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| cartridge repair....repair service center needed I had a Denon MC cartridge retipped by the Needle Clinic in Washington. Andy is a stand up guy and returned my cartridge with new cantilever and stylus tip for 200.00. It was exactly 8 days time from me sending the cartridge to him from the othe... | |
| ARC REF 3 vs ML 326s Doubtful the ARC will take the edge off. It does not have that classic tube sound. I would look for a preamp with tone controls, Luxman and McIntosh come to mind. | |
| Buying an item from Canada I purchased a 4K preamp from a Audiogoner who lived in Canada. There was no duty tax and it went Canadian Post and then on the the USPS. It took 5 days from Vancouver, Canada to me in New England. I also purchased a CD player from another Gentlema... | |
| Best redbook-only CD Player under $10k - Bryston BCD3, Resolution Audio Cantata 3.0, .... I love my Esoteric player with the Burr Brown PCM1704 R to R ladder Dac Chip. Sounds so analog like. | |
| Excited GE Enthusiast Congratulations. You are going to love the Triton Ones. I have had mine in my secondary system for over 2 years, They are keepers. Everything sounds good on them. The bass is excellent and the treble is very smooth. The better the electronic... | |
| Vandersteen 2C pairing Way back in the 90's I used an Aragon 4004 amp with an AI Modulus 3 tube preamp and Vandersteen 2ci speakers. The word buttery smooth comes to mind. | |
| How to properly put audio equipment on top of an antique buffet cabinet? How does the equipment manage to stay on the buffet cabinet upside down? | |
| Amp and PreAmp, stick to the same brand? For many years I had different combinations of amp and preamp from 2 different manufacturers. I have come full circle and now use a Mac tube preamp with a Mac power amp. Trust me when I say you will get more of the McIntosh sound this way. I have ... | |
| Best Network Music Streamer for Mcintosh Equipment I use a Sony HAPZ1ES in both my systems. The interface is great, iPhone or iPad app always works and it plays all the formats. The built in dac is excellent. It got awards from both Stereophile and TAS plus others. I see them here used for aro... | |
| Best Network Music Streamer for Mcintosh Equipment From what I have heard, the McIntosh MB100 is prone to many problems including network cutting in and out, freeze ups, and some say after one of the firmware upgrades, the device won't boot up. I was told by more than 1 Mac person to steer clear. | |
| Auralic Altair and Wyred4Sound DAC 2 DCD question, please I had the exact same Wyred dac as you with the dsd and femto clock upgrade. I found the sound to be a bit forward sounding, perhaps because of the ESS chip used. I sold it after about 6 months. Previously I had the Wyred dac1 without dsd or Fem... | |
| McIntosh Mc-500 If it wasn't shipped in original box then that is the problem. The box suspended inside a much larger box is the ONLY way for them to be shipped without damaging the glass. I would send it back to the seller for a full refund. I have passed on ... | |
| McIntosh Mc-500 I don't know of any aftermarket company that does that. McIntosh will do it but it takes 6-7 months as it has something to do with the silk screening of the glass process. I would check with Audio Classics, they would know if anybody does, As... | |
| Vintage tube suggestions I second the NOS Mullard CV4004. An excellent rich sounding tube. | |
| ARC Ref 75SEs - great with Wilson or Dynaudio speakers. What about Vandersteen 2CI? Having owned 2ci speakers for many years, I would say yes. |