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The ST-70 has a pretty good reputation, and IIRC was designed by David Hafler. I've never owned one, but did have some Hafler amps before and they were good. As for price, the $300 seems kinda steep for a Dynaco, but I have not looked at pricing on these in a long time. Is it stock, or has it been modified/upgraded? I seem to recall there being some modification kits and parts floating around; I'd take a look on audioasylum to see what you might find out.

I guess I'm not up on the history of gaincards/gainclones, etc. There is alot of traffic on diyaudio regarding gainclones. For ML's offering: 2900 or 3300 Euro for a fucking chipamp? Bend over... and not even a kiss first

x n+1! What a great pic! And do I spot a couple of pairs of Music Posts on the back of that thing?

But you would welcome him pushing Rudistor?

I have our Canon plugged into the Linksys router via Ethernet. I can scan, print etc. all over the house wirelessly. So, yes, you should be able to use the Ethernet connection if it can plug into a router.

It's pretty hard to go wrong with a laser if you can find one that fits your budget. Glad you found something you like! When I bought the Canon, I couldn't find a laser cheap enough, since like you, we needed color for the kids particularly. Still on my first set of cartridges also.

Damn, that sucks Deepak. I hope you get your power back sooner than predicted!

I bought a Canon MP970 a few months ago (with a rebate, but can't recall how much it was, probably ~$150) that I have been very pleased with. Had a couple or three Epsons before this that just sucked.

Looking back at the posts, from 12/10 6:20pm until yesterday, 12:00 something pm when Sherwood came to your defense, I don't see anything that could be construed as being an attack on you. Actually, almost all of what occurred until you went ballistic also could not be construed as an attack on you. Difference of opinion, yeah.

OK..... yeah, that's nice... looks good on those phones though.

Yes, I know the feeling (just not recently)

Holy shit! Merry Christmas!

This a new one Pete? Ooohhh, break-in Klaus is fun to talk to, is he not? And you are getting a really good solid product, particularly for the price. When you get it, I would guess you will have a hard time figuring out how they sell these this cheap, as they are built very well.

Sorry to hear about your troubles Nate. I'm hoping for the best for you (and your pipes... etc.). Chris

Are there multiple umbilicals on this or just one? Even with multiple cables, Amp makes many different connectors, so it would be quite possible to use different ones for each cable to make it impossible to do it wrong. A little thought into the cable wiring (pin 1 to pin 1 on each end, etc.) will also make it immune to putting the cable in in the wrong direction. Little things like that. Little things that I would expect in a $1000 ANY amp.

If he's not musically trained, he won't know what an A major or minor or whatever chord is. So of course not. That doesn't mean that he could not have perfect pitch however.

My mom has perfect pitch, and it does annoy her at times (she is a musician). She can tell you what pitch it is (A, B-flat, etc.) and also approximately how sharp or flat it is. Neither my twin brother or I have it, but we are/were both musicians as well. I have very good relative pitch, but apparently that can be learned.

Sounds like you need to do a Lucas fuse mod; specifically the 1482A slow blow one... You get that thing running in the 3A fuse blow mode, its gotta sound way moar better, right?

Odyssey uses a licensed design from the German Symphonic Line brand. Klauss Bunge (the principal and designer, etc.) of Odyssey is German and appears to have a close working relationship with Symphonic Line. I don't pretend to be an audio reviewer, but I would characterize the sound as leaning towards warm (plenty of detail, just not cold). Odyssey Audio Stratos Reviews

Odyssey Stratos should be doable for under $700; check Audiogon and ebay. You should be able to get the balance of the 20 year warranty. I've had mine for 5 years at least. One of these has survived Reks for a few months so far, minus a blown fuse incident...

Yes. A no brainer to put it in.

Those look nice Smeggy. I'd like to hear some orthos sometime.

Balanced uses essentially a 4-channel amplifier to deliver stereo. Each driver is sent a non-inverted signal (L/R +) and an inverted signal (L/R -) for a push-pull of the audio signal. The cabling or more importantly the connectors are not really standardized, though I would guess that Headroom has done the most in this area. Common connectors are a pair of 3-pin XLRs (1 per channel), or a 4-pin XLR. Less common would be (2) 1/4" TRS plugs. Most people do something like recable (or reterminate if the cans already have 4 wires) with a pair of 3-pin XLRs, and then build adapters like a pair of female 3-pin XLRs to a single 4-pin XLR in order to ensure compatibility.

650s on late romantic symphonic (Mahler, etc.) just blow. Balanced out of a Dynahi even. Meh. This impression from a meet, but I listened multiple times (source SCD-1) and my opinion didn't change.

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