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| Parasound JC-1 power amplifier Steve Nugent at Empirical Audio found a way to improve his personal pair. Modding doesn't always make things better, but he has about a dozen changes in his "Turbomad", some of which John Curl seems to have suggested. | |
| BEL 1001 amps. Specs and ordering I used BEL 1001 monoblocks with my VSM-MX's for quite awhile and was very happy with them. They are much better as mono's than single stereo, with better bass articulation. I also have Odyssey Stratos Mono SE's and this is a nice combo too, though... | |
| Life after Aerial 10Ts... I had Aerial 10T's for about 5 years and found them mostly very satisfying.If you want to maintain the full range capability, dynamics, and decent soundstaging of the Aerials but with a much more accurate and satisfying presentation, you might tak... | |
| Playing Customs Games with Our Northern Neighbors Selling into Canada there is no duty either way. My understanding is there is sales tax on transactions used or new. It is a General Sales Tax (GST) and possibly Provincial Sales Tax (PST) levied after it clears customs, which adds up to as much a... | |
| Playing Customs Games with Our Northern Neighbors Great thread. I had two buyers, one in Canada and another in Europe, in the last two weeks, back out of deals on a $7k+ purchase because of this. One suggested I use UPS and declare it "repair" or "sample" so he could get it through customs withou... | |
| Symphonic Line RG3 and built in phono amp Try Klaus at Odyssey | |
| Cables for Merlin VSM-MXe speakers I have all Cardas Golden Reference including bi-wired speaker cables on my VSM-MX's. I recently substituted Gregg Straley's Reality Cables for both the speaker wires and I/C's with great results - faster and more focused. Bass was even better arti... | |
| Help - How important is the center channel Amp? My experience is the same as Talk2me's. I use Merlin TSM-MX's for L/R with "phantom" center. Being small point sources that image beautifully, they work very well without needing a center at all. | |
| Anyone own a Running Springs Audio power cond. I have an RSA Haley in my home theater now and like it a lot. If you demo in the video setup, you might find it's easier to see than hear the differences. I compared it to the Sound Applications Reference LineStage I use for 2 channel and found it... | |
| Whats under your VPI Scout / Scoutmaster? Sorry, I didn't use the Timbernation block. I am holding out for another CMS stand like I have under my Joules. They are extraordinarily pricy though. I plan to go large enough to fit the Super Scoutmaster configuration or the Scoutmaster with the... | |
| Tube amp suggestions-Dunlavy IVA I think my Joule Electra VZN100 manuals mention that the Dunlavy Princesses were used during the amp's development so I'd imagine they have some synergy. I'm sure Jud Barber could advise you on it. | |
| What new amp for my Merlins Talk to Bobby on the phone and describe what you're trying to accomplish. There are certainly many threads on this already if you'd rather wade through it. Many here have Joule Electra VZN80 stereo, VZN100 mono's (I do), VZN160 mono's, and the Ber... | |
| Dual duty and LOUD I have Reimer Teton GS's (check others on a'gon here) which are exactly what you're describing and happen to be very efficient as well. No sub needed because they go very deep and move a lot of air. Sweet ribbon tweeters. Beautiful cabinet work. M... | |
| Bad experience with ZYX AIRY 3 Mine is also terrific. It surely competes favorably with most anything out there. | |
| SME IV or V continuous rewire A friend on Audiocircle (Marbles) had his SMEIV rewired by Robert at Ridge Street Audio and is very happy with the result. It's mounted on a Teres turntable. |