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Looking for a good tech in the Philadelphia, PA area.
Just checked their website,,,it says they only work on pre's and phono pre's and it actually says they do not work on amps. What work has he done for you?  Thanks  
Looking for a good tech in the Philadelphia, PA area.
Hi barrysandy - I wish! Churchville is right down the road from me, but when I called the # I found for his business, his associate told me he doesn't work on amps. If that's not correct, can you supply a # for me to call. I wanted to use him in t... 
Looking for a good tech in the Philadelphia, PA area.
Hi all - Had Jim check my amp out today, says everything is fine. Made suggestions as to what to look for in my rig and other things to try to quiet the noise. Only charged me for his time, was down-to-earth and was no-nonsense. The tech in North ... 
Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options
There's a used Raven Osprey for sale on-line(not from me....) Nothing but stellar reviews.  
Looking for a good tech in the Philadelphia, PA area.
Hi again, especially lowrider57, Jim at Barracks Trading Post says he can do any repairs I might need, so looking forward to meeting him. Again, fingers crossed. 
Looking for a good tech in the Philadelphia, PA area.
Good to know! Thanks all for the recommendations, much appreciated!I reached out to Jim just now, I have my fingers crossed:) 
YBA 3a amp...
Ahhh, makes sense. I was just reading the ad title.  Thanks 
Seems like a lot of folks are putting their Primaluna amps for sale...
Just my opinion, but yes, "a lot" according to what I've been seeing the past 2 months, not just the snapshot of what's on there at this particular moment. Most of what I've been seeing are Dialogue Premiums; amps, monos, and integrateds. If you l... 
Accuphase amps
t_ramey - Wish I could help you regarding Accuphase, but I have never been so lucky. However, I AM looking at a P-102 for sale and pondering making a move. On another note, how is the Melody treating you? I have to admit I have drooled over that u... 
Comparison between Belles 350A Ref and Modwright 150SE
Thanks for the response, sorry you had such a bad experience. So far, so good with my own Belles and a friend of mine has been running one for years. Only problem he ever had was the power switch wearing out. Had a McCormack DNA 0.5 Deluxe for a l... 
Belles upgrade??
Again, thanks for all the info and suggestions, will research further. Soix, to answer your question, areas that I think I would like to see improvement are richness and dynamics, and also noise reduction. I know the tubed pre tends to bring in so... 
Belles upgrade??
Hi - Thanks for the suggestion, will consider. One of the biggest curiosities I have in this thread is whether I would get big gains in performance by going with similar monoblocks as opposed to stereo amp? Klaus from Odyssey states you get bigges... 
Original ProAc Response 2 vs. Gibbon Super 8
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