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Older PURE CLASS-A Amplifiers
Hi Gang. I see a couple of posts on the original Mark Levinson ML-2 mono's. Indeed they were amazing amplifiers, however....Your chances at finding a working pair for a $1000 are "Slim and none". cheers 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Jazzdude. Now that makes more sense. I thought that he must be using both socket types on the same chassis with a switch. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hello Larry. Congratulations on your new Supratek. I can appreciate Mick's take on tube rolling as many users with little or no experience with vacuum tubes can mess things up very easily with the use of improper substitutes,weak, tired or bad tub... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hey Bryon. Yeah, good to hear you again.Hoping things are well for you and your family and all the best on your move. 
replacing tubes, AR sp6A preamp
Hello Phil. The arc sp6a is a very good preamp even by todays standards. I used one for a 2 or 3 year period before acquiring the SP-10 mk2 back in the mid 80's. As Newbee correctly pointed out, as long as a tube is in the sockets of the phono sta... 
ARC users please
Hey George.A Magnum 99? Now your talking, it's a real beauty and a great match with your amplifiers. I'm taking bets your love affair with the LS-3 will come to an end very quickly. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi Jpms.Both the PX4 and the 300b are direcly heated triodes with a ux4 or b4 pin out. Tubes that may be possible substitutions are the px25,2a3 and the 45. All are directly heated triodes traditionally used as an output tube in single ended ampli... 
ARC users please
Hello Chang. I would certainly concurr with your observations, I have owned an Sp-10 mk2 since it was first introduced and I personally believe it to be the finest preamp ARC ever produced [haven't heard the latest reference 3]and yes,it's in a wh... 
ARC users please
Hello Scott. Yes, the SP designation offered an on board phono stage where LS is a line only. Although the number designation does not always correlate to the same preamp. Example.... The LS-5 line stage is basically the same topology as that of t... 
ARC users please
Hello Scott. Audio Research has made reference grade preamps for more than 3 decades, dating back to the early 1970's when they first introduced the SP-2, an all tubed unit with a phono stage. The all tubed SP-3 series was introduced in 1976 and t... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hey Sandro. If you do order a Supratek preamp, be sure to keep the seimens 7308's your employing in the LS-5.They can be used for the phono of the supratek. They are the best of the breed in my honest opinion. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi Gang. Yes it seems that Mick has used different tubes in his phono stages, sometimes even in the same model of preamp. He has in past,used the 6gk5 and 5842/417a combo in the syrah as well as the cortese.His web site states he is using the 6J6 ... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hello Braro. Your pre is in fact the Chenin,identifiable by it's tube topology in the phono stage. The original Syrah and the cortese phono stage employed the 6gk5 and the 417/5842 family of dual triodes. Mick elected to use the more common 6922/6... 
Mullard New ReissueTubes???
Hi Kel. I have not heard the new mullard russian clones however.... I have heard the jj el34, as well the svetlanas el 34's. Compared to the older mullard xf1,xf2 through to xf4 series, the current offererings just don't cut it for me. As inexpens... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hello Kevin. Yes, Arc equipment is extremely well built and the product support is top notch, I repair or update all of my own equipment and have consulted with Leonard,the chief service manager at ARC on more than one occassion. He is a true gent...