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| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS So, with original equipment tubes, the ARC Ref 6 costs about 300.00 max to retube.https://www.thetubestore.com/audio-research-reference-6-original-equipment-packageIf your are considering going to that level, I would think a sound bar would be you... | |
| the dreaded breaking of tonearm wire...now what? Hahaha! Zombie thread! | |
| Soliciting opinions on the necessity of credit card info when only selling Never an issue selling with a CC on file. Getting paid is a different thing. Agon wants a payment option for fees, either upfront or post sale, but either way there is a listing fee when listing that has to be paid upfront. Having said that, I’m p... | |
| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS Where are you buying your tubes? Wow... a typical ARC retube is much less. I’ve done a few. And agree with the others, for that kind of hours used, a secondary receiver would be best, or make it really easy and do a sound bar for tv. | |
| My "audiophile" weakness(es)...ie: how the item looks, and you?. Yep, cool is a thing. But, it still has to sound good. Performance beats out looks all day long. Good looks get your attention. There are other examples of this in the world! | |
| Peachtree and Magnepan = No Bueno I don’t have Maggie’s, but I do have a Hegel H-390. Kicks a$$! To the Peachtree, they are excellent int’s, but the 150 just doesn’t have the grunt... | |
| A move from Harbeth to... Wilson? One thing to consider... Sabrina’s are a relatively easy sell. Try a pair. Speaker choice is absolutely personal. Tons of opinions, stated as fact, doesn’t change that. You obviously want to go a different direction than Harbeth it would seem. Go ... | |
| Opinions wanted on cantilever alignment Pretty common issue with Lyra carts. I’ve seen several pictures, mine was off too. Not sure the exact cause, but an issue none the less. Send it back. | |
| How do you feel about a wheeled dolly permanently under large floorstanding speakers? Herbie’s are great, work very well with lots of options for just about any setup. | |
| I have been a stickler about keeping power cables away from signal cables...on equipment ? I too try to keep all of my cabling as separate as possible, but to some extent one can only do so much. I think of it as a best practice type of thing. Might not really help, but certainly can’t hurt. | |
| Raw Vinyl Shortage - Where do we stand? Seems plenty of new releases coming out all the time. Their quality? Hit and miss really. But no real lack of new titles. | |
| You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups) Geddy Lee- laying down serious bass chops and singing... no one could ever replace him.There are SO many though. Most of the top ones have already made the list. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? TT is “down” currently. Tone arm being serviced. So, a bunch of Pink Floyd tonight off the NAS! | |
| What's your definition of an audiophile? A person obsessively seeking that “1%”.... | |
| Minimum standards within the High end speaker industry Dang... |