swampwalker
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| Joule Electra VZN100 with Merlin VSM-MX. Artg- You are correct, of course. In terms of price/performance ratio the Berning walks all over the Joule at retail, but the price of a used Joule gets it quite a bit closer to the price of a Berning. And I will comment that while I have not hear... | |
| BAT vs Pass Labs Amp The short answer is yes, the BAT will limit your speaker choices somewhat, particularly in the amount of current it can pass, or its ability to drive a very difficult load like some electrostats. But if you are talking a 6-8 ohm nominal load with ... | |
| UPS strikes again "Also, you can create your UPS shipment online, pay for it online and print a shipping label...all at the standard UPS rates, and then just drop the package off at The UPS Store."You can do the same thing w/Fedex Ground on the net (if you have a F... | |
| What's the best aftermarket cable for Senn. HD650? The Silver Dragon beats the Cardas, for sure. | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Goo luck, Pat. As you can see, we all think about you every day, and as hard as it may be, the personal contact is good for all of us. Hang in there, my friend. | |
| Audio Aero Prima vs. Resolution Audio Opus 21 Actually, that's what I am concerned about. I've been listening to some modded U-players and they are beating the EMC (CD to CD) in terms of resolution, but the EMC is a bit "fuller" if I can use that term. So now I want both! | |
| Help with a new TV please TIC- Sounds like you got a pretty good deal, and if space is a premium (it is in my den), then the wall mount plasma is an unbeatable solution. And I used an ED (=480p) CRT TV for a few years before getting the plasma. The key is to have a good in... | |
| 5Z3PAT equivalent I ended up using a 5U4G. Not knowing anything about circuits, I just thought I'd give it a shot and it worked. I just assummed it was being used as a rectifier. I was too impatient to swap tubes in one at a time, so I also put in some Sovtek 2A3s ... | |
| Help with a new TV please Hi Jon- Unfortuately, its going to be pretty tough to do on that budget. Calibration alone will eat up more than 10% of that, I would guess. Wall mount bracket for a typical plasma goes $2-400. For best bang for buck right now, I would say DLP. Yo... | |
| XLR-RCA adapter wiring schematic There is actually some variation between manufacturers, in terms of which is pin is which on the XLR end. | |
| Audio Aero Prima vs. Resolution Audio Opus 21 don't mean to hi-jack this thread, but anyone out there heard the RA Opus 21, compared to an EMC-1UP SE? | |
| I've got a hum in my Sunfire sub..... Ground loop isolater in the coax line to/from your HD signal. | |
| What to use? Good mid-fi CDP is Music Hall CD-25 or try one of the older Pioneer DV-09 DVD players floating around for about $500. Used power amp maybe mcCormack DNA 0.5 at about $600. Others can chime in on used pre. Maybe Adcom. | |
| Office Digital Audiophile System The Grace is well respected on Headfi.org. If you search the threads there, you should find lots of info there. | |
| Ever used hybrid power amps? Used to have an NYAL 300. Loved it back in the day. There are improvements to be had today. Pretty romantic sounding. George Kaye and others have done lots of mods on them, including bigger capacitors, torodial xformers (they were susceptible to m... |