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| Capri to the monoblocs 501, which cables? Hi Clavil, yes you are right, besides its amazing precision, one of the virtues of the little Capri is its resolving power and how it allows me to pan/zoom at will my attention to different instruments or groups in the orchestra or ensamble. I wil... | |
| Capri to the monoblocs 501, which cables? Hi Clavil. At 150 hrs or so, the ARC Ref 3 does not sound terribly good. At 500 hrs it will be excellent and completely broken in. Capri won't reach its best performance until about 1000 hours of real music making.However, after everything is over... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? Thank you Marco, please keep us posted on Black Sable. . . I wish there were a 6550 variant that would outdo the SED 6550C with greater top to bottom extension, tighter bass control, and greater harmonic development. . . . as you may notice, I am ... | |
| Spectron Musician III Mk2 - Review in Stereo Times This all points to the fact that the coming of age of switching amplification is TODAY, and not in some nebulous future. And if you look at the steadily growing interest and growing acolides of some products in this technology. . . it should be pr... | |
| Capri to the monoblocs 501, which cables? Hi Clavil, I play classical almost exclusively. I use a Capri with the JRDG 312 stereo and am also quite familiar with the 501 monos. If you have recently bought your Capri and 501 amps, they are probably not at all broken in. Expect that for the ... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Mapman, there are a couple of Continuum 500 offered on Agon. Instead of going to a retailer you may purchased one of these discounted pieces. . . they are bound to be very new. And if the C500 ended up not being your cup of tea, you can probably s... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? Marco, what Tungsol variant are you using? New production or NOS? Guido | |
| Vienna Acoustics need servicing You should call Sumiko Audio, the US importer at:510-843-4500 | |
| Audio Research REF 3 According to ARCDB.WS, only 1 revision was ever made to Ref 3, and this was about 6 months after release. . . the 6G6 in the power supply was replaced by the SED 6550C, and 4 bypass caps were added. . . the bypass caps were apparently planned sinc... | |
| Anyone permanently convert from tubes to SS? "Permanently" is a very large word. . . but I have migrated happily from an ARC Ref 3 to a SS Rowland Capri line stage and am absolutely delighted by the musical result. G. | |
| Food: What does the typical audiophile eat? Uhr, I have been force fed crow on occasion by fellow Audiogoners. . . but can't claim to be especially partial to the corvine diet. . . must be an allergic reaction to raw black quills. . . . . I do so love fava beans in any form and all sort of ... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Perrew, have you tried to use a different linestage with the Spectron, or a different amp on the VTL TL7.5?By the way, as the Rowland Continuum 500 converts the AC to 385V direct current and buffers it through capacitors before feeding the result ... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Hi Perrew, you should still tell us what kind of sound you are seeking. . . warm/neutral? Extended/cozy? tube-like? SS-like? etc. . . G. | |
| Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it? "I've read a lot about the Spectrons being somewhat "rolled off" in the upper register. . ."If the above meant that Spectron's treble is not sizzly enough to make your ears bleed uncontrollably, and jarring enough to make your teeth feel like they... | |
| Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it? Hi Sashua, while I do not own a Spectron Mus 3, I can only echo what has been said above. By the way, funny you mention Mark Levinson. . . because the new ML No. 53 amp flagship is. . . a switching amp [grins!] |