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| Kenwood Trio L-05M I owned the L-07M back in the later 70’s as I was a Kenwood dealer and got 50% off the retail price. I did not like them and sold them. I went back to my GAS Son of Ampzilla which I loved and I am still sorry I sold it to this day. | |
| Hearing aid question All the hearing aids I tried made my system sound like a tin can telephone. I refuse to spend 3K+ on a hearing aid that may or may not help me enjoy the system a little more. I am not afraid to use the treble control on my preamp, and at +4DB he... | |
| Quandary I have always found the Benchmark amps to be quite analytical. When I had my Triton Ones, I used an Odyssey Stratos amp which at 150wpc and 60 amps of current was a perfect match to the Triton Ones. I moved on to the Triton Refs and now use a 300... | |
| Andy Kim Needle Clinic Andy repaired my ZU/Denon DL 103 cartridge. I sent it to him on a Friday from New England and received it back repaired in exactly one week on the following Friday. His price was much less than Soundsmith and repair time was 6 weeks shorter. I ... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION I had a Rogue RP-5 preamp that I loved and used a set of Mullard tubes in the line stage. I had it for 3 years until I went with a McIntosh based system. | |
| Racks, equipment and footers Solid Steel racks work well in my system. Reasonably priced, very sturdy (each shelf will easily hold 200 pounds.) | |
| My new B Stock speakers Best of luck with your new speakers. | |
| Why Preamps Thump on Turn on I turn on my McIntosh preamp and it then turns on my Mac power amp and Mac tuner, No thumps or pops in my system. | |
| Still the demons of GAS pursue me It must be an SAE EQ, as James Bongiorno worked at SAE before founding GAS. | |
| How many monthly kilowatt hours, including hi-fi, do you use? 550-650kw during the Winter and 600-900kw during the summer when the AC is running. I have a 2 story home. Electricity in the Northeast is VERY expensive. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Over the past few days, I have played: Flim & The BB’s, “Tricycle” Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Pendulum” The Guess Who, “American Woman” extended version The Talking Heads, “Sand In The Vaseline” Disk 1 Savoy Brown. “Live At The Inters... | |
| How Soon Do You Realize You Don't Like a Piece of Gear? Twice, as I was taking a new piece of equipment out of its box, I had already decided I wouldn’t like it. It may be the way it was packed or its appearance. That situation usually makes me find reasons not to like it. If I get past thst stage, som... | |
| Dedicated mains supply unexpected result Did the electrician use copper or aluminum wiring for the new mains? | |
| Why even bother? I have found that some people are just plain lazy and only respond to questions when they feel like it. By then, I have lost interest in the equipment posted and do the same, reply when I feel like it. | |
| Esoteric Amps with Revel Salon 2 Speakers I believe the Esoteric F 01 and F 05 are class A amps. You need to know the amount of current they can put out. |