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| Why Don't We Hear About Polyfusion More? Last spring I demo'ed a used Polyfusion 960 for a couple of weeks in my home. At the time I owned a BAT vk-500 and liked the Polyf better. It had a sweeter more pristine sound than the BAT. Only problem was that with my Aerial 10T's it ran out of ... | |
| pre-amp and amp for 1K By far the best sonic combo that I can think of that you can get for anywhere near the price range you are talking is the Odyssey Stratos amp and perhaps their Tempest pre-amp. Check out the reviews on audioreview.com. Out of about 90 consumers, l... | |
| Sony 9000es or Musical Fidelity A3 CDP. I would definitely go with the Sony 9000ES. I've had one for a year now and have been immensely impressed with it's performance for all three formats and video too. For $800 used or $1200 new, you can't find a product that will do more or better t... | |
| Using a 220v piece in the US Have your electrician install a 220 volt 15 amp circuit breaker and run a dedicated line to the pre. You'll be getting the best out of the unit and it may be the best way to anyway. I know some who are converting their components from 115 volts to... | |
| which speaker recomendations for this system... You don't mention why you want to upgrade. Well, you gave an excuse but an excuse is not necessarily a reason. Sounds like you simply have the upgrade bug. If that's the case and you are just searching for better performance, I'd like to offer the... | |
| What non-Linn sub would work with all-Linn setup? I would suggest the following 1) Aerial Acoustics SW-12 12" sub. For $4k to $5.5k, it's perhaps as good your going to find. It also offers infinite dial-in configurations and cabling options, xlr, rca, etc.. And the quality and craftsmanship is se... | |
| Aerial LR 5 or Thiel MCS 1 for ultimate HT SYS? Since you're posting in audiogon.com, I'm assuming that musical reproduction is your top priority and not movie soundtracks. If that is the case, then I highly recommend a good pair of used Aerial Acoustic 10T's. Forget about surround sound for no... | |
| How's to ground for the dedicated line? If you are after sonic improvements, simply have the electrician hook up the romex as he would to meet code. Then after he's done, disconnect the ground at the wall outlet. Then, when you move, you can simply reconnect to meet code. For whatever r... | |
| Analysis Plus vs. Harmonic Technology The Analysis Plus Silver oval in's are pretty good but cost quite a bit more than the HT's and are no better. But the HT pro silway II are an excellent all around performer using a combo of silver and copper and for the price are a value leader. T... | |
| Good small sub. 35Hz is considered by some to be 'limited' full-range. You want real (musical) bass? Then one of the most musical no frills no thrills subwoofers out there is the Bag End Infrasub 18 inch subwoofer with a range of 8Hz to 95Hz. I've demo'ed it in m... | |
| Is a 12' X 16' room big enough for stereo? My room is just over 12' x 18' x 8'. My 3-way speakers are Aerial 10Ts and I also have a Triad Platinum subwoofer to reproduce the lowest octave or two. The speaker fronts are just over 5 ft. out from the back wall at one long end of the room and ... | |
| WATTGATE audio grade receptacle I'm guessing, but I don't think there'll be much difference between the 12, 10, and 8 gauge wiring. Especially between the 10 and 8 guage. It's my guess that the quality of the wire would make the bigger difference than the guage's of wire at this... | |
| Power Conditioner without grounding,does it work? I was told by one who seems to know much about this area that the ground can introduce much noise into a line. Alot depends on the quality of electrical installation and time period your residence was contructed and if a common ground is used, etc... | |
| Ground for Cable TV Hummmmmmmmmmm I had a serious ground loop hum that I was able to isolate to the tv cable being the culprit. The only bandaid that worked was if I unplugged the tv cable altogether. I had electronics plugged into a 15 amp non-grounded circuit and others, includi... |