bifwynne
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| modifications you have done to ARC REF 3 Hans, is this a DIY upgrade?? How did you know what components to use? Did you change out the coupling caps too? Sounds like the sound from my Ref 5 may actually be improved when ARC does my SE upgrade next month if you hear a different with the R... | |
| As I look at all these posts Liz may appreciate this. I refuse to pay alot for this muffler, metaphorically speaking. I've bought a bunch of custom I/Cs from Tom Tutay in Florida. Tom is well known and respected by many of our techie members. Tom is very versatile. He designe... | |
| One more time: autoformers? Hi Drambuie. Thanks for your post. I'm waiting for ARC to come back to me with its thought about how well my ARC amp matches with my speakers. If ARC says all is well, I'll stand pat. But if not, I may be in the market for Zeros. If you decide to ... | |
| Upgrading cartridge used or new? I've bought many used carties from A'gon members who had solid member feedback. Never had a problem. My favorite is the Sound Smith VPI Zephyr which I bought used from a member. Ran it out twice and Peter Ledermann re-tipped it -- twice. Each time... | |
| One more time: autoformers? Thanks again Clio. I recall reading somewhere that certain Atmasphere amps had a 32 ohm ceiling. I tried the 4 ohm tap. The music su*cks. Went back to the 8 ohm tap. Btw, been using my sub-woofer a bit more aggressively than before, i.e., raised t... | |
| Survey-What is your most used source? Probably 45/45 percent TT/vinyl and CDP. The remaing 10% (or less) is TV and DVD. | |
| One more time: autoformers? Thanks Roscoe. There's a number of "EE" type members who I hope chime in too. No +1 point for reading the Atmasphere white paper too?? | |
| One more time: autoformers? Thanks Zd... and Clio.... I own a power amp with output transformers. I also read the Paul Speltz white paper as well as the Atmasphere white paper on Voltage Paradigm and Power Paradigm amps. I get his basic point about impedance matching and the... | |
| Brand Longevity It's an issue Don. I own ARC gear. ARC was founded by William Z. Johnson in the 70s and is still around. Mr. Johnson sold ARC to an Italian company about a year or two ago. The new owners are making changes that have drawn some puzzled looks/comme... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? ShaNaNa | |
| Crackling distortion Captain . . . I appreciate that setting AS force will depend on all the other variables mentioned in your post. Just curious how you decided that "[o]ne donut at the top of the vertical bar, with the fishing line on the top, and no donuts on the h... | |
| Volume level of ARC Ref 5 seems very high Thanks Doggie . . . please remind me. Did you do the SE upgrade on your "old" Ref 5, or just buy the Ref 5 SE new? If the former, then I appreciate the heads up re expectations. If the later, I wonder out loud whether I will get any break-in "bene... | |
| Volume level of ARC Ref 5 seems very high Hi Doggiehowser. Heard from Kal at ARC. Kal told me that ARC will schedule the SE upgrade for my Ref 5 sometime next month. I know you have the Ref 5 SE. I recall that you raved about the SE upgrade over the original version of the Ref 5. Are you ... | |
| The Best Audio Dealer Trelja: Cool!! I can just about place it. Used live in NW Philly as a kid. Later, Plymouth Meeting area. Chestnut Hill was just a little down G-Town Pike. It's a gorgeous area. Valley Glen, Morris Arboretum, etc. | |
| Good power/Bad Power Just a guess, but I think some electric utilities generate their power using low quality electrons. LOL ; |