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| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Which reminds me, I should suggest my better half to source a fresh bottle of California Merlot. . . the one I have open now is starting to taste as flat as my first CDP sounded in 1984--a McIntosh MCD7000. I should put what's left of the Merlot i... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective David, welcome to the WWX (Wonderful World of X-01)!Seriously, put the baby on repeat play and let it play for a few weeks. Between 800 and 1000 hrs of redbook it will truly start to shine on your CDs. SACD will require somewhat shorter breakin af... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Oh my God. . . it has shipped it has shipped it HAS SHIPPED! | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? And, if I may so ask, did you still experience 'tension' while listening to Alex's fine digital wares?Finally, which interconnects did you enjoy best, APL's or your beloved Oritek X2s? and Why? | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? C5150, I have been drinking wine since I was in the stroller, whilst growing up with Toscanini and the NBC Symphony on RCA vinyl. Today I purchase wine based solely on my personal taste and reasonable price. Call this PPr (price/performance ratio)... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? TVAD and C5150, Next round's on me! | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Apologies Keithr and Doc, I was the one who quoted the Valin article on the first place. Could it be impending senioritis?JAFOX, yes I am biting my fingernails (and toe nails) down to the quick in anticipation!I am surprised this thread suffered f... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Keithr, you should have seen my great aunt. She was also uber-small with a huge pill-box hat with flowers and fruits on top. . . and exactly like Mr. Valin's room, my fond memory of her is not at all relevant to the present discussion. And if you ... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? My Ref 3 was supposed to have shipped last week. . . but ARC has run out of its stock of black faceplates and is expecting delivery of a new batch. . . so I am still anxiously awaiting for my unit to get a face inplant, and . . . salivating in ant... | |
| Conrad Johnson ACT2 against Audio Research Ref 3 Yes, I guess it is simple OneObgin. If you run Ref 3 single ended you are utilizing 50% of its output stage. This may not maximize the Ref 3's potential contribution to a system's overall sound, however the rest of a system configuration may very ... | |
| Conrad Johnson ACT2 against Audio Research Ref 3 Please note that in the previous post I should have been more specific: instead of 'sound' I should have specified 'Ref 3 sound signature'. The reason of course is that the actual sound is a function of all components. As such, we can't make a cat... | |
| Conrad Johnson ACT2 against Audio Research Ref 3 Just spoke to leonard at ARC:Ref 3 is a truly differential design. No splitters/inverters are used to simulate balanced operations. Two 6H30 tubes are used for the positive signal, and two for the return signal. If the Ref 3 is switched to SE oper... | |
| Conrad Johnson ACT2 against Audio Research Ref 3 Excellent points John. I will call Leonard at ARC when I have a minute. I will post his answers here. | |
| Conrad Johnson ACT2 against Audio Research Ref 3 Bingo Doc. But it could be even worse than that. . . the button likely shuts off one half of the Ref 3's circuit--that is the signal return path. The 6DB signal drop off is but a sideeffect.I should like to point out that when the event happened, ... | |
| Conrad Johnson ACT2 against Audio Research Ref 3 Oneobgin, best thing is to try things out. You can likely perform some tests before I do. Please let us know your results. |