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| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? That issue of Stereophile was my initiation into audiophiledom, and the ARC SP-3 my first serious pre-amp. My dearly departed pal Brooks Berdan sold ARC when he was at GNP in Pasadena, but by the time he opened his own shop (Brooks Berdan Ltd.) in... | |
| Isolation Devices: Any Good Ones? What's "Loyd 1"? | |
| The Band on MFSL Something else that makes for no simple answer is that the MFSL vinyl and pressings are much, much better than the original Capitols. It may be that the relative quality of the vinyl and pressings may have more effect on the sound of the LP’s bein... | |
| The Band on MFSL Yup, the S/T brown album masters are missing, and have been for a long time. Steve Hoffman’s credibility and reputation were damaged when his CD mastering of the album for Audio Fidelity was claimed to have been done from the masters. They were no... | |
| Has anyone had experiences good or bad with speaker isolation or isolation in general ? Barry Diament bolted each of his Maggie 3.7’s onto the middle of a 2’ x 2’ plank of plywood, and placed a trio of roller bearings under the plank in an equilateral triangle. Symposium Acoustics sells their Roller Block Jr. in sets of three, each o... | |
| Brightest but shortest artistic bursts in the sky Oops, Phil's last name is spelled Seymour, not Seymore. I knew it looked wrong! | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? Darn it, I was sucked in again and got carried away, losing the point I had intended to make. Of course ARC makes great sounding gear, and deserves all the success and satisfied customers they have earned over the past forty-seven years. And they ... | |
| Brightest but shortest artistic bursts in the sky Your critique of the second Moby Grape album is, upon reconsideration, better than mine! I'm going by recollection, feeling disappointed with it at the time of it's release in comparison to the first. If their debut hadn't been SO great---not a si... | |
| Various power cables, which would you put where? itsikhefez and auxinput---It seems logical to upgrade the duplex wall outlets before the power cords themselves, so may I ask if you did that already, and if so what you have found to be worth their price? Thanks---Eric. | |
| My Audio Research experience I feel vindicated! | |
| Has anyone had experiences good or bad with speaker isolation or isolation in general ? If I had unlimited funds, I’d put everything on platforms such as the Minus K or Newport microscope tables, or folkfreaks Herzan. The closest a poor slob can get for relative peanuts is with a set of roller bearings and Geoff’s springs. The middle... | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? As my Mama useta say, "Each to her own, said the lady as she kissed the cow". ARC loves their customer base the same way Trump "loves the poorly educated". If the newest ARC pre-amp is sooo much better than the one it's replacing, and that one was... | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? The mode switch I am referring to is a rotary knob providing Stereo/Reverse/Mono/Left/Right, all sent to the pre-amps main outputs (not it's tape out jacks). Just what I need for those horrid 60's pseudo-stereo LP's! | |
| Has anyone had experiences good or bad with speaker isolation or isolation in general ? Schubert's pronouncement violates the idea that spikes are mechanical diodes---a one-way street for vibrations. Once one has seen the truth---that spikes provide not isolation but rather coupling, he is ready for real isolation. Watch Max Townshen... | |
| List of artists that have never lost quality throughout entire career Many artists have "arcs" in the quality of the work. Up, then down, hopefully then up again. There is the thought that most have only "so much" in them, some only one album. What a depressing idea for those just beginning. I can think of many band... |