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The Adcom GFA 545 Mark II - an iconic vintage amplifier, and my #1 recommendation to new audiophiles.69

Fix Adcom GFA 535 / 545 II - channels not working and/or "thermal protection" light is on

Last week, after adding a Dynaco ST-70 tube amp and a DBX active crossover to my home theater (for the purpose of tri-amping my from main speakers), my living room's 15-amp circuit had had enough.  The...

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Vintage Audio Equipment: Finding Legendary Gear on the Cheap

I have written lots of articles with a general theme of "buy vintage". I won't rehash why I believe buying vintage is the best way to build a stereo or home theater (HT), but here's a short list: A few...

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The back of the Paradigm Studio Monitor: a Tri-ampable speaker.  Notice it is BI-AMPED for tweeters and mid-low69

Bi-amping and Tri-amping: Why and How

The more you learn about stereo and home theater technology, the more you may hear about bi-amping or tri-amping your speakers. As somebody who has a tri-amped setup at home, I can tell you that it does make...

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Wattage for Stereo and Home Theaters Explained

Wattage, watts-per-channel (wpc), power, and power-handling are all terms that get thrown around a lot at stereo and home theater stores.  With all the talk of watts and power, one would naturally think...

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Energy AS-180 Subwoofer Review, Repair & Info

I came across my pair of Energy AS-180s in Attleboro, RI.  I bought them off of a fellow who was selling his whole setup.  I picked up a pair of Energy AS-180 subs (with sequential serial numbers in the low...

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Cambridge Soundworks SW1 and Slave Subwoofers Review

Some say the Cambridge Soundworks' (CSW) SW1 Sub and Slave were the only good products the company ever made.  But some enthusiasts also grant such status to the original Ensemble system, which for a short...

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Sprint-Nextel paid me $1600 Cash: How I Won the Battle

My name is Isaac D. Van Wesep, and I'm a regular guy living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. My first cellphone was a Sprint phone, and I stayed with Sprint for nine years, until early in 2009. Nine months...

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WiFi your iTunes to your Stereo with Aiport Express

iTunes has its flaws, but it also has a few unique and important features you can't get in other music management systems. One of these features is the ability to play your iTunes library over your WiFi...

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Paradigm Studio Monitor Review

Paradigm is well known as a "budget audiophile's" speaker company.  With speakers starting at less than $300 and going all they way up to nearly $10,000, Paradigm makes something for nearly every budget. ...

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My Klipsch Heresy II's, on the floor while I demo a pair of McIntosh XR-14s80

Klipsch Heresy Review

I had always heard of the legendary Klipsch "Heritage" speakers as being some of the best from any era: the Klipschorn, La Scala, and Heresy. Each one of these big cabinet speakers was first made in the...

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