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audio research ls25 mk1 volume issue

Hi guys,
i am a proud owner of an arc ls25mk1.. amazing machine. my question is asimple one for all you guys who know the answer. i do not. I seem to have to turn the volume up past 12 oclock to get a decent volume. even higher for a little louder. i have checked the bias and its perfect. i have a pair of vtl mb 125 mono at 125 per channel and i have ascendo c7 speakers, they have a db rating of 88.. is this normal?
any help will be greatfully appreciated
syhilly
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mofimadness
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88db for the speakers isn't really that bad, especially if your amps put out 125 watts. What source are you using? Maybe the output of the source is lower than normal.

The 12 o'clock, (or even more) setting is normal for most phono playback rigs, but it seems kind of low for CD playback.
syhilly OP
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i listen to both cd and vinyl. seems to be the same situation on either input.. i change the ooutput to high. sounds amazing, but was wondering if there is anything else i can do
syhilly OP
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i have a raysonic cd 128 tube cd player and i use a music hall t.t. with a n arc ph3se
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mofimadness
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Another thought. Try to cycle through the low, medium, high knob several times. Make sure the volume is all the way down. That's a relay driven device and maybe it's stuck.
syhilly OP
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i iwll try that as well.. thanks so much for your input. you have been very helpful
thanks again
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