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| Integrated to go with KEF LS50 Sounds like we share some similar musical tastes. I use Prima Luna amps in two of my systems and the speakers involved are Ascend Acoustic Sierra 1 monitors and Opera Platea floor standers. For yuks, I recently swapped in a Rega Brio integrated am... | |
| What is today's equivalent of KEF reference 102 I am not sure if I would be spending significant dollars for bedroom speakers, especially for back ground music. I have posted before on this topic and the questions I usually ask are along the lines of:1. how much time do you typically spend list... | |
| Using my Adcom amp and preamp I used the ADCOM 545 amp and GTP 500II tuner/ preamp for over a dozen years. I used a few different speakers at the time, but enjoyed the amp most with EPOS 11 speakers. We listen to a lot of the same music types. There are some good deals out the... | |
| How do you roll? First LP on a new TT. The first virgin time with a new turntable ... an LP that you do not care about, just in case it gets scratched up, because you did not set-up everything correctly.Once you are convinced that you have the set-up correct, pick an LP that you are no... | |
| Thoughts on Emotiva Stereophile favorably reviewed the Emotiva ERC 2 two years ago. There is also a separate topic on the Emotiva discussion boards on these players.I have owned both the ERC2 and ERC3. They are well built, substantial CD players (28 pounds). The ... | |
| lafayette 9090 or Sansui 4000 At the $350 - $400 new range, there is only such much difference between products. Since your concern is primarily on a warmer than neutral overall system sound, then just make sure that you buy from a place where you can return something if you d... | |
| lafayette 9090 or Sansui 4000 Why not go new? For $350 you can get something like the Yamaha R-S500 . 40 year old anythings are trouble unless you are handy or have a good techie in your neighborhood. | |
| 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 |