roberjerman

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Foundation made of Speakers....
Buy a pair of Ampzilla2000's. Jim Bongiorno's last and best design! I personally would sell the MGA's and keep the Time Frame's (Steve Eberbach's late design work) - a superior sounding speaker IMO! 
recommendations for a replacement for a Levinson no 23
In the meantime use the Bryston to drive the ML Aerius's. 
recommendations for a replacement for a Levinson no 23
Find a tech person that can fix the Levinson. Or send it back to Levinson for repair. Too fine of an amp to be used as a doorstop! 
Tom Petty: It was an "accidental" OD
Stick to cannabis and stay away from pills and white powder! 
What is really the purpose of streaming??
Streaming is to Music as Kindle is to Books.  
2018 exactly what is ‘High End’ audio?
Harry Pearson (HP) started it. Maybe he'll chime in! 
Aftermarket Fuses
The only times I heard any improvement by changing a fuse was when I added higher-rated ones to speakers for protection. But the best sound was NO fuse (living dangerously!). 
Quad ESL-63 and low-powered amps; Sun Audio, Atma
No single-end tube amp will work well with the 63's because: sensitivity is low and the impedance curve varies from high to low (30 ohms to 2 ohms). All single-end amps have rather high output impedances (2 to 8 ohms). They will NOT have a flat fr... 
Too Much Music: A Failed Experiment In Dedicated Listening
I'm not buying any more LP's and CD's for a while! My collection is already huge enough! 
What is really the purpose of streaming??
I will stick with something I can trust - physical media!  
What is really the purpose of streaming??
Just convenience! And no way of checking the provenance of the data - unlike physical media (RTR, LP, CD). 
Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass)
Any Bedini SS amp is competitive with today's multi-kilobuck amps! And for a fraction of the price of Pass ... ! 
Trying vinyl, need some help!
I'm basing my opinion of the SP4 on The Audio Critic's test in 1977 (Preamp Survey). I recommend you read this report! And I only paid $800 for my SP6 (in original factory box!).                              Regarding cartridges: any of the upper-... 
is th gain on my phono preamp enough for MCoil?
+1 mulveling! 
additional processing and customs charges on goldring 1006 or nagaoka mp150
@chakster                                                        I also have over a dozen MC cartridges on hand: Denons, Coral, Sony, Supex, Dynavector ...