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MBL 101e's vs. Soundlab U-1's
diff strokes for diff folks. listening preferences determine speaker-owner suitability.i owned U2s, and couldn't ditch them fast enough. i listen to lots of R&R; the fact that you like SLs implies that you do not. they're coherent to the max, ... 
Leviathan Signature Monoblocks -- What is the vir
any thoughts to Mcintosh? run ice cold here in houston, and sound quite nice, if not the last word.. 
Review: Silver Circle Audio PP1 v 3.0 high current AC filter
1) i did try my mac 501s on the 3.0, and i noticed minor dynamic compression. a more appropriate scenario would be to use 1 PP1v 3.0 for each mono, and a 3rd for the line level gear.unfortunately, my counterfeiting printing press is on the fritz.2... 
line conditioner for amplifiers
i've just been told that Silver Circle has just developed a power conditioner based on a 5.0kVa isolation transformer, which to my knowledge is the largest isolation tranny in any audiophile power conditioning product. and IME, the reason more aud... 
About the new Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy 8
i own the 6s and have never had a problem w/ a hot top end once i set them up right. plug & play, the older versions are not. system matching is critical. but get it right, and they're quite special.and i for one am THRILLED about dave raising... 
Furutech FP-15 cu 15A AC receptacle
much more accurate than a stock hubbell (which is warm and bloated in the bass, but i understand why some would like it) 
Tube Preamp for Mcintosh MC501 Monoblock
just heard an einstein hooked up to my 501s and am trying to justify the $$.as a budget unit, the audio mirror unit is quite nice as well (needs a few $$ in parts upgrades though).rhyno 
Dakiom stabilizers vs Bybee purifiers.
i've never had any adverse results of bybees on AC. every time i put them after a component's IEC, i get a very noticable improvement. ---not sure why ric@ EVS thinks otherwise, but who knows. 
Aesthetix Calypso vs. Ayre K-5xe
i misspoke. meant to ask, what mods? AC? parts?TIA 
Aesthetix Calypso vs. Ayre K-5xe
what mods? and did you compare to the aesthetix? 
Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea
like you, i bought it (on CD) on a larklisten to it regularly, and have owned it for years. la fiesta, last track on the 2nd disc, is absolutely priceless. i cannot possibly articulate just how much the two artists were in synch with one another d... 
amp de-powering soon after power-on
please post the result of your conversation, as i've an amp with a very similar problem. thanks 
Parasound JC-1 Heat Dissipation
belles 350a ref ran hot in my room. sold it before getting the macsrhyno 
Parasound JC-1 Heat Dissipation
my room is slightly smaller than yours, and you'll likely find as i that any amp that throws off heat (the JC1s do, esp in high bias) will heat up the room to an uncomfortable degree in the summer.JC1s are very nice amps as well, and i could live ... 
Parasound JC-1 and B&W 803d
the JC1s respond very well to a gold-plated furutech IEC. rhyno