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tmsrdgI had a friend who had Spectral's amp and preamp for 10 years ,they mandate M.I.T. cabling , every time he had an issue they recomended upgrading the cables !So be preparired to spend , spend and then spend some more .                       ... 
Help me stay with Vinyl.
I discovered that Japanee pressing are the most reliable pressingsout there and since Jazz is a favorite in Japan there are manyused LPs for sale .  facerecords grading can be trusted 100% , found on E-bay .Also for new pressing you can trust Spea... 
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CABLES !?!?I used BJCs interconnects and speaker cable with my Carver/Imagesystem 12 years ago , moved up to Cardas Quad Link and nowam using Cardas Neutral Reference .I am XXXtremely envious of audiojan being able to use Cardas Clear Beyond spake... 
Using bi-wired speaker cable on speaker with single post
Thank You twoleftearsI wasn't sure if there would be an negative effect of seperating( bi-wire termination ) and then connecting togther again at the post .theo Thanksthey are spades , if other I would have to spend $ for re-terminationthus no pro... 
Thiel Owners
After looking back to the beginning I only got thru 4 pages and found theseAudioquestAlpha-core Goertz Kubala SousnaM.I.T.StraightwireTransparent andWireWorldReccommended as Thiel compatable .I guess that I will try to look at Thiel owners of 2.7 ... 
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Thank you pops and solobone22I had also tried 14 AWG solid core Neotech wire and they sounded flat or lifeless .I guess I'll read past posts to see what others have found rewarding . 
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Since the post before this was about speaker cables I thought that I would join in .I've been using Cardas Neutral Reference since I've had my 2.7s ,yesterday a freind came over with Sunyata Black Mamba speaker cables and I have to say the sound w... 
Tavish Vintage vs Bottlehead Eros
budburma I have a Tavish Designs Adiago with 44db gain going thru a passive preamp and was using a MM cartridge with an output of 5.5mv .I have wanted to try a Soundsmith cartridge for a long time but few used ones ever came up for sale , at the s... 
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Thank You TomI had no intention of trying these as you had advised me to just use better electronics on the cross-over board ,( I had to ask out of curiousity )this is the same advise that Mr. McCormack gave me when asked about upgrading my DNA-25... 
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Good Morning AllI had to look at the 3.7's on E-Bay , listed at $7,300 .When I purchased my 2.7's new and delivered for $3,000 I passed on the chance of owning new 3.7's for $7,000 delivered ,the same birdseye maple finish ! ( if they were $6,000 ... 
Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay.
imabucfan300wpc amp powering 99db sensitivity speakers is overkill ,my friend has these speakers and powers them with an inexpensive chinese all tube integrated amp putting out 35 watts and they fill the room ( 16 x 22 ) with loud music and deep b... 
Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay.
As the Small Faces song says" I wish that I knew what I know now when I was younger "Since you are starting from scratch I'd recommend a tube or hybrid integrated amp , you'll save a lot by not by not having to spend money on interconnects and pow... 
blue jeans cable?
My first upgrade after 20 years of Monster cable was Blue Jeans ,I went with the 10 gauge Belden speaker wire and they where great sounding but like many that enjoy the hobby there's more out there .So when a pair of used ( major manufacture )  ca... 
Which of these power cords ?
Make your own ,you can buy Furutech cable, iec and power plugs orCardas cable ( if you have a Hotpot ) with their iec and power plug .Cardas has 9.5 guage cable for your amps and 11.5 for the rest of your power needs . 
More questions about dedicated lines
orthomeadI believe that audiozenology explained the best set up .Run a heavy gauge wire like 6 awg from your main box to a mini or remote box as close to your new outlets as possible , then you could run Audience 10 awg wire to your outlets ( like...