bifwynne
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| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 Just read the last 5 or 6 posts. I posted a few comments a while back. Two points. First -- Yes ... it is true. The ARC Ref 150, and presumably Ref 250, are designed to accept only a balanced (XLR) inputs. Not an SE (RCA) type. If you can rig some... | |
| Audio Research Reference 250 capacitor issue Been passing messages with Kal. I asked some follow up Qs that pose the same Qs as posed above. I'll report back.Btw, Kal mentioned that the G Series should hit the stores soon. He sent me a spec sheet on G Serie gear. The G-150 has almost identic... | |
| Audio Research Ref 150 or 250 with Maggie I seem to recall that someone reviewed the Ref 150 and said it was adequate to drive the 3.7s, but implied barely so. I realize that the Ref 250s cost substantially more than the Ref 150, but I would err on the side of more power than less. Call K... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Sorry Bombaywalla, I still think some time coherent speakers look like insects or Dr. Who Dileks. I did audition another unnamed "Brand X" 1st order speaker about 2 years ago and my reaction was surprise and disappointment. It was just plain ugly.... | |
| Audio Research Reference 250 capacitor issue Kal has been out on vacation. Let's see what he has to say. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Drewan ... re your comment about the DEQX DAC. I've been comparing the ARC CD-8 fully operational using its onboard DAC to going sans CD-8 DAC directly to the DEQX DAC. In the latter case, the CD-8 is being used just as a transport AND I am not us... | |
| Audio Research Reference 250 capacitor issue Gents, I hope I do not get a corroborating report from Kal at ARC. I would be .... extremely disappointed. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Cerrot -- double agree with your next to last post. Fortunately, my amp can handle my speaker's wacko impedance and phase angle curves, especially since I am crossing over the sub and woofers at 120 Hz. A lot of watts are saved because a good part... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Thanks for the correction Al. A stupid waste of time on my part -- I checked WIKI and right you are. Btw, Cerrot, I checked your system ... absolutely gorgeous room and STATs. Are the ESL elements full range or is there a conventional sub to fill ... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Cerrot ... your comments, from an aspirational perspective, are valid. But aspirations do not necessarily align with reality. I suggest that you read the many posts in the "Sloped Baffle" thread. In particular, read Roy Johnson's many posts about ... | |
| Audio Research Reference 250 capacitor issue Raymonda, first ... let's see what Kal comes back with. Second, there are 4 caps in each of my Ref 5 SE pre and Ref 150 amp. If each cap costs $300, that's $1200. | |
| Audio Research Reference 250 capacitor issue Just sent an e mail to Kal at ARC. I own a Ref 5 SE pre and Ref 150 amp. Both amps have white Teflon caps. His answer may be relevant to the OP's Qs. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Bombaywalla or perhaps Drewan77 --- what is the DEQX's digital capabilities?? Can I use the CD-8 as a transport and the DEQX as a pure DAC to play SACD? Btw, just updated my comments on the "Absolute Redbook DAC" thread. Too long to repeat here ..... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Update to my last post about ARC CD-8's DAC versus DEQX's DAC: still listening back and forth but am trying to do a better job of equalizing the gain when I compare the DEQX's DAC to the CD-8's onboard DAC. Just a reminder on the hookup. When I us... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Drewan ...can I use the transport in my CD-8 to play SACD discs? I don't know what the bit/FR is with SACD or other high resolution discs. This is new territory for me. I think redbook CD is 16 bit/44.1 KHz. What is SACD? What about hi-rez compute... |