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ARC Ref-300 or 600 or 210: Which sounds best ?
Hi Lostbears,Could you please desrcibe vs115 is not as good as Ref 110i own a vs 115 mated with LS26 , PH7 and proac d28 and i have always liked the idea to bi amp in order to improve soundstageThanks in advance 
Audio research new ref2 phono stage
"Hi Farmersre,can you please describe the differences between PH7 and PH2. Thanks" 
Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability
[ok correct it should be 65mV and the multimeter is not defect, but this is not the point. By "blast" i mean a noisily explosion -- although i was scared i checked the bias and i measured at all tubes 89-90 mV. The same measured the local ARC serv... 
Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability
[ok correct it should be 65mV and the multimeter is not defect, but this is not the point. By "blast" i mean a noisily explosion -- although i was scared i checked the bias and i measured at all tubes 89-90 mV. ] 
Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability
[I got my VS115 "repaired" from the local ARC service. They told me that the amp is fine, they couldn't find anything. I heard a blast after ca. 250 hours during the warm up period -- I checked the bias and i measured at all tubes 90mA. I also ask... 
Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability
[I am interested in ARC because the sound is great intimate and truly beautiful.I am an original owner of PH5, CD3mkII and LS26 and over two years I never had troubles. They all work beautifullyBut the few malfunctions I experienced with the amps ... 
Any info on the new Audio Research VS115 tube amp?
[Hi Zekor,yes, you can only adjust 4 of the 8 tubes and check if the matched parallel tube falls within the range.For my V4 at 059 i asked the Customer Service of ARC. They told me that its ok in the range, but if i don't like the sound i can chan... 
Any info on the new Audio Research VS115 tube amp?
[Hi, at 20 hours I checked the Bias and every thing was ok all tubes 065 mV. After 45 hours I measured again. The V2 had 067 mV and V4 was at 064. All other tubes were at 064-065. I adjusted the V2 back to 064-065 and I measured then on V4 only 05... 
Any info on the new Audio Research VS115 tube amp?
'I'm curious about the sound and if owners are still happy with this amp.I have only 20 hours on them, mated with LS26 and PH5/vdH the Condor cartridge.When I first installed the amp compared to my old VS55 the sonic character is ARC and the sound... 
Any info on the new Audio Research VS115 tube amp?
'Hi, does anyone have checked VS115 on stillpoints or not, change its powercord or not, I was using the VDH mainsteam cord\' 
Break in period
After retubing of the PH5 with 4 matched 6922EH (purchased directly from ARC) the magic of the PH5 sound is still there, but i had to turn up the volume several clicks on my ARC-LS26 to obtain gain comparable to the old tubes--matched with the VS5...