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Thiel 3.7 But they sure look ugly. At least from all the pictures posted on the web. Maybe if I just turn off the light and concentrate on the music, then the look won't bother me that much. ;-)FrankC | |
Availability of cheap vinyl in SF? All this talking is making my hands itchy! I've not gone vinyl shopping for over a year due to a not-so-recent additoion to my family. And he's a handful at the age of 1 1/2 years, so my vinyl playing time are much limited these days. But I guess ... | |
Pass X250 verses X250.5 I agree with Teajay regarding his assessment of the original X series and the X.5 series. As to 250.5 vs 350.5, I have not heard them side by side. By several owners have told me they prefer 350.5 over 250.5FrankC | |
Can the Sennheiser HD650 do BIG SCALE classical??? I second the recommandation to visit a local head-fi meet. You have to listen and decide for yourself what works for you. And unlike our big bulky equipments, most of the head-fi gears are easier to lug around. So at these meets, you will see a we... | |
ARC Preamps: Factory or Other Tubes? The more reputable dealers will go through the same rigorous process of testing for noise and matching tubes. So no issue from buying from tube dealers. "Third-party" is probably not the right word to describe these dealers. They get the tubes fro... | |
best turntable under $5k It's kind of funny reading this thread. It was almost like saying "my choice is better than your choice" in a very twisted sort of way. At least that's what I got out of it.Choosing a turntable is exponentially more complex than say a CD trasport/... | |
ARC Preamps: Factory or Other Tubes? When I bought my first ARC preamp 13 years ago (the LS-1), I knew nothing about tubes. It's a hybrid linestage that uses one (1) 6DJ8/6922/7308 tube. (In fact, I still have it) My dealer helped me obtain two replacement tubes from ARC for $50 each... | |
Most musical S.S. Amp under 2k used ? I am surprised that nobody has mentioned Pass Lab's Aleph series amps yet. You can find several models for under $2k. But these are hard to find on used market and many owners are just holding on to them. I have an Aleph Os, and it is one of the m... | |
WHICH ARC LINESTAGE TO REPLACE LS-15? By the way, there are a few of these on eBay. You might want to check them out. I was doing a search on eBay yesterday to check out what the going prices are for an ARC LS-1 that I am planning on selling and found a Ref 1 and an LS-5 Mk II there.B... | |
WHICH ARC LINESTAGE TO REPLACE LS-15? The thing about after market mods is that you will never be able to recover the cost that goes into the mods. So before you decide to do it, make sure that you are going to like th changes and that you are planning to keep the unit for a long time... | |
Sonus Faber Amati in Home Theater A friend of mine is driving his with Sony SCD-1/Sonic Frontier Line 3 SE/BAT VK-75 SE. The sound is just stunning! (Got me to think about upgrading my Thiel 3.6)We did a side-by-side comparison a few weeks ago between his Line 3 SE and my GNSC mod... | |
WHICH ARC LINESTAGE TO REPLACE LS-15? I recently purchased one which came with reference level modification from the Great Northern Sounds (GNSC). It also came with a quad of Siemens Falcon 6922s recommanded by Steve Huntley of GNSC. (The previous owner went all out with the mods) The... | |
What brands are the stock tubes that came w/ S.F.? If the E188CCs have the seamed top and gold pins, they are definitely NOT Sovteks. I remember reading somewhere that Gold Aero used to relabel tubes from other sources. (Not 100% positive) They are probably not Sylvania either. But these could be ... | |
Best $300 or less Tube Headphone Amp Senn 600 are fairly easy to drive. There are many excellent choices. As per Goober's advice, head over to headfi.org and you will find a wealth of information. Depending on the type of music you listen to, there are tons of choices.Check out some ... | |
Older Audio Research Preamp Capacitors - ? Nick Gowan in Campbell, California services the ARC products on the west coast. Many people have recommanded him to me. His price is reasonable as well. I recently contacted him about modding my LS2B MkII. He was very nice and spent about 1/2 hour... |