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| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS I think you mean 6h30 by sovtek which sell for $34. I was looking at a rare brand which was so much higher and arc wasn’t helpful to guide me. So now I ponder an arc 6se vs a McIntosh 1100, which has a phonostage. A very tough choice. | |
| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS If there’s a secondary receiver with one being a stereo preamp, how do you share speakers between them? | |
| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS Arc Ref 6se operating costs are very high if you use it with a ht system that happens to be on 12 hours a day. Even when stereo used 2 hrs and rest is ht time.tube life is 4000 hours per arc and 2000 for power related tube.unfortunate why tube pr... | |
| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS Luxmando you share an amp between processor and stereo preamp?Can u do this? Sounds creative.Thanks for more info. | |
| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS Two issues here: I am considering a purchase. Don’t own arc. Next, I will explore a cheaper tube, but I saw them from a tube seller for more than 100. Very expensive when replacing 8 tubes. | |
| Using a HT system with a tube preamp I hear ya. When I switch to eliminate the center spkr, it is hardly missed.so using a stereo preamp vs a multichannel avr may be better.but what about using an analogue preamp ? Maybe a digital stereo preamp using hdmi connects may provide SQ that... | |
| Priority of wiring 12v trigger wire in bypass ht setup Long ago turning on amp after preamp was very important. Not so much anymore per audio research and a couple high end dealers. | |
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. Odd that there is limited info available about internal design flow of a preamp. Maybe a diagram showing signal flow.this would be of interest to many. or maybe not. | |
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. Great article about preamp.anybody ever see a more detailed overview of internal components and how all are connected together? | |
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. And I don’t like listening to music very much.waiting to hear something of value about high end preamps. Very thin.lots of marketing hype | |
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. Big diff between Sony ps3 and better boxes for creating sound..all about diminishing returns as audio gear gets higher, which trails off as human hearing declines when we get older.sounds from high equip may be great, but our ability to hear can’t... | |
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. Ahhhh, thoughts from true marketeer. Maybe take a poll. Most will say they can’t hear diffs. High end dealer conveyed that most can’t hear diffs, including reviewers paid to write fancy prose. | |
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. It’s a quandary. And leaning more toward tubes seems to offer more musical fun, especially vocals. I can’t leave my home to go visit listening rooms due to an injury so I am learning what I can. Although not sure if this would help. Buying an A... | |
| Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice. I think it boils down to a segment of market that is ego driven, knows quality, kinda naive, wants to feel comfortable with a purchase, likes to be admired by peers, and has the means to spend some money. I don’t mind the price differential, as l... | |
| AB Testing Experiences Lots of marriages being tested herein. Gives me chills. |