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| Cayin a-T88, parasound halo a21 or luxman 550A II? Wow JunglernYou are launching an all out assault on trying to get info on what amps that will match your Dali Helicon 800 Mark 2s. I think the thread count on this is subject by you is into double digits. j/k ;)I remember there were 2 threads you ... | |
| Matching preamp for Pass Labs Aleph 5 Would a McCormack TLC-1 Deluxe match well with a Pass Labs Aleph 5? Has anyone tried this combo before? How did it sound? I like to use the passive outputs from the TLC-1 Deluxe.Specs from the TLC-1 manual.Input Impedance: approx. 13 kohmBuffered ... | |
| Speaker glare...help UnsoundThanks for the lead with TacT and other similar products. I'm checking around and researching a preamp that will work for me but man oh man those TacT preamps are expensive (at least for me). I've got to save some $.EbmThanks for the heads ... | |
| Spica TC-50 crossover repair Hi WhylandAnother resource to help with your Spica TC-50 repair could be the Skiing Ninja. I've read good things about his cross over mods for different speaker manufacturers.SkiingNinjaGood luck. | |
| BBE Sonic Maximizer Has anyone used a newer BBE Sound Maximizer in a 2 channel stereo system?I was looking at this specific model.BBE Sound BBE882i - Dual Mono Sonic Maximizer with Balanced XLR I/O ConnectorsI found that as I have improved my stereo equipment certain... | |
| Replacement fuse for McCormack DNA 225 and RLD-1 Hi PaulWow you have a DNA225 that has a SMC Rev A. Whew that must be one sweet sounding amp. For that amp I'd probably give a shout to Kris Jeter or Steve McCormack himself @ SMc Audio. They know the mods and amps front to back and then some. They... | |
| Replacement fuse for McCormack DNA 225 and RLD-1 Hi Paul2k7I have a McCormack DNA-1 Deluxe which I believe was the predecessor to the DNA 225. Mine has the following Fast Blo fuses on each channel. I just looked @ the writing on them.BUSS AGC10 250V UL SAFrom other A'gon members they told me Ste... | |
| Oppo 83 transport and DAC HiI just thought I'd throw this out there. I currently use a stock Oppo BDP-83 as a transport to an older external DAC (McCormack DAC-1). It is connected via a Monoprice Toslink cable with the premium metal connector. When I get back to my listeni... | |
| Should I ground my Tice Powerblock / Titan Combo? HiSorry Bruce_Weiland if this looks familiar but I figure I'd post this so everyone may benefit.I live in a an older house and I just purchased a Tice Power Block for my audio system. The outlet I have the Tice Power Block plugged into is grounded... | |
| Threshold Stasis 2...Worth a rebuild??? Hi KolledogHow about reaching out to Threshold Audio themselves to give you an estimate on the repair/rebuild for your Stasis 2? Who knows they might come in cheaper than Jon S. I've heard of some people who had issues with Jon S and sent their Th... | |
| Gainclone vs. Pure Class-A I'm thinking about a moving to Gainclone amps from pure class A or class AB. Do gainclone amps consume a lot less electricity than Class A or AB amps? Some of my Class A and Class AB amps draw 200-300 watts at idle and require quite a bit of warm-... | |
| What's the latest word on the Emotiva UMC-1? Hi QueefeeEmotiva is still working through the issues with the UMC-1. Per their forum they are up to firmware version W7.02.00.00. They are working through the problems and I'm sure they will get through it. It will be a really long frustrating jo... | |
| Power cable for quiet background Hi RbcI had an Emotiva ERC-1 CD player and I used a My Audio Cables (MAC) HC power cord on it. The MAC HC power cord contains 3 conductors of 10AWG clad oxygen free copper stranded wire that are braided.After letting the Emotiva ERC-1 play awhile ... | |
| Speaker glare...help Hey UnsoundBy Room correction do you mean adding types of treatment (Sonex pads, Real Traps or similar) or getting something equipped with Audyssey? Doing analysis on my room and adding treatments is next on my things to handle. I'm going to try a... | |
| Mid-priced warm sounding DAC? Thanks Dave for the input.Man do I have a lot of thinking to do. I've found an NM24 for little over $1100 but I'm really attached to my McCormack TLC-1 Deluxe Preamp and don't want to part with it. I can't justify to myself (yet) paying for the NM... |