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REST IN PEACE - TIM MROCK
OMG I just heard the news. I’ve known Tim for many, many years, he actually “painted/tinned” my entire electrical panel many years ago. I’ve been to his place several times and his music loft was a sanctuary. Tim was passionate in everything he di... 
What is the best premp for Atma-Sphere MA-1 3.3 amp?
@chungjh  Yes I tried the Sanders Magtech amps then tried the Bricasti M25 amps. Bricasti brought out more 'soul" to the music so used 2 x M25's to drive the 10e speakers. (My opinion is using 2 of the same amps on the speakers is the smart thing ... 
What is the best premp for Atma-Sphere MA-1 3.3 amp?
@chungjh to answer your question I don't think room size was a factor. As I mentioned I knew the A-S M60's did not have enough power but I tried many other amps as mentioned earlier as well as Gold Note 1175 and a customer even lugged over his Heg... 
What is the best premp for Atma-Sphere MA-1 3.3 amp?
Room size is approx 16' x 26' with 10' ceilings. M-60's with Zero Autoformers (not enough power) Bricasti amplifiers as well as Merrill Audio Veritas and even tried the new Merrill Element 118's. There were other amps as well and again just could ... 
What is the best premp for Atma-Sphere MA-1 3.3 amp?
Just to quickly chime in and please note I am a dealer for A-S. Yes the MP-1 is clearly better than the MP-3 but it's also substantially more $$$ not that $$$ has anything to do with SQ but in this case it does. The 3.3 vs 3.1 or 3.2 is also bette... 
Phono stage for my system?
@chakster since you live in St. Petersburg, Russia (correct?) have you ever heard/tried a step-up from S.A. Labs? (a company out of Moscow). For years I used a Kondo KSL-SFz step-up but once I heard the S.A. Labs unit I sold my Kondo unit and have... 
Your favorite Electrostatic, Panel spkr
To the OP, most of what I've owned will not work given your room dimensions but here is what I've owned in my own listening studio.ML Sequels & Sequel II's. Yes I could hear where the crossover was.Eminent Technology planar magnetic but could ... 
Need RCA loading plugs
PS: I should add we will not charge you for this and we will include return shipping if within the USA.  
Need RCA loading plugs
I'd be more than happy to make you a set or two, just send me the RCA plugs and whatever resistors you want and I'll solder them and send you them back. We make them for our customers all the time for this is how the NVO phono units load for MC's ... 
Kondo , Japan Audio note &UK Audio note Combo
Owned 2 different M77's and NO bass....sorry. You have to get the M1000.  
NAS Storage and Streaming for Hi Def audio, What NAS Hard drive system best for Mac..
I’m basically an analog guy but several years back wanted to get into digital. Went thru a LOT of DAC’s but did use a G-Technology 4TB RAID 2 NAS so it’s always backing the data up. Have never had an issue and even though I still enjoy analog runn... 
Merrill Audio ELEMENT 118 on Tour
@mattnshilp   "...is essentially immune to power cords..."  I have to respectfully disagree. I've owned and loved the Veritas and THOR amps and they very much respond to after market AC cords for the better and not by a small margin. Now I've had ... 
A Night with three phono stages Allnic 1202, ANK and GoldNote PH10
A small update to the PH-10 was announced to me as follows:“A much-improved solution we will introduce in all PH10 productions beginning 1st of February 2019 that will reduce the noise by 12dB in the MC set-up to be as quiet as the MM set-up”! Unf... 
Electrostatic Speakers
I’ve been an electrostatic guy for many, many years going back and forth with panels and conventional speakers over 35 years. Had the original ML CLX (had no bass but boy a midrange to cry over) and then Sequels and Sequel II. Just couldn’t get th... 
OPINIONS PLEASE - Phonostage for new Rega P8/Apheta 2 - Sutherland 20/20 or Allnic 1201
Have to agree with @edwyun that using a step-up in front of a tube phono stage is the way to go but this adds a lot of $$$ to the equation not only for the SUT but another cable as well.