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| Why no reviews of the Magnepan 3.7 in Stereophile TAS has never measured anything which was their major attraction back when Julian Hirsch was writing for Stereo Review and measured everything which was easier to write about than the sound anyway. Of course back then TAS had no advertising and re... | |
| How do the Magnepan 3.6r compare to the new 1.7 Well insofar as the reviewers are concerned, the comments on the 3.6s lack of coherency surfaced primarily in the reviews of the 3.7. Since it's introduction in 1999 the 3.6 was heralded by these same reviewers as among the best speakers produced,... | |
| Audio Research Reference Linestages In my experience the Ref 3 was a total departure from the previous Ref series which I frankly found underwhelming except in comparison to ARC's own offerings down the food chain. The Ref 3 is (and I presume the Ref 5 as well) a world class preamp ... | |
| Audio Research Ref210 vs Ref300 vs VTM200 I also had to send it to ARC for a retube but it has been flawless since. I have thought about giving them a call to see if they would be willing to retube my VT200 with KT 120's and maybe even update the power supply to handle the KT 120. At 13K ... | |
| Audio Research Ref210 vs Ref300 vs VTM200 I switched out an LS16MkI for a Ref3 paired w/ a VT200MkI and the difference was profound in terms of detail, imagining, and soundstage depth. I believe the early VT series of amplifiers are all tube. | |
| Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP Well you sort of opened a Pandora's box when you asked this question. My advice, don't spend any money right now, especially on cables or power cords. First play w/ the speaker position and the see what you can do about the room interactions. Post... | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? Caveat emptor. Buyers decide: The Market reacts: Companies live or die ARC has survived for the last forty years, if it's all been a gimmick it's remarkably well disguised! | |
| Audio Research DS 450 amp......thoughts Why let the facts get in the way of expressing an opinion? That's why the internet was invented, right? :) | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? High end audio is largely about people pursuing diminishing returns with ever increasing expenditures. ARC 's business model is among the least cynical in this regard when you consider that one can purchase a set of speaker cables that well exceed... | |
| Review: Magnepan Magneplanar 3.7 Speaker I had considered writing a lengthy and detailed review after three months of listening, but frankly the 3.7s are only an incremental improvement over my previous 3.6s. Personally I believe the TAS reviews were a tad on the hyperbolic. I would have... | |
| Audio Research DS 450 amp......thoughts Thanks for the input. I've been very pleased w/ the VT200 and I've owned it since 03 w/o only one re-tube at ARC, but the care and feeding of 16 6550s is always on my mind. | |
| Audio Research DS 450 amp......thoughts I'll be interested in your thoughts on the 3.7 paired w/ the DS225. I currently run a VT200MkI w/ a Ref3 on the 3.7s. I have considered purchasing a DS450 but have been uncertain about trading my tubes for a class D amp. | |
| Magnepan 3.7 What's the point of stating the comment doesn't justify a reply and then offering a rather extensive reply? | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? I answered the question in on of my posts. Evidently you missed it. Perhaps your question was more important than my answer? | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? The underlying assumption here is that the Ref 5 is an order of magnitude improvement over the Ref 3. It's is not, IMHO. The marketing angle is that since the Ref 5 is a major improvement over the Ref 3, then the LS27 must be at least as good as t... |