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| Advice on tube amp/pre The ARC SP-16 has an intagrated phono stage. The pre is quite lush sounding and, in my opinion, is most suiting if digital is your primary medium. I use the phono stage occasionally, but it isn't quite as good as most arc stand-alone phonos. | |
| best speaker in a small room in the $2000.00 range I just picked up a pair of Proac One SC's and they are amazing. You should definitely check these out. | |
| What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport? My beleif is that as more circuitry is added to a component, the more complicated the signal path becomes thus degrading sound quality. In developing a high end system, a primary goal should be to minimze the complexity of the signal path. A dvd p... | |
| Audio Research D240MKII or ARC D130 I have a D240MKII and it sounds fantastic. I haven't heard a D130 so I can't comment on that. The D240MKII has plenty of power and if it presents any coloration it is slightly towards the warm side of things. Similiar to tubes. | |
| Cost Effective Audio Research Combo If you're looking for a cool running ARC amp, The only ones available are the 100.2, 150.2, and 200.2. These are all class T designs which means they utilize digital switching. I have a ARC D-240 MKII amp and a LS-9 preamp. Both are solid state. T... |