bifwynne
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| Long cable run from my phono preamp to linestage. Al, I've got a similar situation going. I'm running a 15 to 20 foot SE run from my phono pre to my linestage. No ground loop or hum problems that I can detect. The output specs of my ARC Phono Pre 8 are 200 ohms unbalanced; recommended load is 50K... | |
| My wife passed yesterday Charyo ... I lost my wife 11 years ago to ovarian cancer. We were married for almost 20 years. I mention this only to let you know that I get on a personal level what you are going through. I wish there were smart words to say at a time like this... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Veerapaaneni ... I e mailed ARC about using the KT-150s in the current Ref line and whether the GS-150 (soon to be released) and the Ref 150 have different innards. So far, no answer. Here's my cynical speculation. I think the GS-150 WILL sound be... | |
| Any ideas?? ARC CD 3 doesn't work I hope the OP took his CD 3 to an authorized ARC service tech. These guys know their ARC gear and work closely with the factory to ensure the unit is returned to original operating spec. | |
| Salk vs Daedalus Speakers Al, I know we communicated about the DEQX before and that this might not be an opportune time for you to arrange for a home audition-road test. But I hope in the very near future that it will be a more convenient time for you to arrange a DEQX hom... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Sent another message to Kal. Waiting for a response. I asked him how the GS 150 differs from the Ref 150. The specs are identical, except the GS 150 uses KT150 tubes. I think there's a marketing wrinkle here. | |
| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth Ditto ... Kirk. I own a "hot-rodded" VPI Classic. If you read some of my earlier posts from a few years ago, I had a devil of a time matching a cartridge to the VPI JMW uni-pivot arm. Many of the troublesome carties had compliance factors in the 2... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 Knghifi ... your comment applies not just to amp/preamp combos but to other system components as well, such as speaker and tube amp matches. Believe me, just read some of my posts where Al (Almarg) and Ralph (Atmasphere) had to walk me through ele... | |
| Audio Research Reference 250 capacitor issue Brill ... please clarify. Did ARC simply fold on the white Teflon cap issue and replace for no charge the white caps for the new gold foil caps?? No questions asked?? ARC upgraded my Ref 5 to the SE version in 2013 and used the white Teflon caps. ... | |
| Audio research REF 5 SE / REF 40th Ann compared ? I agree with Theduker. I was about to drop some major bucks into my rig by picking up a pair of Magico S3 or S5 to upgrade my speakers. I think I figured out a way to squeeze a lot more OJ out of my Paradigm S8s (v3) by buying a DEQX Premate. The ... | |
| Audio Research Reference 250 capacitor issue Gpgr4blu ... My plan is to stick too. Will need a retube in my Ref 150 in a couple of months. There's an authorized ARC tech who lives near my house. I may have him do the retube of my amp and to bias the tubes. At the same time, I'll ask him to c... | |
| Audio Research Reference 250 capacitor issue Here's an excerpt from some Qs and As between Kal and me re the Teflon caps. Kal's responses are in quotes.Thanks Kal and welcome back. Gotta a couple of follow up Qs re white Teflon caps.1. If the teflons are working, do they sound as good as the... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 Thanks Al. I take your point about using a transformer to connect an SE output to an XLR input. As I have admitted many times, I am not a EE-type, so the theory and application is way north of my pay grade. I suppose I am just biased (pun) about i... | |
| Paradigm speakers Oh, btw, not that this is really relevant, but I thought I'd pass it along anyway. When the DEQX guys were measuring my system, they plotted the frequency response of the drivers. The room wreaked havoc on the mid and low frequencies. That's where... | |
| Paradigm speakers Big fan of the S8s (v3). Just inserted a DEQX PreMate into my system. I'd say the combo has squeezed the last bit of hi-end juice out of my S8s. Read my comments on the "Sloped Baffle" and "DEQX Game Changer" threads. While there are many, many fa... |