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    The Humble Nad 1300 Preamp: Inside and Out

    GOOD! I asked then to delete it because over the years I have spent close to one hundred thousand dollars on audio gear, and that you have no right to tell me where to post a cheaper piece like this, AND that you told me to post it somewhere else. I told them that you have many posts and you...
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    The Humble Nad 1300 Preamp: Inside and Out

    I have had an eye out for this Pre for a long time. While it is not up to my vintage Threshold, and Spectral gear, (see my posts on those) for the cost of $100-$250 on Ebay, it is a FANTASTIC deal. It is all Class-A circuitry, and when left on it runs a tad under lukewarm. The red-lined rack...
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    "Audiophile” version of noise cancelling phones?

    Hi all. I have a pair of Goldring NS-1000 phones. I am shopping for something that is noise cancelling, like these are, but more accurate. These have an annoying upper-bass bloom that is distracting. My go-to phones are the A.K.G. 401’s which seem to do nothing wrong, and get rave reviews. The...
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    Spectral phono

    Hey, wait a minute now! If they have been out of the Phono game for say 16 years now, wouldn’t that be only 24 years of phono design experience? :D Just kidding. My DMC-6 Series II has a JAW DROPPING phono stage in it. I might sell my car and walk when that sucker comes out! I prefer the DMC-20...
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    B&W’s at estate sale JUST STARTED! 8-25-16

    LOOK at this. Do you live near Orland Park, IL? They want $6,800 for the whole B&W speaker set. It is all or nothing. Not the way that I would sell them, but still. A surround sound/audiophile set for the ages! I have no connection with this sale whatsoever. All in all, this seems to be a very...
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    Threshold Audio, and their GREAT Response about Updating my Vintage Threshold Gear

    Here is the email that I sent, and their answer. I am aware of Jon Soderberg, and the great feedback that people give him, but here is another option. When you think of what you get as a final unit, compared to what's out there at similar prices of vintage + updates, these are GREAT DEALS! Hi...
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    Spectral DMC-6 Owners Manual HERE - HD Entire and Original (Facebook)

    You might have to become a member of this other forum to download it: http://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/spectral/dmc-6.shtml As I said above, if you are a member of Facebook, you can copy it from here...
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    Spectral DMC 6 Series 2 manual

    Here you go Brane. I hope you have a Facebook page. If not I can email it to you, but they are high res and huge! I should have done this a long time ago. Was that you who P.M.'d me...
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    Spectral DMC-6 Owners Manual HERE - HD Entire and Original (Facebook)

    Here are my high-res scans of the entire Spectral DMC-6 Owners Manual. (LOL) Do to me exceeding the limits for uploading picture size, I am showing these right from my Facebook page. If you want to directly download them from FB, as large as possible, hover over the little bar on the upper...
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    Spectral DMC 6 Series 2 manual

    Hi! I'm working on it right now. I have to make sure all of the pics are right for this forum, etc.
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    Inside The Threshold Fet-10e Phono Preamp – Pics

    Thanks again Gary. I contacted the new Threshold, and they had a copy, and the emailed it to me. I had reason to think they did not have info on their older gear. Turns out, I had it set right. I have an Audio Technica OC9-3 and I just bought a Rothwell MCL MC Step up transformer. They state it...
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    Inside The Threshold Fet-10e Phono Preamp – Pics

    Oh! Thank you Gary. I never saw this response! :) Unfortunately, I have a second problem, which is the value of the switches in the two 8 switch blocks. Could you do me another big favor? The owners manual that the guy sent me stops at the end of page 9. The last thing it says is, “Switches...
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    A Look Inside The Original Spectral MS-ONE Preamp

    Glad you liked it Myles. I don't know if you knew this, but my real name is Dave Smith, and I'm one of your Facebook friends.
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    A Look Inside The Original Spectral MS-ONE Preamp

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    A Look Inside The Original Spectral MS-ONE Preamp

    These are pretty good shots of this beast from an Ebay ad in which it did not sell. I have no connection with this, but I messaged this gentleman named Phil to get permission to post his pics. I am the happy owner of a Spectral DMC-6-II, so I am a huge fan of Spectral gear. Notice how...
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