dbarger
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| Audio research 100.2 cable recommendations,please I use a Lessloss cord into my 100.2. But that is plugged into an Audio Magic Stealth which is plugged into the wall with a Valhalla cord. So there is a combination of factors here, but I really like the Lessloss cords. It sounded better this way t... | |
| Camparing Creek Destinty to Exposure 2010S Wow I have to dissagree. I have been doing an integrated "survey" over the last couple of years. My regular gear is ARC Ref components, so that is my reference, for whatever that is worth. I had a 2010 for a short while, and found it pretty grainy, an... | |
| Cremona M worth it? They had probably 200 hours on them. I am sure you will say that is not enough, and maybe it isn't, but I have not found that the fundamental character of a speaker to change that much that I felt I would be satisfied. I understand many are happy ... | |
| Spendor S100 Art Dudley review in 'Listener' Hi Stephen. I will look through my Listener collection this evening. I just wanted to comment that the S100 is the finest speaker I have personally heard. I have owned several Thiels, magnepans, Sonus Cremona M's, Monitor Audios, and nothing provi... | |
| Cremona M worth it? I had a pair of Cremona M's for a few months. I sold them because I did not feel they reproduced voices properly. They just did not sound natural to me. They added an electronic sounding artifact to women in particular. I was using them with ARC R... | |
| Linn LP-12 compared to TW Acustic, SME, Nottingham I had a fully decked out LP12 with Lingo, Cirkus, dedicated wall shelf, etc. tweaked by a dealer, and loved it... until I brought home a VPI Scout out of curiosity. There was no denying the Scout's superiority in all areas, even those Linn is famo... | |
| Eastern Electric minimax phono vs. Hagerman Cornet I went from a Vendetta to a Minimax and love it. I also tried an ARC 5 and felt it was very similar to the Vendetta, but the Minimax was superior to both, IMO. In the Stereophile review, Fremer says the Minimax is great fun to listen to, and I wou... | |
| Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability I had a VT200 with a tube arc, because I bought tubes from a seller other than ARC. It took out a resistor, but contrary to a previous poster, that repair is about $165. It is the shipping that is expensive on that amp.Your friend's amp has obviou... | |
| Possibile new Integreated recomendation The Creek Destiny is a pretty incredible amp, and lists for $2450. It is extremely transparent, and very direct sounding. The soundstaging is pretty spectacular also. My regular gear is ARC Ref stuff, but I am quite impressed with the Destiny. Ver... | |
| Audio Research Ref 110 - Ref 3 Cable Interconect Nordost Valhallas connect my Ref3 to my Ref 110, and they work very well. | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not It should be mentioned in this thread somewhere that the Mk3 VT100 is a piece of cake to retube. You only need to bias the output tubes, not the inputs/drivers as on the mk2. I wonder if the problems in tube arcing in the Mk2 are from the difficul... | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not Not to pile on, but when I tried to retube a VT100 mk2 through Upscale they were rude to me also, but more importantly they were rude to my amp! LOL. Anyway, when I retubed a VT200 a couple of years later I remembered Kevin's, um, "direct"ness and... | |
| mc252 v. mc501s in a 13 x14 room? I also had a 402 and tried a 252. The 402 sounds better, and so presumably the 501's are also better. It is not just power, it is the quad balanced design. | |
| ARC REF 110 amp ohms As Stanwal said, it depends on your speakers. I use the 4 ohm tap with my Magnepans, and the 8 ohm taps with my Spendors. I suggest looking at test reports of your speakers, and see what the impedances are at the most current hungry frequencies (b... | |
| Slim Devices Duet I am using one into an ARC Dac7. Great way to get into the music server world with your own computer. I also love Rhapsody and internet radio with the Duet. Rhapsody is a VERY cool access to all the recordings you can think of, and learn about a t... |