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| Best $550 I ever Spent Mod your speakers Ill be honest my local tech is THE MAN! He was going to work at wilson before they moved to Provo, Utah. And I apprenticed at the shop when I was 19 or 20. I am truly blessed to have a truly knowledgeable and ECXEPTIONALLY competent in most all si... | |
| Best $550 I ever Spent Mod your speakers Lloydelee21I think it all depends on how adept you are and how well you did in wood shop growing up. Its not just a simple application of switching caps. In order to fit them my tech had to mount the board sideways and diagonally as oppose to pres... | |
| Best $550 I ever Spent Mod your speakers Oh he also coupled the drivers better and used the same screws they use in Wilson Speakers. The bass section was untouched aside from this and it has really tightened my bass up significantlyIm that stoked I had to post and say man, This is the bi... | |
| Amps that can Rival A Levinson No. 332 around 3K? I appreciate all the Info and views. It seems like I am going to have to pick a Pass amp and compare and see what I think. I can say I do believe everything is system specific as to which amp would do better so it will be an interesting test. Anyo... | |
| Help with a first tube amp Please Look for deals locally. I would highly recommend the rogue gear. My buddy sells it and talked it up. I bought a stereo 90 amp to try it out and was impressed (Im selling it for fair honesty) but it seems to be well done and for the price. He was a... | |
| My Halcro MC20 Dude you need a subwoofer. Speakers only give you so much bass. If you want real wallshaking gutwrenching or as I like to call it doing damage to your internal organs bass, Your gonna need at least 1 subwooferI have heard these with the levinson 3... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? I drive a 97 Infiniti Q45 that I put Focal Utopia Speakers and subs into with zapco competion and other high end gear. I alos own a 93 Toyota pickup with a bottom of the bottom of line system in it (Im talking dual and boss) It sounds horrible but... | |
| Know of any true bullet proof equipment stories? Inna Yeah they definitely make sounds and their both equipment of one kind or another and arguably from both sides to be an essential piece of equipment for survival even.I too have only owned samsung phones for a long time and AK-47's will keep f... | |
| Does a Powered Sub need a Preamp? AlmargThanks a million, Really, I tried and the stats just arent to be had. I was planning on going that route myself as it seemed easiest that way.the computer works perfect with the quads but their input sensitivty is something like 0.075 Volts ... | |
| Know of any true bullet proof equipment stories? Oh thanks for all the great stories, I always said McIntosh was bulletproof literally, Its cool to hear other stories, especially the marantz, now thats impressive!Thanks againToby | |
| Know of any true bullet proof equipment stories? BifwynneI completely agree, I luckily have an amazing local tech/salesman/speaker builder who is a friend and I can bribe with beer.I firmly believe in building relationships with people in your community. Its amazing what a little listening and a... | |
| What are some good tube amps that rock? KT88's? RrogYou are almost right, sadly its more of a low to mid volume issue, at high volume, the dynamics make it where I dont mind so much. The tube preamp is a though but I LOVE my preamp, its fast as hell and I dont think I could get anything built t... | |
| What are some good tube amps that rock? KT88's? Oh does anyone have any experience putting KT88's in either a CJ Premier 11A or Premier 1?Thanks againToby | |
| MIT 330 shotguns, how do they compare to the newer thanks Pops. I have to say I think there awesome cables for the same reason. Thanks a million Toby | |
| Best Tube Pre-Amp under 4K Just so you know there is a Conrad Johnson Premier 16LS and 16 LS II which have about a 1000 difference in priceI can tell you that I have heard a Premier 16 LS II for about 10 years at a friends house and it has gone back for service twice. Once ... |