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| New Von Schweikert VR 33? Disclosure - I am an audio manufacturer as well as owning a retail company. I am not a VS dealer.I don't know how anyone who has owned a VS speaker or ever spoken to Albert can have anything negative to say. Albert and his crew seemed to me to be ... | |
| Jolida 302 b disaster This new switch has six pins on the back as opposed to the four on the old switch. What do I do? Will this switch work? UghYour new switch is a double throw and will work just fine. As long as the switch is in properly, the best way to figure it o... | |
| The Hub: Here's some GOOD NEWS from the audio biz At Purity Audio Design, we are only looking forward. You can't dwell on the past. The outcome of RMAF 2010 proves that this industry is on the upswing. We took our chances and debuted our whole line at the show knowing that music is still strong i... | |
| Best "Upgrades" to Jolida 202a The Jolida 202 uses basically the same circuit as the 302/502 (much different transformers) so any upgrades that work in these amps will also work in the 202. For a few critical upgrades, I recommend the following.1) Remove the volume and selector... | |
| Usher S-520 amp pairing Sfar is correct in that the 520's need some warmth upstream. With solid state gear, I would recommend heavy copper cabling throughout. If a subwoofer is going to be used, it would greatly balance out the range so the upper end will not come across... | |
| pacific valve&electric Pacific Valve is one of the only importers that stand behind the products they sell. I have had several Ming-Da preamps through here from Pacific Valve with no problems. I have no experience with the Doge preamp. | |
| Ming Da MC-3008-A2 Mono Blocks I have not heard the latest version but have a lot of experience with Ming-Da products and have heard several of these amps. The 300B driving the 805 is a special sound. It provides you with plenty of body and warmth as well as the dynamic control... | |
| Modification Nightmares As a modder, the first thing I tell people is if you are not happy with what you have, upgradding or modifying it will not turn in into something it's not. I also recommend people spend some time with a product in stock form before investing in wh... | |
| Jolida 1501RC with 6 or 4 ohm speaker... I have been running a 1501RC with a pair of large custom speakers I built 10 years ago. They are about a 2.5 ohm load and I would say they have over 15,000 hours together without a bit of trouble. The 1501 is still running the original tubes even. | |
| Hurricane DT If you are getting no bias reading even with a good tube in place, the first thing to check is the B+ fuse located inside the amplifier. If you remove the bottom cover, you will see a fuse on one of the relay boards, this is the B+ fuse. It should... | |
| Anybody heard of Girard turntables? The older Garradr table can bring a lot of vinyl enjoyment to your listening. As Mlsstl mentioned above, they often require some service work before being put back into use.If you do a search, you will find a few that offer servicing to these tabl... | |
| Antique Sound Lab Hurricane MK1 vs MK2 Hello Carlesdg I have listened to about 30 pairs of Hurricane amplifiers and spent a lot of time with every version manufactured. To try to answer your original question, the latest MKII is not that different sonically than the later MKI versions ... | |
| Really warm cables for Tube amps and others.... I think the key here is that he has found a synergy within his system that provides a presentation he is happy with without having to replace one of his main two components (amp or speakers). "Build your system for yourself, not the critics" | |
| Zen Adagios...outriggers? Yes, there are aftermarket outriggers available for the Adagio speakers. In fact, there is a pair for sale here at audiogon right now. Just type in Adagio. | |
| Polish for adagios? I have not read all the responsses so my apologies if it has been mentioned. The best thing to use on the Adagio speakers is car wax. Get a good micro-fiber cloth and you're all set. I have been using car wax on many piano finish speakers for year... |