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| thinking of switching from conrad johnson...... Listening to my Pass X250.8 amp right now. Best amp I've ever owned. The preamp is a Pass XP-20. A superb match with the Pass amp, but it's key to use balanced cables between the 2.Years back I had a CJ MV60SE and LS172. The Pass gear is better in... | |
| Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system? I think someone in an apartment should seriously consider a high quality headphone and headphone amplifier combination. | |
| Shure Audio Obstacle Course Records My brother in law has the Era II, along with an ancient Dual with his V15 Type II cartridge. All of which he bought in the late 60's. | |
| Speaker cables if your amp isn't between your speakers For years I had the amp off to the side. Bought equal length cables. I figured that if I ever wanted to sell the cables, equal length was the way to go | |
| McIntosh MR78 upgrades? So I heard from the folks that I brought my MR78 to for recapping. They advise that some of the caps inside are just a few years old, and some are original. Apparently someone tinkered around inside several years back. I'm told the work was neat a... | |
| Thoughts on my Sim Moon 260D CD player Of the transports you list I've only heard the neo 260d which is excellent and is what I presently have I'm using it with a Bricasti M1 DAC and am thrilled by my digital playback. Best CD playback I ever had in my home | |
| Time for dedicated outlets! I guess I got lucky. I paid an electrician and he did exactly what I asked for. Still, definitely worth every penny I spent. | |
| Time for dedicated outlets! 10 gauge home run to the box with 20 amp breaker. That's what you tell the electrician when i I owned by own home, putting ina dedicated line was the best investment I ever made in my audio system. I spent $125 plus the cost of an outlet. | |
| McIntosh MR78 upgrades? Decided not to go the Audio Classics route. Selectivity is not an issue where I live and and I only have a handful of stations worth grabbing. Given that, I'm doing the recap and alignment and easily saving $600 in the process. That's solid $ to s... | |
| I will travell to New York, would be glad to meet members I have to agree with Schubert about the beauty of NY. I'm fortunate to now live in the Hudson Valley. Love the Adirondaks and Finger Lakes. | |
| McIntosh MR78 upgrades? Kenny, you're right, and part of my issue is that in my area I really have only 2 stations that sound good. So I truly question whether the full blown mod is worth the money vs just recapping the damned thing. | |
| McIntosh MR78 upgrades? Kenny- thanks! Interesting. Wonder how it tested before the mod! I used to have a magnum dynalab tuner that that went through a factory upgrade at about $800 and I doubt I could hear a difference. I did discover that one of my panel lights- a "fes... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 vs Sopra 3? I auditioned the 2's and so wanted to like them. I didn't. I actually liked the Sopra 1's better as I thought they were better balanced. So did I buy the Sopra 1's? Well, no. I also listened to the Wilson Sabrina which I though were quite good. I ... | |
| Expectations for warranty repair timing photon46 said- "You are so right lousyreeds1, a little communication would go a long way in these matters. It never ceases to amaze me how poorly so many companies perform with regard to keeping customers informed about the status of orders, rep... | |
| Expectations for warranty repair timing Depends on the company. In two instances I've had my gear back from repair inside of a week. That was exceptional. Once I brought a preamp direct to the manufacturer over my lunch break. They corrected an issue while I waited. Other repairs were b... |