sugarbrie

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Who repair vintage turntables?
Joel who owned and operated The Turntable Factory for 40 years recently passed away after a long illness.I believe one of his employees still operates the business.http://www.theturntablefactory.com/If not, they can probably point you to someone e... 
Any balanced one end/rca the other interconnects?
Better to just buy Neutrik adapters and use your favorite cable. The connection will be as good as right on your gear. They come in any combination you want. See link.http://www.markertek.com/Product.asp?baseItem=NA2FPMM&cat=CABLESCONN&sub... 
What would you upgrade next ??
The Burr Brown module is just a digital chipset. It is what goes around it that matters. Great tubes will not make a dirt cheap amplifier into a Conrad Johnson Premier or ART. Putting the best Michelin tires on a Chevy Cobalt will not make it into... 
What would you upgrade next ??
Have you done anything with AC power cables, conditioning, and segregating/isolating the digital and analog with regards to AC power ??I do not think $1500 to $2000 for a (new) DAC is going to make that much of a difference. Probably needs to be d... 
What would you upgrade next ??
You have a decent CD player already. To really upgrade from there I would recommend you look at a separate DAC (a really good one).Do you have a budget? Does the Arcam have a digital output? 
What would you upgrade next ??
Don't upgrade. Add a turntable. 
How hot is too hot?
105 degrees is not very hot at all. You are 98.6 and even over 100 if you have the flu.Or do you mean 105 celsius which could boil water.?Class A amplifiers can fry eggs without the proper heat sinks. 
Your favorite Sheherazade LP ?
My Beecham with the Royal Philharmonic is on the Angel (EMI) label. Catalog number is AE-34417Also check out these if you come across them:Kondrashin, Concertgeboux; Philips 9500-681Monteux, London Symphony; London/Decca STS-15158Previn, Vienna Ph... 
Best budget equipment?
Some of the best budget brands are Rotel, NAD, Cambridge Audio, Music Hall and Creek. 
Which Super Integrated Amp to drive planars?
Blue Circle BmPH (160w - 8 ohm)(260w - 4 ohm). 
What matters most for an enjoyable home listen?
Glass of beer....(wine, etc). 
More shipping damage again?
Shoe...while I cannot see what you did and what Fedex did; there is an outside chance that your reinforcement of the subwoofer box may have contributed to the damage.Those factory shipping cartons are designed to ship the item properly. If you fil... 
More shipping damage again?
Are you referring to Fedex Ground?? It is run separately from Fedex Overnight.It will cost you a little more, but try Fedex 3 Day Select which goes through the overnight division. In my experience the traditional overnight Fedex division handles t... 
Best Integrated Amplifier Made at the USA
You might want to include Canada. There are some good ones there as well. 
Onkyo 805 set up help, please
I think you need to choose a HT playback setting on the receiver when playing the CD player. If you choose 2 channel audio it will literally play 2 channels, even if on the HT setup you indicate you have a subwoofer.So try choosing something like ...