cmalak
Responses from cmalak
| Single box tube linestage preamp - $3,000 used ARC LS-26 (but this is a very neutral design) | |
| Esoteric K-01 http://www.theaudiobeat.com/letters.htm | |
| Amps for Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage ARC DS450. Should match well with your REF 3 and should have plenty of power to drive the Strads. | |
| How to shop for speakers? Altbrewer...there is no easy answer to your direct question. My suggestion would be to try to audition the speakers whenever business or personal travel takes you to a major metropolitan area that has 3 or 4 high end audio stores that are likely t... | |
| long speaker cable run or long balanced IC ?? This subject has been discussed quite a lot on Agon. Here are some threads to read through:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1269460735&read&keyw&zzcable=runhttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1169176482&a... | |
| JMW 9 effective mass? If the JMW 9 tonearm is indeed 7.7 grams effective mass and the Benz cart's weight is 9 grams and compliance is 15, then the calculated resonant frequency is 10Hz, which is exactly where you want it to be (acceptable range is 8 - 12 Hz). If the JM... | |
| JMW 9 effective mass? Tzh21y...do you know how much your Benz cart weighs? | |
| JMW 9 effective mass? Tzh2ly...you should call VPI and ask for the effective mass of your tonearm. There is a bit of confusion on this because VPI has had variants of the JMW9 and JMW10.5i tonearms depending on the material used in the armwand (aluminum vs stainless st... | |
| Turntable suggestions for novice... Thanks for the response | |
| Turntable suggestions for novice... My point is in all of this, if you are on a budget but really want to experience good vinyl playback. DO NOT BE AFRAID to look into and try a Made in Japan table made between say 1975-1985 or so. Again short of the cheapest models these tables in ... | |
| If I like ARC, okay with CJ, and run for SF.... I don'r get why you can't audition them before deciding whether to buy them or not. I know the associated equipment may not be similar to what you have at home but it will still give you an idea as to whether the BAT sound is something you may lik... | |
| Preamp suggestion What's your budget? You may be better suited to get a decent integrated than to go with separates under a certain $ amount. | |
| Has anyone Upgraded their ARC preamp hifimaniac...i understand where you are coming from. enjoy the great setup. toetap..it's all good in the neighborhood :-)and now back to the OP's original programming... | |
| Has anyone Upgraded their ARC preamp Toetap...imho, i don't think the Ref 3 requires 3 days of warm up :-). I would say after 30 mins, you are in happier than a pig in doodoo. Initial break-in is a different story and that has to do with the caps used. Initial break-in count on 200-4... | |
| Has anyone Upgraded their ARC preamp Hifimaniac...nice setup and agree with you 100% on your description of the ARC sound. That's exactly right. I see you have the PH7 right now. With your Continuum set-up, it's begging for the Ref Phono 2 :-) One quick question, with the Ref 5 mated... |