yesiam_a_pirate
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| DAC UPGRADE QUESTION It looks to me like Moors Law is in operation in the DAC/Streamer world. It appears that every 6 months or so the quality doubles and the process halve. My research led me to conclude that the best route is to get a DAC/Streamer/CD all-in-one. L... | |
| Audio Research amp repair in New Jersey/New York Speed; Nice amp! My ARC ate a screening resistor and ARC had an 8 month backlog. I called a local music store at the shopping mall and asked them who is the best tube amp fix it guy around these a parts. (guitar players who use tube amps know ... | |
| Amplifier considerations, PrmaLuna EVO 400 versus ARC Reference 160 S. Is ARC worth it? Two things: "not a fan of how the ARC amps are built with mounting the sockets for those big ass kT-150 onto the circuit board." This depends on the board's construction. The ARC board is thick and ridged. It feels industrial. ARC's weak link... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium jji666 gets it. This system was designed and acquired in pieces on the cheap as a family room system at the beach house. It's not a listening room system. duh. It's amazing how reflexively people jump to "max offended status" rather than careful... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium Wturkey; I'm pretty sure these are 100% maple syrup and frostbite made- but who really knows these days? There is so much shell-game switch-a-roo now... largely because it's really hard to make a North American product economically. There is a v... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium Highway 61; I never really thought of it like that. In my mind the gear I fell in love with in 1978 was ARC and Magnapan. I never stopped loving it, and I'm happy to own it. I'd say compared to Daniel Hertz or the like, ARC is upper end mid-fi th... | |
| Baffled by Pricing Strategy I am an active buyer and seller of gear and other stuff. Over the past 20 years of being an eBay member and a user of Audiogon, Craigslist, FaceacheMarketplace, etc. I have come to a few conclusions: 1) Sellers often hallucinate that a lottery wi... | |
| Mystery Of Red Plating I found my local guy by calling a reputable music store and asking who the best guy was around here to repair tube amps. They had one favorite and that guy had never worked on an ARC before, but immediately diagnosed the problem as "multiple issue... | |
| Audio Research REF 750 pre July 4 FIRE WORKS. TUBE ARC. The similar thing happened to my ARC VT130. I posted about the solution here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/mystery-of-red-plating I'm sorry for your loss. I know you have wanted that Ref system running for a long time now. | |
| Audio Research factory tour 2023 The place has the smell of death about it. The downsizing, the empty expressionless faces, the slow movement, the eerie quietness is all familiar- I've toured such businesses that were for sale and the signs are all there. Absent a massive dose of... | |
| What happened to all the highend stereo shops I think the younger generation is satisfied with mediocrity. "Meh...good enough" seems to be the way of the young Americans. Beats headphones connected wirelessly to your iPhone sound pretty good until you hear a good mid fi 2 channel rig. Ditto t... | |
| Final? ARC Chapter... I'd say ARC is a really high end Mid Fi. The build quality is outstanding on the older stuff. In the world of hand built gear It's a mass produced product. An ARC ex-employee told me the McIntosh days there were awful. Bad morale and boring non-... | |
| Advice on how to liquidate system I sustained a traumatic brain injury in 4/2009. Tinnitus was with me for years- but it slowly improved. It ruined my audio enjoyment - for a while. Therefore; My advice is to not sell at this time. Let some time go by and see how you heal. This... | |
| Why are People Dumping their Audio Research Gear and What Does it Say about them? I'm a close watcher of the brand and it's secondary market. I'm seeing neither greater selling nor price reductions on the ask. I'm sure the bid is down- bidders use bad news to beat down the price. One thing that concerns me is repairs/upgrad... | |
| Audio Research in Receivership. Kodac wrote: ARC designs are compromised and not state of the art. Overpriced for what you get. See video for the anatomy of their flagship mono blocks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR-ry-DFdeo OCD Guy /11Stereo Atlanta is a NAT dealer. Up... |