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Ideas for separates around $1500???
Thanks -- I'll keep searching.... 
Ideas for separates around $1500???
There is only one place in our house for our stereo -- against two windows and under a bunch of power lines. Not to mention radio transmitters nearby. I tried a few things, changing interconnects, speaker wire, etc.. and it is just not a good fit ... 
Ideas for separates around $1500???
Sorry -- speakers are Quad 21l2. Room is around 12 by 25. but l shaped with a dining room off one end. Source is music hall cdp 25.2 
Advice on RFI with a new integrated amp
Sorry -- they are 6 feet DMN cables 
Advice on RFI with a new integrated amp
Hi Jea48. The radio station is the same. I also swapped out the moving coil phono, and it is still coming through. I'm giving up on this one -- posted it on Audiogon last night for what I paid for it. Any ideas for well shielded pieces? I am curre... 
Advice on RFI with a new integrated amp
Another thought, while I had the shorting plugs in -- I have nothing connected to the "outer ground sleeve" Is that the little metal piece on the back bottom of the amp that says ground?Thanks -- Marty 
Advice on RFI with a new integrated amp
Hi all, So the shorting caps didn't address the RFI, even when in the phono stage. Would the next step be swapping out the moving coil stage and putting back in the other piece (I am not sure what its is called -- I think internal jumper? If so, w... 
Advice on RFI with a new integrated amp
Hi Al, Thanks for the tips. I ordered the shorting plugs, and they should arrive later this week. I do get radio when there is nothing connected to the inputs. I played around with putting a ferrite bead (from an old USB plug) by the phono input,... 
Advice on RFI with a new integrated amp
Thanks Jea, On point one, sorry -- I meant inputs. On point two, yes, the volume increases if I turn up the volume, but again, it is most prevalent on the phono setting. On the other settings, it is there, but very much in the background. On point... 
Please recommend a budget tube dac
Thanks -- did anybody hear the new Jolida tube dacs at RMAS? 
Amp rec needed for Quad 21l2
Thanks -- I am honing in on the Rega Mira 3, Peachtree Audio Nova, or the Exposure 2010s. I must say, I really like the simple look of the Rega. However, Exposure appears to be class A rated in Stereophile. Any idea how these would perform with th... 
Amp rec needed for Quad 21l2
Well, it looks like Naim my be tricky -- there are no Nait 5i for sale now, and I'm not terribly thrilled about having to replace my speaker cables, since Naim does not allow spades. Of the other options, what do you think would work best? FWIW, I... 
Amp rec needed for Quad 21l2
Thanks -- that is kinda what I am going for. I love the richness of tubes, but given my current setup (our main living room), I can't really get the volume loud enough to get the bite, boogie, and good juju. Would a solid state, like the Naim, be ... 
Amp rec needed for Quad 21l2
BTW -- I can probably increase my budget a little to $800 -- $900 
Amp rec needed for Quad 21l2
So it looks like I am going to sell the Jolida (posted here this morning). Between the Creek 5350SE or the Naim Nait 5, what are the variables I should be thinking about? What I'm looking for is something that will provide music with good weight a...