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| Nakamich RX-505 Question It is the beginning of the end. My old RX 505 did that before it completely died. I got an estimate to fix it and was too much to fix, more than it is worth. You could contact Stephen Sank at Bk11@thuntek.net he may be able to help. | |
| B&W 801D or 802Ds The 801D sound much better than the 802D. One woofer is better than two. The sound is more coherent. One of my good customers upgraded to the 801D from the 802D and it is a dramatic upgrade. The 802D was overly warm and the bass is muddy by compar... | |
| PAD Musaeus vs. Venustas The Venustas is much more neutral. It has a bigger sound stage tighter focus with better center image. The frequency extremes are better. The top end has more definition and much smoother than the Musaeus. | |
| PAD Musaeus vs. Venustas Venustas kills Musaeus. I have had both. | |
| Emotiva UMC-1... Still a science-lab affair? Yesterday I received the Emotiva XDA-1 DAC. It works great and it built very well. I have played all day on a loop from a new 2011 Mach2Music Mac Mini. I got home from work and figured it should burn in a little and sound better than right out of ... | |
| Fake Cardas: Myth or Reality? There are better cables that would yeild more money than counterfiet Cardas. I am willing to bet that some of the fakes may even sound better than the real thing. Sorry I have taken in on trade Cardas cables in the past and sent them back to have ... | |
| XA 30.5 or mod S/500? The X.5 amps do the same thing in stand by mode. The stand by mode on all pass amps keep the caps charged and the driver input board on. When fully engaged it they simply turn on the output transistors. | |
| XA 30.5 or mod S/500? I have a XA30.5 and a X350.5 and have had two Jon Soderberg moded Threshold amps through out the years. Sonically speaking the Moded Thresholds sound very very good however the PASS sounds significantly better. I can tell you will need more power ... | |
| Cat damaged speaker, Help I will try that recipe from the first response. Their is no love lost between me and my girlfriend's cat. Although her cat stays away from my speakers it terrorizes my little shih tzu which by the way is a better companion than that damn cat. | |
| Do you understand your amplifier? I have owned and have tried many different amplifiers and I have studied the different types circuitry and have come to the conclusion that simpler designs with high quality parts sounds the best. I like the sound of straight forward Class A and o... | |
| Rowlands I have had Rowland amps and they sound good but the Pass Labs Sound Great. The difference between Good & Great is huge! | |
| Are the CD'S days numbered? I do not know but when I think the CD may be dead I hear a CD Player like the Audio Research CD 7 and or CD 8 and with the ease of use I end up going wow that sounds great. I have a Mach2Music Mac Mini and it is awesome too and it kills most CD Pl... | |
| Pioneer SX-1050: worth repairing? I would fix it! | |
| A bit overwhelmed, need preamp advice I do not want to push a brand of preamp. I think you should listen to as many preamps as possible. It is very difficult unless you have friends that have good equipmenta a pre-amp for you to boarrow. I was very fortunate that I was able to to try ... | |
| Why no reviews of the Magnepan 3.7 in Stereophile I bet that sometime in the next few months that a review will be published. |