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| what will be the best old CLASSIC amp to rebuild. ""Best" and $1200 doesn't exist."I think he meant the best you can do at $1200, not spend $1200 and get something that's better than everything else regardless of price. | |
| Speaker Sensitivity Question... This last info was very helpful. With all those extra speakers, I can see now why you are being so careful. I think I have a solution for you that won't cost that much money. You'll want the amp that has the best sound quality on your B&W's, s... | |
| cirrus vs volent vs the clue You need to give more info as to what you consider an upgrade. In what areas does your system lack that you want to improve? For example, on my Vandersteen's I had a Mccormack amp and I upgraded to an Ayre. If you did the same, you may feel its a ... | |
| what will be the best old CLASSIC amp to rebuild. I don't really understand what you are asking for here, other than you are looking for a good amp. You say that you never heard an amp you really liked, and that you even rebuilt a vintage amp and didn't like that one. Now you want to try and rebu... | |
| Speaker Sensitivity Question... "08-02-14: BaranowskiSo, I take it that even though my processor is crossing over at 80hz to the powered subs, I gain nothing as far as watts that I would still need for a given db level."There's more than 1 way to do this. Can you list your syste... | |
| DAC in $400-800 range for Vandersteen 2ce system Just to clarify, I was looking at the OP's preamp when I made that comment. I feel that's easily the weakest component in the system and would upgrade that first. If the OP found a nice DAC with a volume control that would eliminate the need for t... | |
| Need help in matching avr system with Focal 706S "08-01-14: BeaconseaThank you Zd542. I like to improve on SQ. I really enjoy listen to music and many of people have told me that my current AVR doesn't allow Focal to its higher performance level. I am looking for sound improving with decent cost... | |
| cirrus vs volent vs the clue I have a fair amount of experience with Vandersteen's. I know the room is a bit small, but if you like the 3's you may be able to make them work. | |
| Hales transcendence 8 tweeters "08-01-14: TimlubEjvic,Once installed give them 40 to 60 hours before getting critical... the worst thing you would need is to change 1 or 2 resistors in your crossover, You will get these to blend quite well. I'll be glad to help with that if you... | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? "08-01-14: BigasscabInteresting the amount of disappointment with Musical Fidelity products in this thread"Once they started making everything overseas, that's when it all went bad for them. The change in the overall sound of their products was so... | |
| Software update for Yam CXA5000 If that's the case, it would make sense to go back to the software version before you did the update. Its probably available on Yamaha's website. | |
| Software update for Yam CXA5000 Try doing the update again. It would probably be a good idea to download the 1.42 update again as well. | |
| Where for a tube-newb to start? "@Zd542: Thanks for the link to The Cable Co. They do appear to have some reasonably priced replacements (e.g. Mullard EL34s for $37.12 each)."Glad that I could help. I've done business with Cable Co for many years and find them to be extremely t... | |
| Speaker Sensitivity Question... In theory, you're correct. In practice, though, its very difficult to do things that way. Power ratings on amps are not consistent at all. Every manufacturer has their own standards for how they measure power. For example, one company could rate a... | |
| Need help in matching avr system with Focal 706S It would be helpful if you can give more info. What do you want to improve or get out of an upgrade? Also, is there anything you don't like that you need like to fix. Just some expectations about what you would like to achieve with the upgrade. |