bifwynne
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| ARC Quality Issues Ref75 Ref5SE Ref10 @Jasper ... let me try to translate your "high-English" vernacular into American. As a general matter, ARC says the "slave tube" bias spec should be between 57 and 73 mV assuming the "set" tube bias is set at 65 mV. If you have a tube that is pres... | |
| ARC Quality Issues Ref75 Ref5SE Ref10 Who jinxed me? I just blew a bias resister. :(The ARC tech is coming out on Tuesday. | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? This thread is too long to re-read, but here's a new addition to the audiophile tool box that will bring one's system closer to "neutrality" (whatever that means): DEQX. Read the various threads on A'gon that speaks to and about DEQX and see why. ... | |
| ARC Quality Issues Ref75 Ref5SE Ref10 Decibell ... of course I can't dispute your sad tale. If it happened ... it happened. For the record, all of my electronic gear is ARC. Never had a problem, save for an occasional and very rare pesky blown bias resister. As I am sure other owners ... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Thanks Johnny R ... finally a straight no BS answer. Johnny, one other question. The GS-150 and Ref 150 spec identically on the ARC site. Everything .... distortion, power supply, bandwidth, whatever. So what changed??Also, will ARC sell KT-150 tu... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Thanks Smoffatt. Looking forward to learning about the circuitry changes in the GS-150. So far, the ARC web site gives no clue. | |
| New KT150 tubes? Tsushima1 ... I asked my ARC authorized tech to contact ARC's repair folks to find out if ARC is offering any kind of an upgrade kit for the current Ref amp line. He is unaware that such is the case, but said he would check. I also asked him to tr... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Tsushima ... more importantly, the main question is whether ARC changed the innards of the GS-150, principally the components that would handle the increased current demands of the KT-150 tube. Specifically, the power tranny and other passives tha... | |
| ARC CD 3 Doesn't read disc? Rsjm80, I own the CD-8, which uses the same transport. Call Kal ASAP and ask him what to do. The unit just left the shop for service. It should work perfectly. | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Kal, I reread your review. Your comments are consistent with my anecdotal experience. DEQX really needs to do a better job with a user-friendly instruction manual. Perhaps, even default "(recommended)" settings and promsst for the non-tech user. E... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Brf ... you touch on my very question. How does the GS-150 differ from the Ref 150, save the fascia and the tubes?Not getting any definitive answer to my question. In the absence of any information to the contrary, all I can see is that the GS-150... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Smoffat, let me be clear. I am not interested in ARC's precious cache of KT-150s. I understand that ARC will charge $200 a tube. I have no intention of paying $1600 for 8 tubes ... period. Instead, I will probably buy 2 quads from Upscale Audio. U... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? Ozzy ... hard to say what new technology will bring. At this time, unless one is very tech savvy, I think to get the most of the DEQX, one will need the help of the DEQXPert. Just too many variables and judgments in play. Kal, you just reviewed th... | |
| Is DEQX a game changer? FYI:Just got a letter to Marc Mickelson of The Audio Beat published, here: http://www.theaudiobeat.com/letters.htmI hope Marc gets around to reviewing the DEQX. I can't overstate how important and decently priced this piece of kit is for one's aud... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Agreed David. Take a look at the ARC web site and stare at the GS-150 and Ref 150 specs. The GS-150 specs identically to the Ref 150, but for a few extra watts of rated power ..., no doubt because the GS-150 uses KT-150 tubes. If the GS-150 has di... |