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| Recall of Krell Amplifiers And like Dr.Morbius, Mr.D'Agostino's enlightenment will be overcome by his ego as he doles out advanced technology only as he sees fit, ultimately unleashing his Id destroying those who question and oppose him, subconsciously through his amplifier... | |
| Tube amp repair recommendations - San Diego? I second the recommendation of Mike Zuccaro.I don't think he's an upgrade guy but he will bring your componet back to what the designer intended as new. I sent my GAS Thaedra to him from MA and am totally satisfied.http://www.audiocraftsman.com/ | |
| Tired of HT It's interesting to see how many people struggle with this audio/video balance question. I basically have two systems that can be connected. While my video experience is quite good I don't consider it SOTA. I compare it to the advent of the CD whi... | |
| How good are the Sony APM speakers ? Sony made two speakers for the Esprit line which used APM drivers in the early eighties. One was a large rectangular monolith which was a four way design I think. The second model was a two way design also very large but with rounded sides. They c... | |
| Transformer Hum The Citations exhibit the most hum and the AEA the least. I will start by process of elimination but I suspect I have a combination of the problems you both have mentioned. | |
| Equipment Restoration Bdgregory, Thank you for your thoughts on the subject | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? I haven't read many of the other responses so I'm sure this has been said before. I can't honestly say a speaker is the best I've heard because it always should be considered as part of a system. The best sounds have always come from systems with ... | |
| To couple or decouple? That is the question. Is it fair to say that most acoustical energy introduced into a system comes from the speakers? Unless you live by a subway station or live in a disco. If you could put your source componets in a separate room with no speaker interaction that woul... | |
| Turntable - And Sanity - Question A used Thorens purchased on Audiogon or Ebay would be a good choice. Some have detachable headshells and some have detachable arm wands which I prefer. Proper mounting and alignment of the cartridge with good placement of the table in your listeni... | |
| Personal amp evolution I got a suitcase style record player when I was 12Bought a Pioneer SX-535Sold the SX bought a Yamaha CR-820Brought the CR-820 back (didn't sound right)got an Onkyo A-7Sold the Onkyo and used my Dad's Radio Shack reciever 10wpcBought a Hafler kit c... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Radio Shack MC-1000's about $80/pairB&O S45-II's paid $275 in 1978 (wish I'd never sold them)Fried Q's $300/pair I thinkMission 717's a gift I think they listed for $600 bought for $400 1983Mourdant Short Festival's for a second systemVanderst... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Radio Shack MC-1000's about $80/pairB&O S45-II's paid $275 in 1978 (wish I'd never sold them)Fried Q's $300/pair I thinkMission 717's a gift I think they listed for $600 bought for $400 1983Mourdant Short Festival's for a second systemVanderst... | |
| Great Vintage Amps-which one for you? There are many I would like to hear again in the context of what I know now. My list : AEA A-620, Sony Esprit and AudioLab, Citation XX, Ampzilla (I own one, a son too), Infinity Switching amp with the cool blue lights, and the Kenwood mono blocks... |