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| New R2R deck announced Very cool. Just having a hard time connecting the dots on the marketing side. How and who will distribute the tapes? How large will the product offerings be? And tape quality? Last, ... will the R2R machine be of current day audiophile standa... | |
| Questions on KT150 tubes Wolf, Before doing the SE upgrade to my Ref 150, I bought 2 matched quads of KT-150s from a respected tube vendor. Some pairs biased pretty closely; others were off by as much 6 or 7 mVs, which as I mentioned somewhere, is pretty close to the bou... | |
| VPI Traveler and Lyra Delos Harry,As I mentioned above, I mounted a Lyra Kleos on my hot-rodded VPI Classic "2.7" TT. That is, my plinth is a "standard" Classic 1/2 and the tonearm and base is the Classic 3 stainless steel version.Can you share some set-up tips for guys lik... | |
| VPI Cartridge People: What next? I own a VPI Classic "2.7" (Classic 1/2 plinth with Classic 3 stainless steel tonearm and base). I've been there and done it with a number of other cartridge brands and settled on the Lyra Kleos. | |
| Any DIY stuff in your system? I have a DIY'ish VPI Classic "2.7" TT. The plinth is the basic Classic 1/2 variant. However, I switched out the standard Classic tonearm and base for the Classic 3 (stainless steel) version. I had to drill out the top plate using a VPI supplied... | |
| Questions on KT150 tubes Dramapsycho posted:But now that the KT150 has appeared. The KT150 offers more power and a longer life than any of the above mentioned tubes (about 10,000 hours in a cool running Primaluna amp). The KT 150 has killer bass slam and extension. The... | |
| VPI Traveler and Lyra Delos hwsworkshop .... could these be Harry Weisfeld in stealth mode. :) If so ... regards.Harry ... can I assume that you would put the {VPI Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval} on matching up the Lyra Kleos with the Classic 3 tonearm (stainless steel... | |
| Are Revel and Paradigm Stuck? Jafant, I PM'd Biggarthomas with the message above. I'd be interested in his comments since he's been there and done it with both speakers. | |
| Questions on KT150 tubes Agree with Joe. But double that if you buy from ARC. It has been my experience that when I buy power tubes from a respected tube vendor I usually use, he can't get the matched power tubes to bias closely in my ARC Ref 150. I've tried KT-120s an... | |
| Are Revel and Paradigm Stuck? Biggarthomas ... thanks for your post. Would you mind sharing comments about how the Paradigm S8s compare to the Salon 2s. Were your previous S8s the v2 or v3? I've been giving some thought about swapping out my S8s (v3) for the Salons or Studi... | |
| Audio Research Ref. 3, Ref. 5, or the Ref. 5se. Russ ... as I said above, the Ref 3 is a fine linestage ... no quibbles there. That said, if you can stretch for the bucks, I think the Ref 5 SE is better ... that's all. | |
| VPI Traveler and Lyra Delos FWIW ... I sent a PM to Jonathan Carr asking about the compatibility of Lyra cartridges and VPI unipivot arms. If he reports back, I'll pass along his comments. | |
| Audio Research Ref. 3, Ref. 5, or the Ref. 5se. Wlutke ... as a former owner of the Ref 3, let me go on record that I think and always thought it was a terrific linestage ... no qualifications. I think the Ref 3 **IS** a bargain and it still holds its value on the preowned market. There are (... | |
| VPI Traveler and Lyra Delos Interesting thread. I own a Lyra Kleos which is mounted on an upgraded Classic 3 tonearm and base. Of course, like most VPI arms, the Classic 3 arm is a unipivot.Are you saying that VPI unipiovot arms and the Kleos (or Delos) are not a good matc... | |
| ARC discontinues Ref-2 SE phono preamp Taters ... how did you come to learn that ARC discontinued the Ref Phono 2 SE? It doesn't surprise me. I surmise that ARC will change over all of its Ref source products in light of the circuit topology change made with Ref 6, namely the 6 audi... |