david12
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| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? I was wondering, should there be a warning over threads like this, perhaps a skull and cross bones, or "Warning, minefield, enter at your peril." Perhaps it would reduce long term health costs, particularly Blood Pressure meds. Like Spring followi... | |
| Tube Phono Stage To throw in another suggestion, I have used a K&K Audio phono stage for I think 10 years. I have upgraded the turntable and never felt the need to improve the Phono stage. It comes In kit form, but Kevin arranged for mine to be built. He regul... | |
| Good used Pre-Amp? Price Range $1500.00 to $2000.00 One more to consider, Modwright, the LS100 and discontinued 9 series, would be well in range second hand. Excellent products and great manufacturer support. I got the 36.5 Pre, which might be in your price range and it is not going anywhere. It is... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive One factor I haven't seen mentioned in the price debate, is a piece of kit being to cheap. I know the stories are apocryphal, but I have spoken to dealers who have had customers say face to face, that they like a product, but it doesn't cost enou... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale knghifi, well quite, I'm not criticising people who do upgrade, just point out it can be an expensive business and it's to costly for me.. I have nothing but admiration for ARCs business acumen and I don't think three years between models is a lon... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale As a related point, may I ask of others agree that ARC power Amps are a better deal than the Pre's. You can't generalise I know, but that has been my impression over the years. I use an ARC Ref 75SE and I think it is a real bargain at the price. I... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive I agree with many of the above comments, but would add there are ways around exorbitant pricing, buying second hand, being the most obvious. Speakers seem ideal for used purchase, like cables. They naturally should have a longer life than electro... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale Sorry to the OP, but the answer seems pretty obvious. ARC is one of the biggest High End suppliers, ergo, 1000's of amps around. They have just introduced a Ref 6, thus many will be upgrading. Conclusion, many 5SE's will be coming on the market.As... | |
| Opinions on Audio Research Ref 5SE vs. Modwright 36.5DM I'm not sure I can directly answer your question, but I was recently mulling over the Ref 3 and MD 36.5 and I live in the UK. I was able to compare the stock 36.5 with the ARC Ref 3, not side by side, but pretty close in time and I preferred the ... | |
| Passive Preamps I tried out several Passives over a weekend and was very surprisedhow different they were. For some reason, I thought being passive would make them sound similar, no way at all. It was two years ago, so I can not remember the brands, but the Music... | |
| From ARC LS26 to where... I always seem to be following dodgealum and agreeing with him. I use an ARC Ref 75 Power amp and was looking for a matching Pre a few months ago, I tried the LS 27 and Ref 3 from Arc and the former was slightly better. Then I tried Modwright and I... | |
| D'Agostino Momentums (Chicago) I spent a couple of hours in a demo of momentum pre and monoblocks driving Wilson Alexias and I am not a Wilson fan. Dan came over to the UK for a 3 room dealer show and gave a talk about his aims and design goals. I have to say I can not remembe... | |
| Preamp... Solid State or Tube Another vote for Modwright. I tried the LS 100 and 36.5 and the latter was clearly better. I also tried an ARC Ref 3 about the same time and preferred the 36.5 at a good saving. The two box version of the 36.5 is a clear step up to the one box ve... | |
| Audio Research Ref. 3, Ref. 5, or the Ref. 5se. I keep thinking, yes, ARC make great Amps, but the Pre's seem expensive compared with other brands. I own the ARC Ref 75SE Power amp and although it is expensive, it seems great value for what it does. The Reference 5SE or 5 are well north of $1... | |
| If money was and was not of any concern when buying speakers. Money no object: Difficult, as I never consider the question, as money is always tight, however rich you are. There are other things you can buy with the cash, but I agree with Akg_Ca, the best Tannoy to suit my room.Money important: Daedalus Athe... |