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| Speaker Wire material My understanding is that the oxides and/or impurities of the two metals have different conductive properties and that is where the main difference resides, everything else being equal. Regarding physics, keep in mind that the electrical properties... | |
| aragon4004 loud hum My understanding, from what I have read on Aragon amps (I own three of 8008's which don't exhibit this problem), is that the transformer is resonating mechanically, which at the time was considered to be acceptable. If you take the cover off your ... | |
| Best processor that is excellent for 2 Ch music I own an Aragon Soundstage and find it to be excellent on 2 channel, as well as on movies. The preamp section is based on Aragon's highly regarded Aurum preamp - sadly, neither unit is still made. There are other excellent processors mentioned her... | |
| Speakers used under 1K Look at Magnepan. You will need the amp though, because Marantz receivers don't have the current to drive them. | |
| s.s.amp recommendations. Look at the older Aragon amps. Solid, powerful, well-built amps, in my opinion. I own several of the 8008 series and really enjoy them. Just my 2 cents. :o) | |
| Bargain Priced SACD Giant Killer? Why not just take your SCD-1 and have it modified? It seems to me that you will gain more benefit from this than from trying to purchase something else. | |
| BEST LINE CONDITIONER UNDER $600 I use Richard Gray power conditioners with excellent results, and a 400 can be found for under $600 used. That said, I also have a Transcendent Sound preamp which is excellent, so I think Bruce's power conditioner is worth considering. I agree wit... | |
| Richard Gray's 400 Pro = Emperor's New Clothes?? I have dedicated lines and find that my RGPC's still make a big improvement to my system. That said, I have a friend that cannot hear any difference with his RGPC's, however he lives on the outskirts of the city and I live right in the middle of i... | |
| Listening Fatique- componet or speaker issue. My experience has taught me that every piece of the audio chain should be addressed before making assessments regarding the equipment. Acoustics have already been identified, however you haven't mentioned cables or power conditioning. What are you... | |
| recommendation for best low cost rca interconnect I recommend trying Goertz Alpha-Core I/C's. I use them in my system and love them. They are priced within your budget and Alpha-Core will let you try them for three weeks risk-free. :o) | |
| Help with choosing an amp... Look at the Aragon 8008x5. It is black with a silver triangle accent, puts out 200W/channel into 8 ohms, 400W/channel into 4 ohms, and has lots of current capability. It is designed to supply power to the channels that need it, so its full power i... | |
| Need CD interconnect advice. Without going overboard on cost and considering your budget, I would buy the Micropurl I/C's. I own both versions and they are excellent. If this helps, I have found the silver sounds a little cleaner and more detailed in my system, and the copper... | |
| speaker cable suggestion for Magnepans I use Goertz Alpha-Core MI-2's on my Maggies and love them. I found them to be better than the Tara Labs Air 2's I used previously and better than the Kimber 4TC's I used before that. | |
| Has anyone had "ringing" with multiple RGPC units? WOW......someone finally responded to my question - Thanks! After much experimentation and after having the same experience with a second system I put together in my study (two channel only), I determined that the "ringing" I was hearing was actua... | |
| StepUp & StepDown Votlage Transformers? Richard Gray sells a 2KVA, 240VAC to 115VAC step-down transformer, called the SubStation, that should work for you. It has a US 240VAC plug on the end of the cable that you should be able to find an adaptor for, and it makes a good isolation trans... |