tjassoc
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| Speaker recommendation Try a pair of used Aerial 5B speakers or Von Gaylord Audio VG-8 MK II Speakers.Both of these speakers can play loud, sound great, go relatively low and are easier to mate with sub-woofers. They also should be cost effective to ship.In addition, th... | |
| Ideal power amp for PSB speakers I have a B&K Reference 2220 Stereo Power Amplifier in 9/10 condition that I will sell for $600 plus S&H and PayPal fees.It will sound great in your system - we used it with our Pioneer VSX-45 receiver and Aerial 5B speakers as a second sys... | |
| Beware How I was ripped off Everyone - use a major Master Card or Visa credit card (Bank of America, Chase, etc) to fund your PayPal payment when making a purchase.Should there be any problem with the purchase, contact both PayPal and your credit card. These credit cards off... | |
| speakers to audition with pass labs / PAD cabling We had a pair of Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1's with a 30.5 for a long time and enjoyed it without regret.Not familiar with your cables, but I can tell you the combination is magic. The 30.5 performed way better than it ought to! Significantly better tha... | |
| Audio Research Ref 3...& Krell Showcase 5 poweramp Matt,You have a nice system, for a long time our system wasn't as nice. What matters is enjoying music.While I'm not familiar with your components, there's a few things we can start with that should yield positive results.I'll presume you have you... | |
| Audio Research Ref 3...& Krell Showcase 5 poweramp Mwelliott,There are many issues which need to be addressed before coming to a decision of buying a new amplifier.Your system is used for both music and theater. Is it set up for theater or is it set up for music? The 2 set ups are usually very dif... | |
| If you started from scratch - what would you do? I prefer to keep my components separate. With patience, I found I could get the best of each type of component. Also, replacing and/or upgrading is much easier.Amplifiers are a relatively stable platform. Purchase a good one and it can provide tro... | |
| Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga?...Gag Me? My wife and I watched their performance on TV in our theater system - it was awesome!Also, we learned that Lady GaGa is a great person - prior we too always thought her weird.What a great pair and what a great performance! Thanks for the feedback ... | |
| Amp Recommendation for Vienna Acoustics Timo,I listened to a pair of Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand speakers with a Pass X-250.5 amplifier - with quality wire and was impressed. The sound had a natural presentation of the recorded venue. Bass was very good - coherent, articulate and tigh... | |
| Pass labs for Sasha's Stan and George,I believe George is referring to the Pass XA-160 amplifier, which is now succeeded by 2 generations - the XA-160.5 and the XA-160.8 amplifiers.I did mention earlier that Nelson addressed the limited current ability of the XA series... | |
| Pass labs for Sasha's Stan,Your question of will the XA-100.5 do the job needs to be clarified. How big is your room? What type of music do you listen to? How loud do you like to listen? All will impact what will meet your needs and satisfy you.While I'm schooled and l... | |
| Pass labs for Sasha's My family and I have enjoyed Wilson speakers and Pass amplifiers since we purchased a pair of 5.1 Watt Puppies and an Aleph 0's amplifier.We integrated a home theater system with our 2 channel stereo system - so our entire family would enjoy our i... | |
| Pass Labs Amplification & Wilson Speakers Tommy,I was "away" for the holidays and just catching up.Thank you for the compliment about our system - but are we ever satisfied? I think not.What really matters is the enjoyment we get from listening to music, and the degree our systems can bri... | |
| Eliminating hum You should be very careful when using "cheater" plugs or removing the ground prong on a plug.Equipment ground is there for your safety, removing it eliminates electricity having a safe path to ground.Solving the source of your problem - a differen... | |
| Receiver recommendation Harry,My limited experience with receivers (for customers) is that Pioneer Elite, Denon and Rotel receivers provide good sound quality as compared to other brands.It will have to be a newer model to pass 3D and 4K, but purchasing used may allow yo... |