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| Melos Audio MAT 1000 or Audio Research VT 200? melos audio restorations is out there to service & upgrade melos components.http://melosaudio.com/i would not hesitate to buy *any* used melos equipment - i bought a music-director preamp used from the audio outlet, but they agreed to ship it ... | |
| Anything exciting at CES? brian cheney's vmps rm-40's (retail $4300) won best sound of the show , using, among other things, a modded art di/o dac...doug s. | |
| pre-amp and amp for 1K if you are willing to suffer w/two separate volume controls for the times you are doing the home-theatre thing, any preamp w/a tape loop will work - just plug the h-t receivers' outputs into the preamps' tape inputs. i'd recommend a melos sha-1 pr... | |
| Advise on used 1k to 1.5k pre-amp melos ma333r (probably a hair more than $1500), or the melos sha-gold-r, for ~$1k. i'd put the ma333 up against any pre at any cost; the sha-gold is just a hair behind...doug s. | |
| I can't believe there is no difference yup, save the money for software! :>) or, if ya *must* buy hardware, spend it on speakers - this is one area where there really are large differences, even between excellent product - so many different ways to skin the cat here: horns, ribbons,... | |
| I can't believe there is no difference yup, eantala, & why spend megabucks in search of that elusive last 5%, when, for doug s. | |
| I can't believe there is no difference while i agree that a receiver may be in fact the weakest link in gun's system, i'm also of a mind to agree w/detlof & makersmark - ya can't make gold outta crap. my system is very revealing, imo - melos music director preamp, a pair of meret r... | |
| subwoofer suggestions see this thread for my input, & that of others:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1009998767and, kirk, i'd wager folks are more tired of hearing *my* feelings about subwoofers than yours! ;~) doug s. | |
| Linn Classik versus Linn Majik kdl, if ya search the archives here, you'll find many subwoofer threads, expressing my opinions, & those of others. here's one of the most recent:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1009998767&openusid&zzSedond&4&... | |
| Who R U? sandra, i can understand your reluctance to jump in to the digital world, wanting to wait for the format wars to settle out. but, you may end up tuneless for a lot of years! ;~)meanwhile i suggest you pick up an art di/o dac for ~$122 from fullcom... | |
| Who R U? dave, what kind of question is *that* to ask of a lady?!? ;~)detlof, yes, i really *do* feel lucky, happy, blessed... i have a wonderful family, & i am able to enjoy things to their fullest, on a middle-class income, by being choosy, patient, ... | |
| subwoofer comparision ctyler, for h-t, you can get away w/a sub that has a lot higher distortion levels, and one that may not go as low in frequency, but is boosted in level at, say, 50-100hz. these traits will not be conducive to the best performance in an audio syste... | |
| Who R U? hi detlof, the hotrodded lawnmower sits in the garage awaiting spring, & greener pastures... ;~)but, the 24f tempurature didn't stop me from taking the relatively stock pantera to work this a.m.! :>) the msd electronic ignition santa brough... | |
| subwoofer comparision djohn, yes, i *do* post a lot about vmps in subwoofer topics, because it's a largely overlooked product that offers supreme performance, especially for the money. the specs are outstanding - only the most expensive rels come close - and the perfor... | |
| subwoofer comparision to some of the comments above - the strata my brother-in-law purchased was fully broken in, as he purchased it used. (definitely the way to go w/rels - he *was* able to resell it w/o taking a big loss.) i'm sure he tried it crossed over quite a bi... |