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| Oppo CD/ Channel Islands DAC connectivity issue My take is that the Oppo 103D offers a glimpse of audio nirvana for a paltry sum. I paid $350 to get a mod on it by Stereo Dave's in Seattle and it was by far the best mod I have ever had. The music soundstage widened by a significant degree and ... | |
| KT88 tubes for Monos The Chinese Treasure’s are clearly a step above the very good Gold Lions. I have replace all my fine NOS KT88’s, 6SN7’s, and EL84’s with Treasures and found enhancement with all my gear, decidedly so. I am having no longevity issues personally. I ... | |
| Sophia Electric KT88-ST impressions I am a big fan of the Gold Lion KT88's, no question, but I have retubed all my gear with Shuguang Treasure KT88-Z tubes for power amps and the 6SN7 tubes for my preamp. I have tons of NOS 6NS7 tubes for my Don Sachs preamp, but the Treasures offe... | |
| Looking for speaker ideas. Oh, BTW, I had a pair of Totem Hawks and they have outstanding bass for their size and easy to drive. | |
| Looking for speaker ideas. The market is loving the Golden Ears Triton 3+ or 5 speakers and they are in your price range. My pal with $9000 Brodmann speakers heard them in a dealer's showroom in San Diego and was blown away. Sandy Gross is a genius speaker design. Me, I ... | |
| Power cord replacement suggestions I recently found great improvements in my system with the low end Silnote Posideon and Shunyata Venom 3 PC. Both are around $100 and offer a 30-day trial period. The Silver Ghost PC was also auditioned, but offered far less improvement in SC tha... | |
| Anyone hear this new Hafler amp? It is interesting to see a new Hafler amp on the market. The first mid-fi amp and preamp I ever had was from Hafler in the mid-80's. I had both upgraded by somebody, I forget now, but they were very good products. I sold them to a friend in the ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I put a SR Red fuse into my preamp yesterday and it blew immediately. I put the Radio Shack fuse back in the preamp and the preamp powers up fine. That was a $50 "butt dart". The notion of directionality of fuses, as so much of his thread revol... | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions As mentioned above, I'd suggest a McCormack DNA .05 or 1.0 amp. I have the former and it is the most musical amp I have had in my system in 45 years. It is very powerful and musical. A few DNA .05's are available currently on the aftermarket an... | |
| 2017 may be the year for a new cartridge for my LP12 The Dynavector 20X2 is a fabulous cartridge if it is compatible with your tone arm. | |
| Recommendations for spade lugs for 14 ga conductor? Your first statement is correct. I only need three of the four conductors to hook up my powered REL sub. One conductor, one spade connector. | |
| Recommendations for spade lugs for 14 ga conductor? I am very happy with the AQ BFA connectors recommended above on my speaker cables... they provide a very secure fit. For my REL sub, I got the SL-1 Universal Spade Lugs from LAT International for $12/quad. They are copper and crimp style. Chea... | |
| Shunyata Venom IC's review Jjue,I am not sure how to send a PM on this forum, so please send me your asking price for the IC's and I will consider them. Thank you! | |
| Power cable recommendations under $1k I have never heard a wit's worth of difference with PC's until I got the Shunyata Venom 3 power. The improvement is very audible, with more separation of the instruments and a wider soundstage. Well worth the $120. They have a pricey version of... | |
| Source for Shrink Tubing? Thanks Matt, they have what I need. |