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| dedicated curcuit question???? Q. Should I run 2 seperate lines from 2 dedicated curcuits? A. Absolutely. In fact, you should have a minimum of 3 dedicated circuits. One 20 amp dedicated circuit for the amplifier, one 15 amp dedicated circuit for your digital cd player, and one... | |
| More Questions for the Experts A surge protector supposedly will degrade the sonics of your equipment.I've gone to great lengths with my electrical tweaks and all tweaks have made a substantial difference sonically in the micro- and macro-dyanamic regions.Several years ago I ha... | |
| 1000 budget for speakers and integrated - HELP Don't compromise on the amp. I believe if you get this part right i.e. Audio Refinement's Complete, you'll be 90% there.Then the best speakers you can find will then take you most of the way home.But the amp is key. Most amps, especially in this p... | |
| Theta Dreadnaught amp is it just a HT amp or music David Reich also designed my McCormack DNA-2 LAE (Limited Aniversary Edition) amp. I believe David Reich used much the same technology in the Dreadnaught. Which is a very good thing.-John | |
| 1000 budget for speakers and integrated - HELP If you go used, the NHT 2.5i might not be too bad. For the integrated amp I'd recommend looking at a used Audio Refinement Complete int. amp which has been very, very highly rated and you might be able to find one used for about $700 (new $980).In... | |
| Virtual Dynamics + Ensemble Power Cords- good mix CFB, you seem to have some pretty fervent opinions about Sandra Day. Like I was surprised. I only threw Teddy in there just give you the impression that I am fair and balanced. :)Me? Why, I've been umemployed for quite some time now.-John | |
| Theta Dreadnaught amp is it just a HT amp or music I've listened to the Dreadnaught, but not critically. But all that I've read and heard from other's is that it is a very musical amp with a music first design.-John | |
| Virtual Dynamics + Ensemble Power Cords- good mix If Sandra Day O'Connor and Ted Kennedy can have a vote and share their personal opinions, then I think Tekunda should be able to also. Unless, of course audiogon already has a policy in place that forbids Tekunda from his personal opinions without... | |
| Passive or Active Sub??? Find a used Bag-End Infra-sub 18 inch subwoofer which retails for $1600. One of the tightest most musical subs you'll find in most any price range. I had one in my home for about 2 weeks. I couldn't believe any 18-inch sub could be so tight. Almos... | |
| What processor competes with best preamp? I own a Primare P30 pre/pro to go with my 2-channel system. I've compared it side-by-side to the fairly highly rated Ayre k3-x pre-amp. The P30 was much more transparent and detailed than the k3-x. The k3-x was a bit more musical and sweet soundin... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? I'm using a Primare P30 pre/pro in my 2-channel system. It has a 100% analog by-pass mode which really helps sonically. I've compare it with an Ayre k3-x preamp in my home and the Primare was signifanctly better in most respects. It retails for $4... | |
| What's 10 Volts between friends? Yes, the dedicated lines is perhaps the most significant and inexpensive (depends on who does it) tweak. While yer at it, pick out the best 10 gauge OFC romex for the power and try lifting/floating the ground which are the second/third most signif... | |
| amp/pre/speaker recommendations 10K used Sounds like you have some pretty decent equipment right now. To kick things up a couple of notches, I would recommend the Aerial 10T's with stands($3k - $5k used), a pair of Odyssey Stratos mono amps at $2k for both new (very highly rated by TAS(G... | |
| Which AV processors have an analog pass-thru? The Primare P30 retailing at $4k is an excellent sounding pre/pro that I've been using in my 2-channel system for the last year. Has a 100% analog by-pass mode. A very simple design with no tone controls. In addition to the rca outs, it has xlr ou... | |
| Sim Audio Moon W5 vs Electrocompaniet Amp McCormack DNA-2 LAE (Limited Anniversary Edition) 300 wpc @ 8ohm and 600 wpc @ 4 ohm. |