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| New KT150 tubes? David12 and Tsushima ... I took a close look at the specs for the KT-120 and KT-150. Take what I say with a grain of salt because I am not a techie, but the current draw, plate dissipation and impedance specs of the two tube types are very similar... | |
| Any ideas?? ARC CD 3 doesn't work Last suggestion. Don't know where you live. But you may get a speedier and less expensive turn-a-round of you deal with an ARC Service Center tech. You can call ARC and ask where the nearest authorized tech is located. If not too far away, shippin... | |
| Any ideas?? ARC CD 3 doesn't work Remind me .. is your tech an ARC authorized service guy? If he is, he should be in contact with Chris Osanna, who is the main repair guy at ARC who works with the authorized techs. Even if your guy is not an approved service tech, maybe Chris will... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? John Atkinson just e mailed me and advised that Kal Rubinson is reviewing the DEQX PreMATE in the December issue of Stereophile. JA said that Kal's review is "enthusiastic." Looking forward to reading the review. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Ptss ... forgive my cynicism, but DEQX might get more attention if it advertised in the so-called high-end audiophile hard copy mags or web sites. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Ptss ... ditto. I'll check my e mails, but I think I asked John Atkinson and Marc Mickelson to review the DEQX. No answer yet. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Unsound ... on paper, I think that's true. But I wonder out loud just how time coherent so called time coherent speakers really are. That's just a question.Presumably, if one was to use the DEQX on a 1st order time coherent speaker, there would be... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Drewan ... it's unfortunate that there hasn't been more buzz about the DEQX. I still believe that my rig sounds better with it. But not sure if using my CDP's on board DAC is better than the DEQX's DAC. A little different sounding for sure ... jus... | |
| Brands w/ first order x-over, time & phase aligned Take a looked at the "Sloped Baffle" thread. Lot's of discussion about time coherent speakers. Two other brands that come to mind are Thiel and Green Mountain Audio. Of course, there's always DEQX which can effect time alignment corrections and ro... | |
| winged c 6550c is not good for ref 5se?? Veerapaneni ... I'm a coward. I bought 6550 WE tubes from ARC for my Ref 5 SE, Ref CD-8 and Phono PH-8 and they 'ain't' cheep. But even if Kevin Deal found a good batch of original "Winged C" tubes they 'ain't' cheap 'neither.' If you have a hanke... | |
| Long cable run from my phono preamp to linestage. George -- I respect that. IME, using the DEQX came down to weighing sonic benefits against sonic costs. I gotta believe that inserting the DEQX into the signal path has cost something in the sonic sense. But, there are clear sonic benefits that ou... | |
| Long cable run from my phono preamp to linestage. George ... please remind me how you know about DEQX. There's been so many threads and posts, I forget who said what.Take a look at some of my posts. I think the DEQX Premate has done a great job squeezing everything out of my Paradigm S8s (v3) tha... | |
| Replacing tubes for Audio Research Ref 2SE The "old" 6550 "Winged C" tube was what ARC used to use in the Ref 5. I understand that the factory that made the original 6550 Winged C burned down several years ago. One vendor who sells 6550 Winged Cs cancelled an order a while ago because of q... | |
| Replacing tubes for Audio Research Ref 2SE Your 6550 WE PS regulator is definitely ready for replacement. The (4) 6H30s are still good to go. I'm not a tube roller, but other may have some suggestions. Enjoy. | |
| Long cable run from my phono preamp to linestage. George, just an fyi, both of my ARC units are tube. But, aside from the electrical characteristics of the SE I/C, ARC gear is designed to be extremely synergistic with other ARC gear. Btw, just inserted a DEQX Premate in between my ARC Ref 5 SE li... |