russ69

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Seeking Repair for Bose 1801 (Tallahassee to Atlanta)
Wow an 1801. I have not seen one of those since the debut of the amp at an L.A. audio show. I'm not sure I would put any money into repairing an amp that old. I doubt the output devices are available anymore. Blow one component that is obsolete an... 
bose 901 active equalizer
You are GTG.  
Considering equipment upgrade. Any advice?
Hi Russ, the 400 to 500 dollar range. Sorry not trying to be a snob but I don't shop in that category, so I'm no help.   
Why I'm not adding a sub to my 2-way monitors for music
Au contraire, mon ami! Maybe I shouldn't make blanket statements without knowing more.   
FEDEX keeps destroying my New CARY 805RS Monoblocks - What can I do to prevent Nightmare?
Old Dominion Trucking. The best there is.   
Turntable Rumble/Feedback
Something to try: Move your sub up between your speakers and turn it on its side facing forward. Just as an experiment. It might not energize your floor as much.  
Why I'm not adding a sub to my 2-way monitors for music
The frequency sweeps on your loudspeaker look good but that is not the whole story. The averaged results looking the best. They may sound good but I'm guessing not even in the same league as bigger full range speakers that could blend in a sub a l... 
Considering equipment upgrade. Any advice?
You can do better. What's your budget?  
Primaluna?
Prima Luna is good stuff and priced well. Auto bias is nice but biasing tubes is not that hard. On the question of tube life, except for infant death, if you have some hours on your power tubes and one fails it's probably better to replace the who... 
Macintosh Speakers XR 1052...A POWER question
OP you have some top drawer power hungry McIntosh speakers. You have a couple of older nothing special Units to power them. If you don’t wish to get a dedicated power amp with at least 200wpc then you are doing the speakers a disservice and shoul... 
Speakers on a cabinet .. open to suggestions..
So…the current speakers sit in a 40” high cabinet.. Ain't no way to make that work.  
Best CD player from this list
One or two for musical.   
Big Below 15k used that can play loud as heck
The room is the issue, try the adjacent wall.   
B&W 803N vs 703(old) w/ M6PRX & M6Pre (Musical Fidelity)
No brainer go for the 803Ns, good match with the M6PRX. .  
Need help choosing a new CD Player
Don’t buy used, many of the used players laser assembly’s are near the end of their lives and many are no longer available.  My dealer won't buy or sell used CD players.