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| Audio Horizons TB 5.0n Tube Buffer ??? I currently own the TB5.0 Tube Buffer and while it is true that it does not transform a solid state preamp into a reference qualilty tube preamp, it does provide a significant improvement in the the areas of tonal quality, harmonics, decay and gen... | |
| B&W mid driver plug on the 800 series.... In some woofers the metal phase plug serves as a heat sink to cool down the voice coil. So metal would be more effective than plastic in this regard. It is unclear if the B&W Nautilus midrange woofers are designed that way. | |
| Adcom GFA 555 amp upgrades Musical Concepts modified my GFA555 many years ago with great results. I eventually gave it to my nephew who loves it. John at Musical Concepts told me that the Mark 2 version was warmer and more laid back but had less resolution and weaker bass, ... | |
| Fujitsu Plasma Screens Any thoughts? Fujitsu plasmas are generally considered one of the best if not the best, usually followed by Pioneer Elite plasmas. I have a 55 inch Fujitsu Plasma and a 42 inch Pioneer Elite. Clearly the Fujitsu has not only great resolution but very natural an... | |
| ML-380 preamp problem. I have owned one ML38S, and three ML380S and two of them have had similar problem. I put a bit of contact cleaner on the connector that connects the volume control ribbon wire to the board. That solved the problem. I do not know about the other ma... | |
| Audio Horizon Preamp I was told that major audio magazines have a policy of requiring a company wanting a product reviewed must have a minimum number of dealers. This clearly makes it difficult for small companies. I have also been very impressed with the Audio Horizo... | |
| Has anyone tried the FK Black ate caps 10,000uf I have a special amp made by John at Musical Concepts and it sounded great. Then I installed the 10,000 uf FK Blackgates and it was a significant upgrade. The Blackgates gave an ease and naturalness to the sound that was much more anolog like. It ... | |
| cryoed vs uncryoed wire A/B tests? Gene reports that there are no differences in sound between cryoing raw wire vs the entire assembled cable. However, in my experience it does make a difference having the connectors (RCA, XLR, spades, etc) cryoed as well as the wire itself. I pref... | |
| cryoed vs uncryoed wire A/B tests? francesco,You may want to talk to Gene at Take Five Audio, who does all my cyro treatments. He has had years of experience with the cryo process. I agree with his conclusion. The better the quality of the wire the less effect the cryo treatment pr... | |
| cryoed vs uncryoed wire A/B tests? Francesco,Cryo treatment of wires do not fundamentally change the tonal quality of a wire. The treatment does not add things like brightness, glare or other coloration. However, because there is an increase in clearity and detail, removing a layer... | |
| cryoed vs uncryoed wire A/B tests? I have had many different wires cryoed as well as many audio connectors (RCA/XLR and binding posts). In my experience all wires as well as connectors I have cryoed so far have had some improvement but extent of improvement seems to vary from very ... | |
| tuner upgrade expertise needed I highly recommend Joseph Chow. He worked with the great tuner disigners and companies, and has many years experience rebuilding and modifying tuners. His work is also reasonably priced.Terry | |
| ADCOM 535 John Hilig at Musical Concepts have been rebuilding and modifying Adcom 535s for over 20 years.Terry | |
| Threshold T2 Versus Mark Levinson 38S I had both these preamps many years ago. I tend to agree with Stereophile's comments when they reviewed the T2 and toward the end of the review compared the T2 with the ML38S. The T2 is much warmer, richer with fuller bass. The ML38S is faster has... | |
| Mark Levinson No.380s vs Pass Labs X-2.5? I have owned both the ML380S and the Pass Labs X-1 at the same time. The X-1, more expensive version with external power supply, is a little better sonically than the X-2.5. So it is not exactly what you are asking. But they are pretty close. In s... |