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Playback designs followup?
Dcstep, I read that somebody at RMAF asked the dealer how many hours were on the Marantz Sa-7s1 and PD MPS-5. He stated the Marantz was just out of the box and the MPS-5 was well broken in. If that was the case, the Marantz didn't sound at its bes... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Amandarae, thanks for the information. 
New filter/regenerator
I second Kennyt. I have a Purepower APS and like it very much. Where I live there are alot of brown-outs in the summertime. While listening to music when a brown-out occurs it switches to battery power seamlessly. It has a fan which you can hear a... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Sorry to hear that people lost money and have unresolved problems. I hope you get your due. I quess I am fortunate to have no problems. I had a channel imbalance after a few months of ownership and it was taken care of quickly. Kevin did the serv... 
need help on transparent sounding 12au7 tubes
Try a siemens 5814a. It is a neutral,transparent,detailed tube. 
Love my ipod, Hate my ear buds....
try the denon c-751 for around $100.00 the sound is very nice. 
Combination of PurePowerAPS and Audience adept aR
Hi Apopira2,Not quite understanding the question, do you mean piggyback or using them for different components in the same set-up?I personally use the APS 1050 for my source,pre,and PARC and the amp is connected to an Audience aR1p with very good ... 
"D" amps, general discussion who's 1 and why?
Dob, I am curious did you run a tube pre-amp with your Spectrons? I find running a tube pre into the Spectron gives it that naturalness without losing that effortless, clear sound which is it's forte. IMS the synergy is excellent you get the best... 
break-in for Marantz SA-7S1
I have a Marantz SA-7s1 and for the money it is very nice.Is it in the same league as the other players that cost 3 to 4x the price? Of course not, but it's not to far off.Place it on a good platform and use good components downstream and you will... 
Spectron Amps: power on all the time? Tube Pre?
I use a Supratek Sauvignon tube pre-amp with my Spectron and have no problems shutting down the pre with the amp on. If you have a mute switch or even better a HT bypass switch use that before shutting the pre. You should have no problems, always ... 
Your ''best kept secret'' speaker choice ?
Salk Sound, Small internet based company which makes excellent built and sounding speakers. 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
Here is an update on the Silkworm SE XLR. First off, I'm not good at putting my thoughts into words but I'll try my best. John said these cables have a roller coaster break in and he's right. One day they can sound good and the next day take 2 ste... 
Help - Need Preamp under 5K for Class D amps
I know exactly what your talking about, I had the same problem. Getting a tube pre-amp will steer you in the right direction, but IMS changing to a gold IC was the icing on the cake, it gave me that rich tone and fullness I was looking for. The s... 
Speakers that disappear
audio physic virgo II's do a great disappearing act 
Marantz SA7S1 owners - stock or modded
I own a SA-7S1 I wouldn't modify it. Why don't you try a warm sounding IC ( gold has a nice full sound) and maybe a warm PC (Lessloss maybe) and see if that helps. If not save your money and get a non upsampling tube dac.