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| Audio Research Reference 150 severe distortion czarivey"... I just follow frequent facts about Ref series.It doesn't look like tube(s) problem. It looks like functionality problem ...Just count facts and science becomes simple math.Go with more facts throughout Audiogon posts about Ref serie... | |
| Audio Research Reference 150 severe distortion czarivey1"It looks like AudioReseach Ref series are similar to Ferrari that have great performance but for the price of poor reliability."I don't know much about Ferraris, although I think many of them look sharp. But I can tell you that ARC pro... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable 11-29-15: Taters"They will send you all the cables you want if you are willing to pay the 5 percent of the retail price of the cable plus shipping. They don't provide this service for free."That's not quite correct. The Cable Co. requires a 5 perc... | |
| sonorous1 Can you be more specific about the nature of the distortion? Is the distortion the same on all LPs? Are you sure you have overhang and VTA/SRA set accurately? The Benz has a narrow profile stylus, so set-up is especially critical. Is VTF set in th... | |
| How much difference if the tonearm is mounted 5mm A 5mm deviation in pickup arm setup is a huge error. You want to avoid it. | |
| What would be a good turntable/tonearm/cartridge There's really no such thing as a turntable that's easy to set up and maintain. A turntable requires very careful setup, and maintenance with LPs is never-ending. | |
| The Hifi Trajectory Of Class D Amplifiers 11-23-15: Phd"Not only has Class D amps arrived but ... there is a technology that threatens your existance ..."No, the rise of Class D amps doesn't threaten my existence at all - not even by a teeny bit. | |
| ARC REF10 fuse upgrade I think it is unwise to replace any fuse with anything other than one with the original value. | |
| Adcom - To modify or not? +1 for Bryston | |
| Audioqest Wild Wood or Tara Lab Omega Gold? "11-11-15: Zephyr24069" ... When someone lists something of the form 6+ AWG, it is probably meant to imply the wire is more than 6 gauge (and probably less than 7 gauge depending upon written context). A wire of 6+ AWG doesn't mean anything at all... | |
| Dolby NR encoding - did it ever work "11-09-15: Raymonda... all Sony D 5's engaged a brick wall multiplex filter when dolby was engaged. This cut off all frequencies above 14,000 hz."No, this is mistaken. First, it wasn't a brickwall filter at all. What the Sony had was the same mult... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game 11-10-15: Johnnyb53" ... These days if you want a mono switch, you have to shop for 40-50 yr-old preamps or integrated amps, order a custom unit or DIY."Sorry, but this is mistaken. Many modern preamps include mono switches, including ARC. | |
| $510.00 for an Aluminum cover for the ARC Ref. 10? "11-09-15: BrfWill ARC give me a $510 price reduction if I buy a Ref 10 without a top cover?"Why don't you ask your dealer?There seems to be no problem with the acrylic cover when the unit has sufficient ventilation, btw. | |
| $510.00 for an Aluminum cover for the ARC Ref. 10? "11-09-15: Geoffkait... why have a cover at all?"One good reason is because the electric current inside of a tube amp or preamp is potentially deadly, often for quite a while even after AC power is turned off. | |
| Dolby NR encoding - did it ever work Yes, Dolby B and Dolby C both work. (Dolby A was a professional system.) They require careful level matching however, and that meant that many consumer rec0orders were often out of Dolby alignment. Better recorders such as Nakamichi offered built-... |