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lafayette 9090 or Sansui 4000
What would make me hesitate is that these receivers are 30 years + old ... Lafayette when out of business when I was in college and I am 57 years old now. Receivers this old will need some type of overhaul at some point ... power supplies, capacit... 
Amp for Magnepan MMGs
I have a soft spot for the ADCOM power & preamp combination, as it was my divorce present to myself 25 years ago. Those are good pieces and probably worth the repair if a competent technician is available. I would not mod them all as it is not... 
Multiplex Tuner Repair
From the installation instructions for the , MD ST2 : If the antenna is installed outdoors, it is recommended that the cable be run through a ‘static discharge unit’ or ‘grounding block’ that can be connected via a ground wire to a nearby earth g... 
Multiplex Tuner Repair
It is all about reception. It may help to view the reception dilemma in the following way ... if several people were throwing balls at you at the same time ... it would be easier to catch one ball (mono) as opposed to two or more balls (stereo) at... 
Multiplex Tuner Repair
What I suspected ... metal window frames. In three words ... lots of luck. You need an outdoor antenna ... window sill placement can be iffy, roof placement would be ideal. Can not imagine your building being ok with attaching anything to the faca... 
Multiplex Tuner Repair
Two questions:1) in your apartment building, are the window and door frames made of metal, as these frames are often regulated to be in most major cities? If such is the case, no indoor antenna will ever bring in the stations in stereo halfway dec... 
Need a New CD Player
The big difference to my mind, if it is important to you and worth the $100 difference, is that the 5004/5 is made in China and the 6004/5 is made in Japan. Rich 
Anyone have issues with Primaluna main amp fuses?
Well, there is your answer ... NYC and its voltage spikes have never tripped the fuse in my case. Did Kevin recommend some type of power protection, since this can't be good for any other components you are using. Rich 
Great Sounding 2-Channel Reciever Under $400
Does your friend really need a receiver? There are few bigger fans of the receiver out there than I and even I am hard pressed to recommend receivers today. If you friend really needs the receiver, which means he needs FM, then I would suggest the... 
Anyone have issues with Primaluna main amp fuses?
Not sure if the word premature should ever be used when talking about a fuse. What precisely happened? I have been using PL amps (PL2 and PL5) for close to a decade and have never blown the fuse.Rich 
Rega DAC problems
Did you try this email address for Rega ...http://www.rega.co.ukRich 
Name of the music in Night Rider movie
Music was composed by Don Peake . Peake scored 77 episodes of the hit TV series "Knight Rider," which he worked on for three and a half years. He studied composition and orchestration with Paul Glass and Dr. Albert Harris and conducting with Broa... 
Combination McIntosh tube amp with SS preamp?
I have a Prima Luna tube power amp with a Musical Fidelity PRE CD 24 solid state preamp/ cd player. I have had this combination in use for 8 or 9 years now. Not as powerful as having it the other way around, but the sound is very sweet sounding. N... 
Music loving friend needs help -- thanks
I have degenerative spine disease and have had 12 surgeries to get me to the point where I can walk on my own with limited pain. The accompanying nerve damage and loss of strength has been quite the hoot to deal with. I also lived with a year of p... 
Follow up questions regarding my NAD C375BEE
Easiest way is to use a cheater plug ... 3 prongs to 2 prongs plug.Rich