fsonicsmith
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| Tubes becoming hard to get? @fsonicsmith - are you really saying any tube amp is better than any solid state amp? Any direct drive is better than any belt drive TT? Just trying to show you how you logic is flawed. I don’t want to be rude but are you on some serious meds? ... | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons @charles1dad Thank you. As to writing, right back at you. I promise further listening impressions. | |
| Tubes becoming hard to get? @sokogear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NYFq7ZJg4c As to the rest of what you have to say, I appreciate your serious attempt at expressing your thoughts rather than counter-attacking and for that I thank you. But that said, you evidently have... | |
| Tubes becoming hard to get? Simple - solid state is the way to go. No hassle, heat, turning on and off, worrying about tubes replacement, lots of power, etc.....You can get just as good SQ - it's not a technology issue, it is a design issue. If the SS design is good, it wil... | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons Well, my new amp is set up and has about five hours of break-in so far. I am sure no one wants to read about such mundane things as shipping woes but I feel compelled anyway to talk about the condition of the outer ARC shipping box. UPS managed to... | |
| Tubes becoming hard to get? There are 3 major tube suppliers, one in russia (electro harmonix- now closed), I believe this to be wrong. The Shuguang factory in China closed. The New Sensor factory in Russia has not closed. The New Sensor factory instead has no good way t... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Hi Prof-as I have mentioned here and there previously, you are in my opinion one of the best contributors to this Board so I am glad it has been four years! It is nice to see that John has updated his site as to all of his products. As to the fi... | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons @bifwynne -No there is no epilogue. ARC told me that there are no authorized techs in my area though for some reason they thought I live in Florida. Just the same, I know that there are no authorized techs in Ohio. I am still in a holding pattern ... | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons @bifwynne Greg looked at the pics and said "that is strange". But when I read your first reference to the slow start circuit fuse I thought "yeah, that's what I think happened to mine". I expect anything that goes wrong other than a power tube re... | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons I owe ARC and Evan an apology. They are the best. | |
| The magic of outdoor listening As a former bike racer I can tell you with a certainty that they are as reliable as fruit flies hovering over a piece of rotting durian. | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxihgvsdvjdt2lg/IMG_1689%202.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/rjx5gh3oz4ma19f/IMG_1690%202.JPG?dl=0 | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons BIF, thanks. I could be mistaken but I don't believe ARC has authorized repair facilities any more. And I don't mean to argue unnecessarily but I have the personal view that phase angle means far more than nominal impedance. "Nominal" has a meanin... | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons So I called and had a very pleasant conversation with Evan. I explained my situation. I asked for a schematic. He asked someone else while I held and said "yes, we can send you the schematic". I gave him my email. Hours passed. Nothing. So I wrote... | |
| Audio Research REF 80S Reviews/Comparisons @bifwynne 1) What did you end up doing with your 150 SE? Once repaired I need to decide if it worth selling them or just hanging on to them for a while. Between being discontinued and repaired I suspect they won’t sell for much. 2) Although ever... |