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| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! kenny928 " ...I was just pointing out that the industry is flawed and unless we as consumers put an end to it it will continue."Let me get this straight: You've concluded the audio industry is "flawed," and you intend to repair it by your post... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. bo1972 "... Audio is not transparent, but it is controlled by brands and money. This is the main reason why people get a low level in quality."Actually, the audio world functions quite well as an open market. Wall Street should be so transparen... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive gnostalgick "The hi-fi market is broken; its broken because its niche ..."The hi-fi market doesn't seem broken to me at all, and it's been pretty much a niche market all along. I'm not sure why you think it should be otherwise. Merchandise is wid... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale nglazer " ... ARC "upgrades" their pre's every ten minutes, thus impairing the resale value of the ARC pre you own unless you pay for the upgrade."This isn't even remotely accurate. For example, the Ref 5 was introduced in 2009. The SE version w... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. bo1972 " ... Audio has become a monopolistic world, this makes people sceptical, it is understandable."You must be joking. There's never been more high quality choices available to audiophiles than there are today. I realize that you think that "... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale anwar "The AR REF 5SE needs a high impedance power amp, 100k or higher."No, it needs 20K or higher, according to ARC and this site, which is consistent with my experience, too. | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? kijanki " ... I'm sure that Al (our technical guru) would agree with me - that balanced output, because of additional circuitry might not always be the best. I will leave it at that."I'd be surprised if anyone here would disagree with you on ... | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? kijanki04-22-2016 11:15am " ... yes, balanced operation is used in professional audio in form of balanced cables, balanced inputs etc. I’m all for it. I just don’t see how fully balanced amp can have better noise rejection than plain amp with ... | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? kijanki"I can't see how fully balanced system can help with noise reduction."The reason is common mode rejection of noise, and it's the main reason that balanced operation is standard in professional audio applications.The OP seems to be confusin... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale The ARC Ref5SE is a phenomenal preamplifier, as is its companion Ref Phono 2SE phono stage. | |
| 2 recent, weird and isolated issues with BD playback I have an MVP881BR and agree that it's a terrific player. I only use it in 2-channel mode.I haven't had any real problem with it. It does need to be rebooted occasionally, but I'm sure you've already tried that.Please keep us posted regarding th... | |
| Power Cord Length Why are we coyly tip-toeing around to avoid naming this manufacturer? What's the secret? | |
| Bryston 4B green clipping lights blinking I have an older 4B and had an even older 3B before that. What you’re describing isn’t normal operation. The front panel LEDs should be a steady-state green, and will flash red on clipping. You can verify this with Bryston for yourself - the compan... | |
| McIntosh tuner is snowing cats and dogs I'm not sure what you mean when you say you "hear a lot of snow." Do you mean you hear noise such as hiss?What Mac tuner do you have? If it's a tube tuner, have you checked the tubes? Do you have it connected to a proper antenna? | |
| Anti skate. I think something's wrong moonglum390 posts "...or until you’ve done your 20th cartridge in one day as Raul has probably done). Then it becomes a "nightmare".If one is trying to align 20 phono cartridges in a day, that would indeed be a nightmare. The user would have o... |