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| ARC Ref 75 vs. Ref 75 SE Knghifi- The Music Reference stock transformer is just fine. Excellent, actually, being an original Roger Modjeski design he has manufactured to his specs. But the art of transformer design, and hand winding them especially, is a dying art. Roger ... | |
| ARC Ref 75 vs. Ref 75 SE BIF---It's great to hear that your newish ARC power amps have been trouble free. Everyone (except Tim Paravicini!) seems to feel the tubes being made now are pretty darn good, with lower rates of arcing and shorting than in the past, which is espe... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Marty---Ha! So Chuck "borrowed" that guitar song intro part from Carl, not just songs from Johnnie Johnson, ay?! | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre The concept of isolation versus coupling is actually a pretty simple one, though you wouldn't think so from the talk here. I happened upon Barry Diament's writings on the subject on his website, Barry Diament Audio. For a no-nonsense, no-axe to gr... | |
| Some Musical Truths John Hiatt, an absolute National treasure. Good one Marty! | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Loomis, I had forgotten about "Sincerely". Double (at least!) tracked guitar, backwards tape, very creative. Marty, Louis Jordan is a lot of fun, used to play "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" in a band in the 70's. I just boxed up the CD's of h... | |
| wired magazine and Tom Port For me, Johnny, it's not his system that gives me pause (the Townshend tweeters are fantastic. The low powered 70's receiver, not so good), but rather his opinion that tube amps make everything sound warm and snuggly. That view of how things sound... | |
| The best preamp without a doubt..in my experience Thanks Al, great explanation and info! | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre Geoff, roller bearings on top of an air bearing is exactly what Barry Diament recommends and uses himself, under his recording and playback gear. An air bearing can be as cheap as an under-inflated bike tire inner-tube under a piece of hardwood.To... | |
| what do members day dream of to Pink Floyd? I wonder why anyone likes them :-). | |
| Any ARC GSPre owners here ? I for one love the G retro styling. | |
| random thoughts on THE Show Sorry for the late post---somehow I missed this one. Having recently rejoined the Hi-Fi consumer club, I am pleasantly surprised by the newer companies offering such high-value products. While the older companies somehow continue to sell their to-... | |
| ARC Ref 75 vs. Ref 75 SE Model updates to facilitate use with a new tube is, of course, an entirely different matter, and most welcome. | |
| looking at upgrading my tonearm from a triplanar Some of Geoffrey's other business is involved with NASA-level space exploration. There is actually a superior alternative material already employed in the bearings contained in the Voyager spacecraft, I believe it is, but I don't feel entitled to ... | |
| The best preamp without a doubt..in my experience Ralph, your statement that balanced and single-ended are incompatible reminds me that there is something I've been wondering: Not that you should necessarily be familiar with the designs of your competitors, but you often do seem to be! In the ARC... |