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| ARC VS-115 Amp with new KT-120 Tubes Cmalak, bias is still at 65mV -- at least in the VS-115. As an aside, in the VS-115, each tube pair has only one set bias tube, the other being a slave. So, in total, bias is set on only four tubes and checked on the others --in contrast to the VS... | |
| AUDIO RESEARCH D-76A Torogi, your last post implies that you are having a hard time getting through to Calvin. That is surprising because he is always available, at least when I call. I know he was on vacation last week, so perhaps he's catching up. If you can't get t... | |
| AUDIO RESEARCH D-76A Hey Lew, on 4/3/11, Torogi says that the amp has tsouris in the right channel. It seems like Torogi may have bought a refurshing. | |
| AUDIO RESEARCH D-76A Hifigeek: I know this is about Torogis' amp, not mine, but I'm just curious about how much it costs to refurbish an old amp like the D-76A. Reason: one day I may have to refurbish my VS-115. Thanks | |
| AUDIO RESEARCH D-76A Torogi, if you really want to keep the amp, I strongly recommend at this point that you send it back to ARC for evaluation and repair. It is well known that ARC fixes everything they ever sold. I'm not an electronics techie, so I can't say whether... | |
| AUDIO RESEARCH D-76A This is a job foooooor -- Hifigeek!! Or, you can call ARC and ask for Calvin. He's a great guy and I always found him extremely helpful.Good luck. | |
| Hearing loss Temporary or more permanent? Thanks again Dbphd. Funny you mention Mahler and Stravinsky, because last night, I listened to Mahler's 1st Symphony (the Titan) and Stravionsky's Le Sacre du Primtempt (sp?) (The Rites of Spring). Both are quite dynamic and have a SPL range of ov... | |
| ARC SP-8 to SP-17? Palewin, I can't argue with Jafox. His memory and experience with the SP-8 goes back further than my experience with ARC. Probably showing my age here, but I used to own a Crown IC 150 Pre and DC 300 amp in my first rig - back in the early 70s whe... | |
| ARC SP-8 to SP-17? Agree with Lostbears. I used to own the SP-17 and switched it out for the Ref3. As I'm sure you know, the SP-17 is not an LS-17, but minus the phono stage. They are different units. ARC refers to the LS-17 as a "Baby Ref 3." If you go the LS-17 ro... | |
| Hearing loss Temporary or more permanent? Dbphd: Seems like you have a better grasp on this issue than most. FYI: I set my Radio Shack meter at the C weighted/fast response levels, just like Stevecham. If I used the controls properly, I tried to hold the volume down to about 80-85 db cont... | |
| Hearing loss Temporary or more permanent? Dbphd: Your comments make a lot of sense. Take a look at the excerpt I clipped from Wikipedia, which discussed the difference in using a 3db versus 5db exchange rate. The difference in listening threshold is quite significant.For example, under th... | |
| Hearing loss Temporary or more permanent? Update -- Heads up Fellow Baby Boomers:I just bought the Radio Shack sound meter for $40 and tried it out on some classical and rock records. FWIW, a couple of quick observations for the benefit, and chagrin no doubt, of my fellow Baby Boomers. Fi... | |
| Hearing loss Temporary or more permanent? Great Thread. Thank you Elizabeth for the Radio Shack sound meter suggestion. I'll buy one tomorrow. FWIW, I copied the table below from the Mayo Clinic Health Information web site. I'm not a Doc, so I can't vouch for it, but something to think ab... | |
| ARC VT100 with KT-120 tubes ? Thansk Hifigeei and Casouza for the tech information. Hifigeek, care to share what's wrong with the VS115 you're working on?? | |
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