6550c

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Biamping question.
I think Beerdraft is referring to "STRAPPING" amps. I'm not sure how it works or how to hook things up or what amps it can be done with. This practice is not mentioned too often, but it would be cool to have a whole stack of monos if you really ne... 
anyone a/b'd a AR LS 3 against a LS 12 preamp??
Do they still offer the balanced upgrade? IIRC the balanced version has an extra circuit board that sits on top of the main board and only ads XLR outputs.I think ARC just provided this so the LS3 could hook to ALL of thier products,as they did ma... 
Sonic Frontiers Line 2, Heaven or Hell?
I would not quite label it hell. I did own one, and my general reaction was it made a better dynamic range compresser than a preamp. No wait, make that a dynamic range limiter. lol ...Think doctor's office waiting room sound system. 
"Tell the industry what you want" postingboard
Bring back rack handles. Who came up with the idea for a 150 lb amp with no handles? 
Why CD players so expensive when the fomat is dead
"Why CD players so expensive when the format is dead"I think the question kind of answers itself. When things get near death, the price goes way up. U can still buy a cassette deck too, for some reason? If the op has been paying attention, red-boo... 
Mods for ARC preamp / amp
I can't really see buying a product that expensive and then turning it over to someone to hotrod. If the sound is not to your liking, move on and try some other gear. If a ten grand pre is so bad it needs to be sent out for mods, then imo, it must... 
Wadia ITransport
Are you positive you are listing to the same mastering? You might be listing to the same song, but maybe the CD is a digital remaster and the Apple version is not...something like that.I had this occur when listing at a dealer. He played a song th... 
Amplifier Experience Gryphon Pass Lamm BAT
I have only owned PASS LABS and they DO NOT error on the warm side. No hint of warmth. The warmth meter goes to zero. 
You know you're an audiophile if--
You go to your doctor and ask if he can check your frequency response. 
Best 3 tube preamps under $18000?
If you only have one source and it is digital the an $18000 pre amp is a big waste of money. It is a very expensive way to turn the volume LESS DOWN. $18 grand could go along way to improve a system in other ways. 
Speaker cable, connection
Some speakers have binding post where the wires tend to get loose at the other end. You connect the speaker cables at one end and the wires at the other end can begin to come off - this happens on My Mirage Ms a few times. 
Best Song Intro
freebird- crank it up! 
Torn between two amps
Consider a patch bay. You will need to plug and unplug but it is allot easier. 
Soundcraftsman amps anyone????
didn't they go mostly into car audio? 
Are Carver Preamps Any Good?
Name them. imo, the Carver C-16 pre was way better than any equal priced produce from NAD, Rotel, Proton, Adcom, Audio Source, MTX/Soundcraftsman etc. The pre has a complex tone control section that was more like an eq and works well for subtal ch...