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| Audible illusions Modulus 3A or Klyne 6L The Audible Illusions Modulus L1 (this is the one I own) is identical to the line stage sonics of the Modulus 3A, minus the fact the Modulus L1 does not have a phono section. It was mentioned above that Audible Illusions preamps eat tubes. I think... | |
| Audio Research Amp Shootout Audio Research gear is one of my all time favorites. Not just excellent sounding components but built to military specs and is definately eye candy! It isn't too often that you can read a comparison review of all the above components in one post, ... | |
| Describe the ideal high end audio dealership Chris74, thankyou sir for reminding us to stick to the original question. Anymore dealer advertising will be dealt with severely so I'm with you. | |
| Describe the ideal high end audio dealership Jazdoc, very good, it is Seattle where I go for audio gear. Definitive Audio is a great place. Don't leave out Bob at Hawthorne Stereo. On several occasions Bob has allowed me to take home a couple pieces of gear at a time without as much as a pen... | |
| Are You a Sansui Lover? Absolutely, cool looking & well built with surprisingly good sonics for its age. Sansui gear had substance back in the 70s and you felt like you really had something special. Even when compared to modern gear it holds its own. But on the other... | |
| Describe the ideal high end audio dealership The most important aspect of any high-end dealership is that the salesman knows more than you. I just hate it when the salesman has not familiarized himself with the features & sonics of whats being sold. Second, I like to be able to borrow on... | |
| Transitioning from Tubes back to SS Kclone, your right, the speakers you choose coupled with your taste in music will dictate the type of gear & power requirements you will need and hopefully those particular speakers will lay the foundation for a musically satisfing system. My ... | |
| Amp damping factor? Truthfuly, I have not heard a quality sound produced by an amplifier whose damping factor is rated more than 200. Specs don't reveal any secrets how musical and enjoyable an amp will sound, so believe your ears. Digital amps seem to be the excepti... | |
| Grounding ? Jea48, this could be true, but before agreeing I would like to research it. You already know that many preamps as well as power amps are two wire, that don't provide a third wire for grounding. In addition there are non-shielded interconnects that... | |
| Grounding ? Which raises another question, why do some amp manufacturers include a ground lift switch. The answer is very simple because they know it can be very convenient to flip a switch to lift the ground to avoid hum caused by a ground loop rather than b... | |
| Grounding ? Having all your gear grounded via electrical outlet can create problems on some systems. To eliminate hum/ground loops only one component (usually the preamp) needs to be grounded and anything else connected to this unit via interconnects will bec... | |
| Transitioning from Tubes back to SS There is nothing wrong with going back to solid state. We all eventually settle into what works. For myself and the various types of music I listen to, solid state does it for me, I need the slam & impact it provides but yet I still seek the s... | |
| Upgrade amp or speakers? I would definately sell the Martin Logans and keep the amp. A friend of mine owned Martin Logans and he much prefered the sound of my large efficient horn loaded speakers. Also these are the type of speakers (very revealing & efficient) that s... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Dan ed, my comments in regards to GM were directly related to Krauti's last post that he was hopeful that he would still be employed by GM because of their recent filing for bankruptcy. So you see sir that that he himself injected a comment that h... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Krauti, GM as well as some other major car manufacturers are very capable of building some of the worlds best vehicles but it is a terrible shame that top management failed to make the transition from gasoline vehicles to greener transportation. T... |