elberoth2
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| ARC Ref 110 vs. Ref 210 I faceed the same problem as you did. I eventually went with the Ref 110. I talked to several ppl who heard both and they all seem to prefere the 110 by small marigin.Here what one famous british reviewer wrote to me in an email:"Big question, If ... | |
| Audio Research CD7's 6H30 tube rolling I placed my CD-7 on 3 Vibrapods - it sounds much better this way.Vibrapods sit on a Finite Elemente Master Pagode Reference stand, which in turn sits on 4 Finite Elemente Cerapucs.It is a combination of stiff (Cerapucs) and soft (Vibrapods) couplers. | |
| Audio Research CD7's 6H30 tube rolling I do not think that you have to burn in the new tubes as much. 24-48h should do. The parts that are most sensitive for break in are coupling capacitors - but you do not change them.And do not worry about the long break in period. Try not to listen... | |
| Shunyata Hydra There was never a claim for buss bars in the Hydra model 4 and 6 units. The large copper buss bars are used only in the Hydra model 8 and V-Ray.I appreciate your effort Grant, but your web site says otherwise:"Hydra Model-6 incorporates all of the... | |
| Audio Research CD7's 6H30 tube rolling I have also bought a quartet of -DR tubes, but still waiting for the Halo Tube dampers to install them (I should get them next week).The brightness you expirienced is typical for an early stage of burn-in. It will go away after some 300+ hours. Af... | |
| Revel Salon 2 versus WP 8 Jkalman - I'm a bit surprised by your bass problems in a room that was designed for audio applications by a specialised company (Rives). I also initially have had bass bumps, but those were fixed by adding specially designed helmholtz resonators, ... | |
| Shunyata Hydra There were NO buss bars in the Hydra-6, irrespective if what Shunyata claimed. It was all point to point wiring. This is a first hand info, since I opened mine. Did they change the design ? | |
| Wilson Sophia 2: grills on or off ? In my system the difference is quite substantial. There is more detail and air with the grills taken off. | |
| Anybody heard Krell SACD mkIII? How much is the upgrade including/excluding faceplate ? | |
| How good is the Marantz SA-7S1? Does the SA-7S1 still have the issues ppl were writing about ? | |
| Help w/sale to Ireland, please. Need quick answer OK, fair enough Albert. But then it seems that Fedex is trying to charge you friend for the fault of THEIR agent, who relased the stuff before collecting the taxes. | |
| Spectral DMA 180 Questions Is it recommended to use balanced ICs with Spectral gear ? I've noticed that they have balanced inputs as well. | |
| Spectral DMA 180 Questions Is it really a MUST to run spectral power amp with Spectral pre ? When I visited Wilson Audio they were using Spectral poweramp and Nagra PL-L tube preamp in their listening room, with all transparent cabling. And the system sounded great ! | |
| Help w/sale to Ireland, please. Need quick answer Albert - I have imported more stuff to EU that I can recall, and I was never/ever been able to reclaim the goods before paying the VAT tax and duties. There was simply NO WAY to do so. | |
| Klyne 6LE3 BTW - is Klyne still around ? |