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| bands you truly miss I miss pre-"Works" Emerson, Lake and PalmerGenesis w/GabrielSqueeze was a great call from Marco.I miss Joe Strummer....and I miss Crowded House. | |
| Equilizer to reduce surface noise on bad records? IMO, you'll get far better results at signifcantly lower cost by purchasing the CD versions of those bad LPs. Being an anlog aficionado is commendable, but there comes a point of diminishing returns with bad source material. | |
| Anyone use 100v or 220v gear with a transformer? But 117v gear for a 117v country.tubekingdom@mac.com Specifically what equipment have you heard while using a step-down transformer, and what was the voltage conversion used?BTW, welcome to Audiogon. Thanks for posting your first two answers in th... | |
| Anyone use 100v or 220v gear with a transformer? This would involve a small step down from 110-120v to 100v. | |
| Anyone use 100v or 220v gear with a transformer? 05-13-07: Pauly300w is going to be too small. It will 'work', but you'll probably find the amp sounding constrained. Any transformer with a 1KVA rating should do.According to the electrical conversion formulas on this page, 1 kVa would equal 1000 ... | |
| Anyone use 100v or 220v gear with a transformer? Thanks, Shadorne. I am specifically interested in a tube amplifier that draws 195w maximum according to the manufacturer's spec sheet. The step-down transformer manufacturers suggest a maximum load of no higher than 90% of the transformer's rated ... | |
| Anyone use 100v or 220v gear with a transformer? I was considering a Japanese unit (100v), and was thinking of using a Japan Voltage converter. | |
| Can i clean the female insides of my powercables ? Machina Dynamica Magic Douche (not available in stores). | |
| How to evaluate preamps? For me, transparency is not as important as musicality (coloration). I find I enjoy a preamp that adds some color to the system because the result is a sound that approaches the sound of real music, in my opinion. It's my personal preference. I ha... | |
| while waiting on a preamp for my DEFY 7/6550's Really excellent advice from Trelja and Newbee. Suitable for bookmarking for Jadis fans. | |
| Best Tube CDP for $2000 Budget 05-08-07: Bartokfanlook at the german web site for Cayin. trust me all their designs are top notch. The guts of the 17 are stunning!!!!Prima Luna is NOT Cayin. dream on.I never wrote that PrimaLuna IS Cayin. YOU were the one you said PrimaLuna is ... | |
| Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED Sure thing, Jim. I'm slowly switching my thinking toward amps/integrated amps from companies like PrimaLuna, Bella Extreme, Cayin, and Rogue that make music but may give up some of the ultimate refinement of more expensive audio gear (no particula... | |
| Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED PrimaLuna Prologue 6 monoblocks. 70wpc, EL34. A pair used pair available now for $1800.McIntosh MC275. Used for around $3k. | |
| Best Tube CDP for $2000 Budget 05-08-07: BartokfanPrima Luna is the lower end line of cayin, ASFAIK.I had the same impression, but some homework revealed that this is not true. Different parts content: PrimaLuna specifies parts and closely monitors assembly to prevent parts sub... | |
| What is the process to demo speakers? Tvad: You are correct in that if someone purchases Wilson speakers the dealer does install and setup the speakers in house. The question referred to an in home demo of speakers before purchasing.Cytocycle (System | Threads | Answers)Righty-o.Hopef... |