bifwynne
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| Cartridge Advice Jsman, I used to own a DV 20X 2 (H). Traded it in for a Lyra Delos. I loved the Delos so much, I wound up traded up for the Lyra Kleos ... which I love even more.IMO, the Delos does a lot more a lot better than the DV 20X2. I think the Delos' outp... | |
| Cartridge Advice Jsman, your question permits too many responsive permutations in order for me to cogently reply. But just to confuse you more, if the stylus is intact, you may want to call Peter Ledermann at Soundsmith and ask himm if he thinks the DV is repairab... | |
| Speaker hum problem - need help Zd and Mwsl ... yes that's good news indeed. Not sure how to put this, so please do not take it as me being snippy. Mwsl's unfortuante experience is one of the reasons why I love ARC. My personal experience is also consistent with what I have read... | |
| Magico S5 review Mike your comment is actually quite timely. I was musing the other day about the "decreasing sonic returns" issue with a well known audio reviewer with whom I trade e mails from time to time. I drive Paradigm Signature 8s (v3) with ARC gear. The S... | |
| New KT150 tubes? Ariess ... a related issue to the one you just mentioned pertains to resale. My ARC Ref 150 amp is used. I'm not sure how I'd react if I learned that the prior owner used KT-150 tubes if ARC had not blessed their use as of the date I extended an o... | |
| Magico S5 review Thanks Charles. FWIW, got this message from Magico,"Hi [Bruce],The S5 can be driven with any modern amp we know of, including all Arc models. I wish you all the best - happy listening, Jon Baker Magico"Btw Charles, I happen to agree with your comm... | |
| Magico S5 review Charles1dad .... am I getting the right specs for the tube amp you mentioned:"- Tubes: 2 x 845, 2 x 6SN7 (Every unit comes with custom-selected NOS 6sn7 tubes and PSAVANE HIFI Series 845 tubes)- Output power: 52 watts"I'm sure the Absolare amp sou... | |
| Magico S5 review Thanks for the tip Al. I read Elberoth's post -- an EPDR of 1 ohm in the low bass --uuhhm. Might as well just short my amp and save the cost of buying the S5s. Interestingly, I recall seeing some posts that said that Alon Wolf voices his speaker o... | |
| Magico S5 review I've got an eye (or perhaps better, an ear) on the Magico S5s. Just caught this bench test report, here: www DOT soundstagenetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1043:nrc-measurements-magico-s5-loudspeakers&catid=77:l... | |
| Tube Amp Recommendations $1500 Not sure if Al is referring to me. I own the Paradigm S8s (v3) and drive them with an ARC Ref 150, which is a tube amp. I suspect the S8s (v3) have pretty wild impedance and phase angle plots based on bench reports of the S8s (v2) that I have seen... | |
| Lightning Strike - Immediate and Delayed Effects This thread raises an important question about the wisdom of using surge protectors. The comments in another thread, and possibly even more threads, seem to line up behind the notion of plugging one's amp directly into the AC wall socket. Many hav... | |
| Heads-Up: ARC introducing new G Series Phil ... well put. By the way, as you may know, another private equity group and some of the McIntosh management team partnered to take over Fine Sounds Group. That may herald another direction yet. As you said what I said, "time will tell." | |
| biasing for 4 ohm speakers Not that my concurrence of anything Al says matters all that much since Al is a EE and undisputed A'gon techie. By contrast, I am not a techie, just a techie "wanna-be." But what Al says is consistent with my anecdotal experiences. I own an ARC tu... | |
| Speaker hum problem - need help Mwsl, picking up on Zd542's suggestion. If your integrated amp has both XLR and SE input capability, can you use a shorting shunt on unused XLR inputs? I had a hum problem with my former ARC power amp, which had both XLR and SE inputs. I'd get a ... | |
| KT-88 gold lions verses the new tung-sul kt-120 I can't speak to the EH KT-88s. But my old amp originally used SED 6550 "Winged C" tubes. IMO, dropping in the KT-120s made a significant positive difference. Right now there are a couple of threads running about the recently issued KT-150 tube. N... |