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Power Cords for Spectral equipment
Hey Guys, I appreciate all your advice relative to a PC for my Wadia and Spectral equipment. Unfortunately, I live in a small town and the availability of the types of ICs and PCs around here is slim to none. I've heard that there's some company t... 
Power Cords for Spectral equipment
I, too, have a Spectral DMC 20 II ruunning into a DMA 150. I use all MIT cables and ICs(350s & 770s) also. I'm running all these through a Z Center and only use Z Cord IIs for power cords. That's what Spectral recommends, but respected Spectra... 
How many of us fall asleep while
I, too fall asleep when listening late at night. Usually it's after a couple of Bombays on the rocks after a long day at work. My wife usually has retired to bed and I've got the volume set on the low side so as not to wake her. I can really get i... 
Wadia Upgrades
Hi Jfrech, I'll be sending my Wadia 850 out to Steve after the holidays. When you get yours back, please email me and tell me how the reference mod compares to your stock 850. I was wondering if the $1500. might be better spent upgrading to an 860... 
buying used speakers
Buying anything online can be risky,let alone expensive audio components, but you can minimize potential problems by following a few basic guidelines. Try to audition the product you're interested in, so you at least have some kind of idea what th... 
Wadia Upgrades
I, too, recently inquired about getting my Wadia 850 modified by Great Northern Sound. While Steve did not get ack to me the same day I had originally emailed, the following day I had an email waiting apologising for the delay in getting back to m... 
Top Ten Pre Amp Solid State of all time?
The Spectral DMC-10. I've owned one since 1985 and still have it. One of the best built, best sounding preamps of all time. Phono section is as good as the best around. Loved it so much, only recently replaced it with a Spectral DMC 20 II, which s... 
Shipping via UPS.
I recently shipped a pair of speakers coast to coast via UPS COD and they warned me it would take a full week to get them there. I guess they made it OK, but they must have sent my COD money by pony express because it took almost three full weeks ...