ssand1
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| Audible Illusions modulus 3A, what would be the next level of up grade? I had a 3A with the John Curl phono board for many years and really felt it was an excellent sounding unit. It did eat tubes and I had a major problem with it when one of the volume controls shorted and sent a spike to one speaker. Very costly pro... | |
| why no recent Merlin speaker reviews? I own what I believe are one of the last pair of TSM's that were produced. Very long journey with Bobby to finally get them which after finding out the troubles the company was having were towards the end made sense.The really strange twist to my ... | |
| MC Cartridges Under $1,000 I second the vote for the Denon 103. I had one on my Scoutmaster while my Shelter 90x was getting rebuilt and really was impressed. I would have no issue with this being my everyday cart. | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music I received two emails from somebody at Merlin yesterday about an order I have pending. I was told the company is in "lock down" and until they can work throught the legalities of control of the company no orders are being processed. They did not a... | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music Tubegroover your remarks are very well stated and humbling, thank you for seeing this from all angles.I personally meant no disrespect and sincerly express my apologies to all if I came across as wrong in my timing or in the tone of my comments.I ... | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music Swampwalker, your certainly entitled to your opinion but I think the post here including redsfan and my own we're in no way disrespectful or out of line. As a matter of fact, considering the amount of money some of his customers might be losing I ... | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music I had a paid up order for a set of Master RC's that Bobby said he would ship 2 weeks ago and it didn't happen. I just placed a claim with PayPal but that could be a lost cause as well. While my possible loss of $385 is a lot to me that's small pot... | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music So surreal, I am away on a business trip and my wife calls to tell me that a box arrived today from Merlin Music. This was the master RC's and replacement woofer I had been waiting on. Bobby sent them right before he passed away, wow.I was fully a... | |
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music So very, very sad. I am a fairly new owner of Merlin speakers and had many conversations with Bobby before pulling the trigger on a pair of his new TSM monitors.I just recently spoke to him and ordered a master RC set up and a replacement woofer f... | |
| Audible Illusion MA3 mod/upgrade? I have had my M3A for quite a number of years and it has been modified several times by Bob Backert of RHB Designs in Richboro, PA.Bob puts his own design circuits in which really open up the clarity and resolution of the unit. Go to his website t... | |
| 1990s speaker recommendation I picked up a pair of KLH model 6's for my vintage second system and they really sound good. I paid $165 and feel they are a steal for the sound quality they deliver. | |
| Speakers for Vintage Marantz ? Plus other Qs I have a Marantz 2252 hooked up to vintage KLH model 6's which I picked up in outstanding condition for $165 and the sound is glorious. I have also used older Mirage speakers and they also sounded very nice. | |
| Those of you having experience with Manley Shrimp I am a big fan of the DNA-1 and would think you will be very happy with it for a long time. If you can find a DNA-1 Deluxe they already have some factory upgrading done. I was very pleased with my 1 before upgrading to the 225 and I do hear a diff... | |
| Those of you having experience with Manley Shrimp I second what Dwhitt says. I had a DNA-1 powering my 3.5 maggies with a tube preamp and the sound was outstanding. I have since moved up the McCormack foodchain and have a fully SMC modded DNA-225 powering them. Another great point is that Steve M... | |
| Golden Tube amps I had a SE-100 hooked up to Magnepan 1.6 speakers and the sound was wonderful until the amp sparked and a flame shot out of it. I had it repaired and never used it again. They are very nice sounding amps but I would go for something like a Rogue o... |