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AR SP-11 RCA outputs to ba lanced inputs.How?
There are few different ways:1. Cardas RCA-XLR adapters;2. Professional grade interconnects(Canare) that are priced cheap and perform superb for the price offered;3. Order an audiophile grade interconnects from AuidioQuest or Cardas which will cos... 
Wayne Shorter Quartet -- a show worth seeing
I know all these jazzmen well from the band. Wayne Shorter was once working in Material project of Bill Laswel along with speach performer William Burroghs. He was so different there from Weather Report! As to John Patitucci, he not once played fo... 
Peter Gabriel's "So": How does the remaster sound?
I have original vinyl that I mananged to acquire for $1.50 that sounds superior to remastered CD. 
Anyone familiar with Uakti?
I am familiar with Uakti and have "Mapa" CD album with HDCD encoding that sounds superb. I even forgot the n Never thought about an idea to get vinyl. I assume you have the same vinyl. There is one more CD came out in 1997 that I do not hve. 
Which amp to drive Totem Signiture ones?
VTL MB125 or MB100. I use VTL MB100 for my Forests with great success. I doubt that SS amp will be a good mate to Kora Eclipse you should check with manufacturer or simply lookup for high input impedance >30kOhms SS amps. That will bring you de... 
EAR 834P vs. Audio Research PH-3
Cpdunn,The main thought that if the tubes are not changed PH is much higher above. If you change the tubes for NOS or some other equivalents you might come a-bit higher but I bet wouldn't rich half-way.It's true that PH is less affected if tubes a... 
Aquariums and Audio Equipment
Is there any audiophile grade acquarium pumps out there with low noise? I believe that Audiogon should designate a separate section for audiophile grade miscelaneous items. In fact there are more things to be designed "audiophile grade" which mean... 
Phono Section Break-In CD ??
better idea: turn-on phono with arm connected and unmute. run for 2...4 hours with no signal and you should be ok without spending on burn-in cd unless you want to eliminate your thirst to experiment... 
2 channel tube preamp for a HT receiver?
it is much simplier to browse a used market for Plinius 8200 integrated 175W/ch amp and build a separate 2ch than strangle yourself with receiver setup.there also more powerful integrated amps for a budget price on the market that will bring you m... 
EAR 834P vs. Audio Research PH-3
These are two different classes of phono stages and offer the performance on the different levels accordingly. Used price of PH3 is higher than new price for 834P. The medium output for PH3 will be the best match. PH3 is quiet since it's basically... 
Aquariums and Audio Equipment
Will there be any cat?:^) 
Slight cracle from one channel of Jolida SJ302a
Viridian, That is genius! 
What output is higher...?
The cartridge is 7years old and probably has ?00,000 hours on it.I guess this one needs an appropriate replacement.What would be the good match 1mv or higher for the light mass tonearm? 
Any downsides to transformer volume control preamp
i also want to research! what is the price on these units? 
Slight cracle from one channel of Jolida SJ302a
Ah, those crackling Jolidas!!!:^)I want to say that Rives is probably right on his second guess... I just want to add that it could be a coupling capacitor(s) that don't have a good DC isolation anymore.Most-likely it's possible to replace all cou...