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Preamp Deal of the Century
Anyone in Indiana with a Supratek. I am in the market for a new pre-amp and would love to hear one these, within driving distance. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Jim2 I have never been to a Turkish prison nor to a Turkish bath..What about you? Tom 
MG1.6 crossover upgrade merits.
Make an outboard crossover consisting of an 8ga copper inductor of the correct value as well as a multicap made up of Cresendo film and foil caps.These purchases can be made at North Creek Music systems. Hard wire and rigidly mount these to a non ... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Bwhite I have never had the pleasure of listening to a Supratek preamp. And...? Tom 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Rodger I am refering to one single method of mechanical grounding and thats via the Audiopoints products. As far as electrical grounding goes. I found dynamics and timing improved if all major components[amp, pre-amp, main source]all share a commo... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Rodger I would first recommend, as a point of reference, for ever more that you mechanically ground all your components... Do not mix and match different coupling devices they all have different ground potentials..And do not intermingle so-called ... 
Spiking a Velodyne HGS18 II
I use Sistrum Platforms under my stereo pair of Paradigm Servo 15's, much more tunefull and better vocals as well... My friend with Klipsch K-Horns has Sistrum Platforms under each of the horns and one under his Velodyne HGS 18. Incredible clarity... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Your room will not suffer from darkness. Tom 
Preamp Deal of the Century
It is an attractive and interesting space ship..It does hide the screen..It fuctions very well and there are no flashing lights to scare my neighbors or to make their dogs cry.As for the Bp20's I have sold many of those in the past .They benefit g... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Thin skinned maybe. Some of my ideas on this site have gotten me wacked. Some days I lack the skills and the patience to explain some of the methods that I use, some will be applied to real acoustic musical instruments. I try not to dampen anythin... 
insulating after-market speakers
Just reworked the acoustics in a church recital hall. Wound up using long hair sheeps wool.This material is easy to work with. Easy to weigh and to pull apart sections in a linear and repeatable manner.. Acoustically it is very linear in how it re... 
Melos vs ARC
Melos stage is wall to wall..With some upgrade of parts. Caps, wire, volume controls, bypass of some unused swiching.Quite the stager..Tom 
Belles Ref. 150 A and 150 A Hot Rod , experience?
Belles equipment is the sleeper of the industry. David Belles has been building near state of the art products for years. The new Reference 150 is certainly a no holds contender..Tom 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Worse than the classic definition of ignorance[ lack of knowledge] is one possessing a shut down mind. Reminds me of dampening devices such as lead or rubber, materials that slow , alter and destroy the natural dynamics of music. Thats all about f... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Okay I'll shut up...As some say ignorance is bliss and others just call it ignorance.. Find out for your self. Tom