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| Audio Research filing for bankruptcy? @roxy54 I'm not sure ARC prices have moved ahead by much more than inflation. I recall the SP10 was $4,000 when launched around 1980. The Ref 6 is currently around $17,000. $100 in 1980 is $360 now, so the Ref 6 ought to be $14,400, so not m... | |
| Audio Research filing for bankruptcy? True, ARC is an attractive asset and the receiver is there to sell it. It will get sold. But don't be so confident. The real issue is who buys it. These days many buyers of such assets are only in it for a quick buck. They don't pay their own... | |
| VPI noise problem Obviously the tempo increases when moving from 33 to 45 - the record's turning faster. The 'intensity' also increases, because more information passes the stylus in a given time because the record's turning faster. Anything else interesting you'... | |
| Can a better power cable make a difference if NOT plugged directly into an outlet? I watched a couple of cute cat videos. They didn't change my mind that power cables can make no difference. | |
| What does Nominal Impedance mean? @gs5556 How right you are! 'Nominal impedence' is generally concocted by a speaker manufacturer to hide elements of his speaker's impedence curve that he would rather hide. It has no basis whatsoever in physics. Responsible manufacturers sh... | |
| Demise of bass quality in Main speakers @mofojo Thank you! Yes B&W. G*d knows why I said KEF. Must be my age? | |
| Demise of bass quality in Main speakers @ghdprentice You are certainly correct in saying that bass speaker engineering has improved greatly in the last 20 or 30 years. But that would be a reason for building larger bass speakers, not smaller. In principle, leaving aside engineerin... | |
| Audio Research REF 6 to REF 6SE upgrade. I have a Ref 6. When I bought it the SE had just come out. I thought then the premium for changed caps and some allegedly better pieces of wire was outrageous. I wonder what differences would be heard in a blind listening test? I have had a lo... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much @raysmtb1 Yeah. You pleaded guilty in your post. So you deserve a lesser sentence. But I wonder how many people on here think your actions are honest and reasonable. | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? @oliver_reid @roxy54 Right, how true! I never had any children either and certainly don't regret it. Those lovely warm moments are few compared with the s*it that gets handed down. I can also tell the environmental namby-pambies... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much @raysmtb1 Your justification is garbage. It's no justification at all. Fact is you premeditatedly defrauded the dealer by stealing his time when you knew you would buy the product, but not from him. Shame on you. But you are right. In a wo... | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? I have never been able to understand why people keep cats. They are free-loading bastards that don't empathise with their keepers one little bit. Anyhow, to solve the problem, choose between putting the kit in a cage and putting the cat in a cage. | |
| Turntable weight affects speed @carlsbad2 And you. | |
| Turntable weight affects speed @carlsbad2 So you think your turntable will spin forever, regardless of how heavy it is, without any further energy applied to it. Welcome to the world of perpetual motion. Rudimantary? Huh. | |
| Turntable weight affects speed @carlsbad2 "the load on the belt/motor should be the same with or without the weight" (INCORRECT physics). You are possibly thinking of Newton's Law of conservation of momentum. But if the platter is spinning and you cut the power, it won't... |