robbyg
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| what's your opinion on the magazine 'stereo review'?? Stereo Review was a fraud. Back in the late 70's SR commissioned Dr. Larry Greenhill and the Audiophile Society (of which I participated) of NY to test & compare A/B testing of speaker wire. There were 10 testers which most of us could determ... | |
| Alternative for VPI springs? I replaced the springs on my VPI/Denon with double sets of Symposium roller blocks with great success. The music came to life. | |
| 32" television The best 32" TV, in my opinion, is the Sony KDL32W650A. It is an LED smart TV. There are no plasma TV's smaller than 42". Panasonic has also announced that they will no longer be making plasma TV's, and it seems LG has also stopped plasma producti... | |
| Mark Levinson 333.5 vs Emotiva XPR-1 Monoblocks WOW-buy by name recognition, not sound quality. The Emotiva XPR-1 Monoblocks are one of the best amps I've ever have listened to. Try 'em before deciding that they are NAD quality,you will be pleasantly surprised. I had an ML336, even after replac... | |
| Upgrading amp I am using an Emotiva XPA-2, 300W x 2. Couldn't be more pleased for $799 new delivered to your door. | |
| Admiral Television? Admiral was definitely an early USA TV manufacturer. They also made radios in the 1970's. | |
| Best sounding CD player for under $500? Sony SCD-CE595 SACD CD Changer. You won't believe the great sonics for < $125.00. | |
| PS Audio GCPH and Pass X0.2 not talking? Try pluging the GCPH out into the CD input that you are using on the Pass. Gotta work! | |
| Replacements for Motorola SJ2500/2501 transistors. If the MJ15003G/MJ15004G will work in the Marantz, so will the NTE60/NTE61. They are the same specs, maybe even the same part. | |
| Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs Dunlavy IVa crossover modification A great effort on your part, but it is all electrical. I had the SC-IV's and also made some mechanical modifications that I thought helped improve the the speaker dramatically. Change the bases to one's made by Sound Anchor in Florida. These are s... | |
| Broken speaker terminal, Dunlavy IVA Replace them all with a good quality post, and solder the wire to the post. The crossover with the terminals unscrews and can be pulled out of the speaker. I would also flush mount the board that holds the post so that you have much easier access ... | |
| Best Integrated Amp for Confidence 5 speakers The Confidence 5's require POWER, lots of it. My best results were with VTL MB450 monoblocks. 2nd was a Levinson 336. Smaller amps just can't awaken them. The 5's are a great speaker if set up correctly. | |
| bat vk-51se vs. audio research ref2mkii I would keep the X-1 and upgrade the X-350 to the .5 version. In my opinion the X-1 is superior to your choices. | |
| Checking the AC polarity of your amplifier I gather from your post the low position in off is correct.I noticed you said to do the measurements with the power to the > componentoff. I've had some amps that measure low in "off", but measure high when on. Reversing the plug the amp will b... | |
| preamp for Ayre/S805 I would replace the VTL 2.5 with an Ayre K-5x. I've had both and the Ayre is far superor in bottom end, transparency, soundstage and dynamics. It is also beautifully built.Also consider the Pass X1, another notch up. |