anwar

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Audio Desk vinyl cleaner disassembly
I live in Malaysia.  The local importer has a spare blower fan and Tangit PVC-U glue which were given to me.  He himself is not a repair man.  Audio Desk never responded to the importer's email about this issue.I removed the fan wires from the con... 
Audio Research Reference 5SE reliability
I don't want to hijack this thread as my original question was about how hot the Ref 5SE runs.I want to correct a few things here. JL Audio f113 single-ended input impedance is 10k Ohms (balanced unspecificed). But the f113 sub was never connected... 
Audio Research Reference 5SE reliability
Bifwynee, my Ref 5SE output goes to Bryston 10B-SUB, then to McIntosh MC452 (driving Focal Utopia 3 Diablo) and JL Audio Fathom f113. I contacted Ron C of McIntosh through email and he confirmed ARC preamps work well with McIntosh amps. But no suc... 
Audio Research Reference 5SE reliability
The ARC importer in my country told me 3-4" clearance is fine but they recommended ventilation fan. I added PC chassis 12VDC cooling fan (quiet type) at the side of the Ref 5SE (open shelves, not closed) and it helps cool down the preamp. 
Audio Research Reference 5SE reliability
Hi all, I am a new ARC Ref 5SE user. It has about 73 hours now, connected to McIntosh MC452 amp. While I am happy with its sound quality and how Ref 5SE integrates with the rest of my system, I am wondering if other users experience any over heati... 
Which to Switch: the Mac or the Act?
I recently purchased AR Ref 5SE for use with my MC452 and am very happy with it. I use bookshelf speaker and sub-woofer combination (Focal Diablo Utopia 3 + JL Audio f113 with Bryston 10-B SUB active xover) but never feel the speakers lacking.