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Emotiva equipmet, how good is it?
I live in TN and spent the better part of an afternoon at Emotiva recently.  They are a great bunch of folks who are dedicated to offer high quality audio components at budget prices.  They would probably earn more respect if they doubled all thei... 
What are fuses used for?
I second wolf's responseI recently tried some SR Blues in my system.  The company I purchased from was out of stock on a couple, my system requires 6.  I installed in the preamp and the phono preamp.  I REALLY wanted to hear a difference as the sa... 
Phono Stage Opinions
This is both self-serving and sincere.  I began my vinyl era about 10 years ago with the NAD PP2.  I had nothing to compare and was happy for years.  I upgraded about 1.5 years ago to the Project Tube Box DS and loved the improvement.  I have been... 
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
With the September, but 2 get 1 free promotion I have 6 on the way!  I have not ever been one to hear a difference with cables.  I have not ever upgraded power cables and have modest speaker cables and interconnects.  I have Audioquest diamondback... 
Review: Bose 201 Series V
I believe you have to assess each BOSE product individually and not make a blanket statement for their product line. I have owned their Roommate II powered speakers for over 20 years. These speakers have been played most days in my home at high vo... 
Contact Line stylus - gathering dust on stylus. Help!
Hello Scott,I hope you were able to figure out what's going on as I have been in a similar situation for the past year.  I had a used Rega Planar 2 from the 80s with its original cartridge for 10 years.  I did random swipes with the stylus brush t... 
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp?
I have not auditioned any tube preamps, but purchased a pair of ARC Classic 120s from here last year.  Prior to that I had a single Parasound HCA 2200ii and then a 2nd running them in mono.  This took me to 750wpc SS with a very well respected pai... 
How will I know when a Krell KSA-80b needs to be recapped?
I don't know from personal experience, but I visited a quite reputable hi-fi repair shop in Nashville, TN and they said don't ever recap until they are physically leaking.   
Best small used monitors under $1000
Platinum Audio SoloA pair comes up on here from time to time under $1000 with stands(which are critical).  They are a beautiful speaker that sounds amazing.  I have the Quattro tower and absolutely love them.