bifwynne
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| Audio Research REF 75 vs VAC Phi 200 Oregonpapa ... what is the ARC CD-7se? Are you referring to the CD-7 with the upgraded power supply: (1) 5881 tube and (1) 6H30 tube??Glad to read that the KT-150s are working out. Still scratching my head about why ARC continues to hold back offi... | |
| Describe ube sound vs solid state Agree with Wolfy ... ube amps are more fun. Look at how much I have been obsessing about KT-150 ubes for my amp. And how often do ube amps blow bias resisters. I say go ube ... all the way. Good ight. | |
| New KT150 tubes? Just about. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Roscoe, an A'gon audio pal is thinking about picking up a DEQX. I'm sure he'll be quite interested in reading your comments. I bought the PreMATE in September and am satisfied with the results. Btw, as I am sure you know, the DEQX does BOTH room c... | |
| Please help a rookie –used amps for magnepan 3.7? Mallen ... My rig is centered around ARC gear. See my system description. Let me offer a few comments about ARC gear, subject to an important caveat which I will speak to below. First, you post that "I was advised that my preamp has "balanced" inp... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers George ... I concur that the impedance and phase angle traces between 3K and 10K Hz look rough. But I suspect an amp will not be asked to deliver tons of power in that spectrum. By contrast, I think the "power region" will be south of 1K Hz and ma... | |
| What's your experience with fine phono preamp s ? @Mapman ... agree. IMO and IME, even better is the ARC PH-7 or PH-8. I owned the SP-16, the SP-17, the PH-7 and now the PH-8. Between you and me ... I think the PH-7 and PH-8 sound about the same. All that being said, I've reviews that say the ARC... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers George ... right you are. The capacitive phase angle north of 2K Hz is less of a concern than the negative phase angle below 75 Hz, especially coupled with the low impedance. Yup ... I have a non-techie familiarity with EPDR. Didn't click on your ... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers Mapman ... .5 ohm in high treble is a near short. Hard to believe that ANY amp could drive clean power into that kind of load. But look ... if Ralph (Atmasphere) and other smart guys say that MLs work well with the right amp, then so be it. Person... | |
| ARC Ref CD-8 Compared to ARC Ref CD-9 or CD-6?? Audiotomb -- I assume your comments about the CD-8 and CD-9 speak to the redbook function. Actually, I thought the CD-8/9 shared similar redbook related circuits and power supplies. So while I accept your comments, I am a little surprised that you... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers @Broadstone ... you may have caught some of my posts on another thread about the DEQX product. I mention it here because it may be a worthwhile tool for one to throw into their audio toolkit. On the one hand, I am *NOT* thrilled that my DEQX PreMA... | |
| ARC Galileo GSPre vs ARC Reference 5 SE ? .... @Charles1dad ... I think Gpgr4blu said it all above. | |
| Hey Elizabeth Where you be?? Dekay, I am glad that Liz is ok. I was concerned for her health. Please send her a message on AA and let her know that her Audiogon buddies miss her and want her to come back. Thanks. | |
| ARC Galileo GSPre vs ARC Reference 5 SE ? .... Joe ... try twice as much. FYI: Uncle Kevin charges about $50 per KT-120; ARC about $100 per KT-120.Joe ... I am not paranoid; nor suggesting there is a KT-150 conspiracy. I am (was) an ARC fan. All of my electronics are ARC.What I am crabbing abo... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers George, I agree with you in principle. But to my knowledge, there are not many tube amps with 2 ohm taps out there ... at least at the quality level of Ralph's Atmasphere or my ARC Ref 150. I respectively repeat what I said above. Maybe the ZERO a... |