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Audio research or Manley 300B pre amp for Upgrade
Dear: musicophileThank you for your great and valuable advise.. I will give it a try, and see how it works, I think, I will agree with your lead.. Have a great weekend.. 
Audio research or Manley 300B pre amp for Upgrade
Dear: musicophile and efner (and montejay too)Thanks for the great advise, my only concern with the 300B neoclassic pre is that it doesn't have the xlr connection compared to the ARC. Would that single ended connection be a downside or instead a b... 
Manley Snapper Owners - what tubes?
Dear: allI own the gutsy snapper monoblock, right out of the box with the original tubes EH EL34, JAN7044, EH 12AT7 they sounded like a real rocker. I missed my sweet mid and upper top end from my previous GRAAF amp, then I substituted the 12AT7 t... 
How do the Magnepan 1.7's sound
Guys. I listened to them thoroughly, hooked to fm acoustic pre amp, esoteric sacd and esoteric solid state amp (80watt).. They have great details and reference quality dinamic. Especially the upper octave, they shine through various genre of music... 
Integrated amp suggestions for Spendor S5e
Dear fsdaron, if you like jazz and vocals, try to get one of the graff amplifier, I used to drive my spendor s6e with graff 5050 power amp and they were magical.. Never heard a spendor in that sweetness and naturality.. To me, using solid state fo... 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
Dear: RyllauThat question is the sort of which I would myself ask when we are constantly seeking for the most satisfying audio performance. However, I think, to hang on for life, we should really look for speakers that is more towards the natural ...