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| Denon PMA 980R For those that don't want to spend $$$$+$'s That $350 for a refurb, are you sure, that, is not just for the diagnostics and parts?17 yrs. ago, my Sansui refurb was around $450. | |
| Denon PMA 980R For those that don't want to spend $$$$+$'s You have quite a collection of amps there. As I can see, judging from the age of the Sansui, it may require a lot in funds to have that Sansui worked on. The Acurus caught my eye. Have you considered teaming it with a tubed pre? I`ve teamed a tub... | |
| After-market mod for VTL TL 2.5 Try contacting Parts Connexion. | |
| Panamax Power Conditioner: Keep or Upgrade If it`s sacrificial, or has MOV`s( which degrade over time depending on how many instances they protect from surges or spikes ), it may be best to replace it.Furman, or Brickwall, would be excellent replacements. | |
| Budget External DAC Recommendations RME ADI-2 DAC, brand new.Best bang for the buck dac. Worth saving up your money for this. Or, get a new Ares 2 dac. | |
| Quicksilver Preamps? Search the discussions. Plenty of mention. Are they competitive?-Yes; Truly high end?-No, just a great value." they're extremely minimalist"-not to be judged by this, you`ll need to listen to one, in your system. | |
| Ayre-cx-7eMP vs. Naim CD5SI Player " that synergy was perfect" - So, why the change? Stay with Ayre. | |
| Pairing B&W 804S with Power amp Get a tube pre and be done with it | |
| Fear of volume control @invalid what preamp do you have? | |
| Denon DCD-A110 vs Luxman D-03x "it seems that generally the SACD layer is only slightly more resolving"Good point. I have not heard about what you have mentioned, neither here, or anywhere else. It may be more resolving, but not enough to make an audible difference. I do have ... | |
| Denon DCD-A110 vs Luxman D-03x Your hybrid CD`s will play within a regular CD player.The Luxman is the more regarded player. | |
| tube DAC noise I own the Jolida version of your Black Ice DAC, and I have had no noise issues with it. Originally, I did swap out the stock tubes with replacements . That, may have prevented me from experiencing the same problem as you have. I own a tube preamp... | |
| Speaker cleaning and maintenance " car rubber protectant to the surrounds" If you want to go that route, I`d recommend 303 protectant. Stay away from anything with sylicone . I get the impression that you leave the grills off your speakers. If so, the cones will collect more dust... | |
| Need some quick expert opinions trying to decide between 3 DAC's Schiit Bifrost 2, Denafrips Ares 2, or MHDT Labs Orchid. | |
| Suggestions for New CD Player hshifi,How is Mike Holm doing? I remember when his audio store was from a three story house, in Lisle. My NAD 515 cdp , I bought from there, still working great. |