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| Info on Old Admiral Tube Radio I believe that the model number is YG511. My guess is that this not a sculpted, art deco-ish Bakelite (forerunner to plastics) radio, but rather a rectangular shaped wood (or wood like plastic) and metal table radio. If this is the case, we are ta... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 or A308 integrated? If you are so inclined and have the rack space, you may wish to go with a new power amp and use the A3.2 as the preamp. You just need to make sure that the A3.2 has the jacks to do this (the A3 did not have them and earlier versions of the A3.2 di... | |
| Best under $300 DVD player for music & video Lance:Audio Advisor is selling the Cambridge Audio Azur 540D DVD Player for $270. I am using it in a bedroom system ... excellent with music and videos. Regards, Rich | |
| Make fun of me...I destroyed my amplifier. ID10T. There's Music Technology in Springfield, VA if you feel like packing up your Pioneer and sending it out to them. Give Bill a call and explain the situation ... he will give you an honest assessment and take it from there.I fried an HK amplifier ... | |
| Totem Rainmaker OR Epos M5??? Consider the EPOS M12.2. Much more refinement and nuance over the M5 for another $250 or so. I prefer the EPOS M12.2 to the Totem Rainmakers. If adding to your list is an option, I would add the NHT Classic 3. In general, the speakers that you men... | |
| TLC for Vintage Marantz Receiver in NYC Area Hi CW, Here is some information on the Marantz 2238B . You have a 27 year old component on your hands ... excellent FM section ... pretty decent AM ... warm beefy sound to whatever source you choose to use. I have had good luck with Signal Cable ... | |
| TLC for Vintage Marantz Receiver in NYC Area CW:Answering for Khaki8 ... the amps are different (obviously). I am assuming that you have a 22XX series receiver. Depending on the number, some premiered in 1974 (black dial face with blue lights) and some premiered in 1978/79 (silver dial face ... | |
| TLC for Vintage Marantz Receiver in NYC Area Cw,I live in the NYC area. The best technician in the area for refurbishing Marantz vintage equipment is the The Soundsmith in Peekskill. They can be expensive, depending on what is wrong with the receiver. One thing that I also ask for is to ha... | |
| New 11' x 7' listening room....small speaker? Without knowing your budget ... something like the NHT Classic 3 may work out well. They are acoustic suspension/sealed box design and so near rear wall placement is not an issue. Regards, Rich | |
| Advice on Budget System? After some experimenting with budget cables, I achieved excellent sound with the NAD C320BEE using the following: Signal Cable Analysis One (basic) speaker cables and Better Cables Blue Truth/Silver Serpent interconnects. I had originally started ... | |
| how can a line cord affect frequency response ? Mrtennis:Your threads do seem to attract attention. I was emailing with a buddy that I met here at Audiogon and the subject turned towards my dad, who will probably only be with us for a few more weeks or days. My dad fixed electronics and operate... | |
| Advice on Budget System? For a $1000, I would go with a Music Hall MMF CD 25 CD player and pair it with either a NAD C320BEE integrated amp (fantastic synergy) or a Music Hall 25.2 integrated amp.If you go with the Cambridge Audio CD player try an Outlaw RR2150 stereo rec... | |
| Reliable valve suppliers on web Luna:I go to Upscale Audio . Kevin has good prices; matches the tubes; and runs them for 72 hours on his Tubezilla. He stands behind his products. Regards, Rich | |
| I made up my mind what to buy for Triangle Celius I would be concerned with pairing too many tube components together with the resultant sound being a little too soft. For under a grand, I would be looking at either the Music Hall MMF CD 25 ($540) or the Rega Apollo ($1000 ... though I might wait... | |
| I made up my mind what to buy for Triangle Celius Chul Hee:You might as well hear from somebody who owns a Prima Luna ... well, two Prima Lunas to be precise ... the Prologue 2 integrated and the Prologue 5 power amp. I went with both the P2 & P5, because they have better parts and they gave ... |