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| Audio Research Sold @ivanj;Is this true of current era ARC such as my Ref 150 SE too? IIRC, an arcing tube will take out one resistor that is fairly easy to replace. It is also my understanding that ARC refuses to resort to fail-safe protection based on their belief ... | |
| Audio Research Sold Every company that’s ever produced a product for sale has had hit or misses. No, many companies never succeed in making a "hit". But perhaps we are talking past each other. I am talking about iconic stand-the-test-of-time products. There are count... | |
| Audio Research Sold There's so much utter horse shite spread on this Board (in general) and in this thread in particular that it makes my head explode. In order to not offend specific people, I will not cite examples. I do agree that McIntosh has diluted it's brand a... | |
| KT150 to KT120..or KT120 to KT150 As an owner of an amp designed for the KT150, the ARC Ref 150 SE, my only comment would be why even wade into the weeds as to which is better is any particular amp when New Sensor has terrible QC in general and most terribly with the KT150? For ov... | |
| Turntable dealer/set up percon fsonicsmith, With all due respect, how would any of us know when we are hearing "the perfect set-up"? We hear a system that sounds great and associate that with perfection; that's all we can do.Yes, Lewm, I could not agree more. Flip it around fo... | |
| Turntable dealer/set up percon @cleeds @fsonicsmith what setup info do you think is missing from Fremer's DVD?Short answer-all the minute details.The Fremer video takes the viewer through the basic set up of a turntable. Each of the variables are explained and demonstrated. Wha... | |
| Turntable dealer/set up percon Bull! I have Fremer's set up DVD. That dude made a lot of money off of that. I thought it would teach me all I needed to know. Not even 10%. If you have an expensive rig (say 10K or more inclusive of cartridge) hire Brian Walsh and you will agree ... | |
| USB sucks Gordon Rankin of Wavelength Audio, especially now that Charley Hansen is gone, is widely acknowledged to be among the world's foremost experts on digital conversion. The Doctor Anthony Fauci of digital. Gordon says that USB is the only way to go. ... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Audio Mirror/ pick one for me please I've got an SW1X DAC2 Special with inboard USB in the works. It will likely be a month before I have it and another week of burn-in before I have impressions to share. I have very little in the way of expectations as for me vinyl rules and the DAC... | |
| A warm DAC? Shouldn‘t the goal for any set-up be neutrality and transparency?In that case my vote goes to the Zodiac Platinum. I think that NOS Euphonics are ultimately a dead end and the Zodiac‘s upsampling actually allows for shifting filters away from th... | |
| NOS DAC Journey - SW1X DAC III STd Did anybody buy the USB option?I notice that each of the first three models model comes standard with SPDIF only. I would love to hear why Dr, Slawa makes it an option rather than standard. I know part of the reason-extra cost to do it the right w... | |
| Audio Research GS150 vs REF150 SE Man, you're one tough cookie. How about this-I found ARC's email response to me in my old email; Thank you for contacting Audio Research for your audio needs. Summary: The GS150 offers higher performance than the original REF150, but the REF150SE... | |
| Audio Research GS150 vs REF150 SE I dont think they were the same. Many of the GS150's had to be sent back for repairs shortly after being issued. THAT could very well have been the reason they were discontinued....too much product coming back under warranty "I think" and "THAT... | |
| Audio Research GS150 vs REF150 SE The GS150 is a far more advanced amp that previous generations like the 150SE. This is total bunk. The two amps were functionally and operationally identical with different cosmetics. This is why ARC discontinued the GS150. It was not worth the e... | |
| The Best Isolation/ Vibration Footers per component - what's your experience? How did the Stillpoints work for you? Which did you try and where? In general, the Stillpoints are still reviewed better, but are more sensitive to placement. They are every bit as good, maybe better. Just very expensive. I kept one set, which ... |