rmoyers

Responses from rmoyers

favorite amp/pre-amp combos?
Sonic Frontiers Line 2 is a great tube pre-amp. It's affordable, too ($1600-$2000 on Audiogon). I currently use it to drive a Bryston 4BST solid state amp ($1100-$1500 on Audiogon). 
my next upgrade
I second the power source upgrade recommendation. If you can run a dedicated circuit from your breaker box to hospital grade outlets, you will get big bang for the bucks. We are talking around $30 for parts. Labor can vary a lot. I did my own wiri... 
Music Fidelity or Adcom
I would recommend you up your budget a litte, and perhaps look at buying a used Bryston 3B or 4B. I once owned an Adcom 5503, and over a 6 month period became dissatisfied with it. I also tried the 5400 for a week period, and found it similar to t... 
Cables, Interconnects and More Cables???
Here's a suggestion. Buy some used Audioquest silver cables from Audiogon or AudioShopper. Then ship them to the factory and have them reterminated. HAVE THE FACTORY DO THIS. When you get your cables back, you will have almost brand new cables, si...