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| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Thanks Hifimaniac, what's the waiting time on a new Phi? As I asked Frank, would you be able to offer some comparison with Ren II?DGAD, Id be very interested in hearing any findings of your 7.5 after you apply NOS tubes. | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Very intriguing info Bhauser! I have heard three pres with 6H30 this far: . Bat Vk51SE -- too dark for me. Sound it cold, uninvolving.. ARC LS25 II -- Unemotional, bland, uninvolving.. ARC Ref 2 Mk. 2 -- interesting by only half a cigar. Much more... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? FSARC, you are making it darn difficult for me to say no to Phi!No digital readout? No prob, won't use it anyway.I won't be using LPs, but I understand that part of the tubes in the phono stage are shared with the linestage, so I'm glad the phono ... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? John, I am not quite sure. Currently my amps and linestage rest on a 6 foot long and almost 2 inch thick low bench of solid pitch-pine. I might have just enough clearance to place a Callisto and its PS side by side, but I would need to stack any t... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Ellery, 3C contains 2 letters. Shame on you! | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Thank you Kw6. Listening to a CJ ACT2 will be an interesting, if somewhat academic exercise. Unfortunately ACT2 does not meet one of my basic reqs: to be a fully balanced design. | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Thank you Oneobgin, please tell us more about how the Ref 3 and the Phi differ, and how does the Ref 3 excell?I am also looking forward to your findings on the Lamm. | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? By the way, the Boulder 1010 is in the same general price vicinity. Once you go to the Boulder 2000 series. . . prices become absolutely stratospheric. | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? John, you are putting evil thoughts in my perverted audiophilic mind! Now I will have to go and listen to the mighty Callisto as well. That's . . . not nice! | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Thank you John, although my mention of VTL 7.5 and BAT VK51SE was cursory, my auditioning was very detailed and based on a set of my own classic CDs--not test disks containing meaningless sonic fireworks, but albums old and new, representative of ... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Thank you Bsal, I would consider Aesthetix were it not for the fact that you really need to love rolling tubes to bring out its potential. Your comment about the VACs great holographic imaging is bang on in my view. That's exactly my experience. | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Thank you Matt, Lamm is a single ended design, as such it does not meet one of my reqs. I know Audio Frontiers of Hamilton, Ontario. I never liked its sound. Also the company has had its financial ups/downs.But I'd be interested in more detailed i... | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? Hey guys/girls, if you wish to help me make up my mind on my next linestage (VAC REN 2, VAC Phi, or ARC Ren 3), please visit me at:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1123254379&openmine&zzGuidocorona&4&5#GuidocoronaT... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs ARC LS25 MK2 Point well taken Perfectionist. Yet it is not because of any dissociative mental disorder that I have omitted to post my own system, but only because of terminal laziness. I have just created a personal system thread of sorts at:http://forum.audio... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Good suggestion. Unfortunately Supratek is tweak heaven. It is a very 'delicate' machine with moderate reliability. It is also made at the antipodes by a one-man company. I want to get out of a new linestage the same 13 years of uninterrupted reli... |