sugarbrie
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| mas black speaker cables/URGENT Stu is retired to Florida, but makes these in his shop, and is selling them for the wholesale price he use to charge dealers. The Cable Company use to sell all of Stu's cables. The Black speaker cables actually have a totally separate cable for + ... | |
| Blue Circle Audio BC86 MKII Noisehound feedback I find one works well and is worth the $110. Two is even better if you have a high resolution system. Really quiets the background noise in the system. Adds clarity and dynamics. You would want to experiment with plugging it either in a open wall ... | |
| Whats the downside of leaving ones amps on allways Your electric bill goes up. | |
| Newbee dumb question, What exactly is B stock Really can mean almost anything. As well as what is posted above; some B stock is actually A stock that they have lower the warranty period, so they can then lower the price, in order to clear out overstocks. Not necessarily 30 days. I've seen man... | |
| Best looking / worst looking amps & preamps I guess I would call Blue Circle funky. Most like the glowing blue circle, but few are neutral about the wood knobs, which seem to have a love/hate response. I agree that the YBA gear looks nice. There are lots of nice looking tube amps. | |
| DG Recordings I am sure I am one of those people who was critical of DG. I can agree with everything said above. I own some DG because I like the performance. I just wish they were mixed better.Sadly I find some of their historic reissues not as good as earlier... | |
| what will make the greatest differance in sound. The least expensive upgrade is the cables. I agree with the preamp comments. | |
| Carmina Burana: what's your favorite recording? There is also an earlier Seiji Ozawa with the Boston Symphony and the New England Conservatory Chorus on RCA Red Seal. It is a very good performance that is still in print at a budget price. The Jochum mentioned is good for an older recording as w... | |
| Carmina Burana: what's your favorite recording? CHECK OUT THESE TWO RECORDINGS.Beverly Hoch, soprano;Stanford Olsen, tenor;Mark Oswald, baritone;Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Charles DutoitLondon 455290-2THOMAS HAMPSON baritoneEDITA GRUBEROVÁ sopranoJOHN ALER tenor Shinyukai Choir · Shin Se... | |
| Digital Audio Cables: Wire or Optical Definitely Wire/Coax cable. | |
| Additional upgrade on power cords needed? I can't comment on that brand, however, yes, you will get a noticeable improvement with better power cords on your components. Start with the CD and the Power Amp. | |
| Spring cleaning / audio sales Sean: I think you will discover those coupon codes work online as well. | |
| Help Choosing Tube Preamp Also the Sonic Frontier's Anthem Pre-1L or Pre-2L are very good in your price range, if you prefer a cooler sound to the warm CJ preamps. BTW, a BAK VK-5i will cost +/- $1850 used. | |
| Help Choosing Tube Preamp Add another $100 and strongly consider the Conrad Johnson PV-10 | |
| Day amp arrives Cashier check returned Forget to sign; Homer Simpson said it best:--- DOH !! |