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Quote: Originally Posted by mrt2 It is probably money well spent, as new Luxman gear is ultra expensive. http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue36/luxman.htm $17,000 retail for a new Preamp/Power amp. This integrated amp was from their Laboratory Reference Series, which was a notch above their regular line...now, I wouldn't pay $17,000 for it, but I would put it up against something along the lines of Musical Fidelity, maybe even...

re: peaveys peavey made plenty of crap too. most unpredictable company out there, other than radio shack ;-) I do'nt know why they'd put black widows in home speakers, but then if they were peaveys they weren't for home hifi use anyway so you could be right. but if they weren't "black widows" then they could have been "chinese crappers". I've used plenty of peavey stage monitors...

Analog Devices AD-1955 evaluation board powered by two gel batteries. It's a raw (uncased) circuit board sitting on the table with wires connected and cables plugged in.

Quote: Originally Posted by classic carl I'm running a MSB Technology Link DAC III that I recently purchased from Urizen. If I didn't already own three DACs, I'd have bought that one, too! A nice unit!

I use a Rotel for my surrounds and bridged center, never felt a need to replace it....my mains are powered by Classe amps.

Quote: Originally Posted by kfalls It's been a few years. If I remember right, if you put the - lead of the meter on the cathode and + lead on the anode, then momentarily touch the gate with the + lead while still holding it on the anode, the resistance should read less than 1K ohm between anode and cathode. It should remain low even when the lead from the gate is removed. It should stay low until the potential is removed between the...

I just noticed that on epay, the kit is from St peters, MO, which is where Musical Concepts is, and which is relatively near me. So the recap I would be doing is the same as the Musical Concepts recap. So for $70, there's that part. When I am done with that, I can look into putting in some more interesting resistors, especially in the phono stage....

Quote: Originally Posted by zombie1210 Maybe the best course of action would be to watch your dog chasing his tail !!!! These type of discussions are of far more value than you think. Forget the guys that are posting! we all chose and followed our paths years ago. Think about the people new to this hobby that have yet to choose. Consider for a second the insights of the contributors and stop thinking about resolving anything. IMO if a guy...

Quote: Originally Posted by Blast That what I was thinking. Everytime I turn my Carver M-400 "cube" off I think it's the last time I will have ever heard it! OR my speakers! The noise that comes from it at shutdown is the most gawd-awful noise you ever heard. It's never the same. And it always sounds like the output transistors and power supply just shelled out. It sounds like the power pole transformers outside...

Quote: Originally Posted by Panotaker I have an SX-1250 myself. I had it recapped a few years ago and it sounds excellent. There are a lot of them for sale, and it looks like they are not getting any cheaper. I waited until I found one that didn't have a scratch on it, but they are getting pretty rare now. If cosmetics are not important, just head to ebay and buy something that works and have it recapped. Or if you want a nice looking...