better sound quality? | |
| balanced connection, better than single ended? Coolhand, what do you mean by balanced power to your equipment?TVAD, I don't know which sounds better since I never used balanced interconnects. I have a large bag of single ended interconnects but no balanced. Looks like I will be buying a pair s... | |
| A major disconnect between the audiophile magazine An older but good design should be viable for years to come less the eventual parts replacement that will bring it back up to specs. Good sounding gear has not just recently been invented for the exception of the technolgy that has brought us digi... | |
| Audio Research Preamp Experts? I really enjoyed the LS2B MKII, mine had remote control and was one of the few preamps I wish I had held onto. Although the LS2B has one tube (6DJ8), Martin Colloms stated that Audio Research somehow has found the perfect marriage between tubes an... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? There is no reason why you can't enjoy both. It does take a substantial investment into multichannel to have a system that does both very well. | |
| First Hi-Fi system Johnimoto, well done. You did your research, your not going to buy on impulse and this a good start. Once the system is assembled, let us know what your likes and dislikes are. | |
| How does Aragon 24k/2004 stack up to modern equip? Rgs92, I will have to come clean and agree with your conclusion on the Aragon 8000 series. Since most of the music and vocals hang out in the midrange, the 8000 series does sound flat here. But the earlier models, the Aragon 2004 and 4004 are not ... |