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| tube preamp for Linn/ARC system??? I think your likely first choice is an ARC SP-8; the SP-8 MkI will give you a very tight low end and good midrange and top end, but the SP-8 MkII will give you an extra layer of air and musicalness. One other possiblity is the a ARC SP-3A1 which i... | |
| Differences btween ARC preamp ref models? In general, ARC models improve with each revision - at least that's ARC's position.Until recently, I don't think there was much debate that the Ref preamp of choice was either the Ref 2 original (MkI) or the Ref 2 MkII. There are a couple camps am... | |
| 1970's Audio Research Equipment, worth having? ARC has had an occassional notable solid state piece of equipment but I think they are largely known for their tube equipment. One solid state device that is a sonic winner is their CD-3 MkII (cd player) - it happens to be about 3 decades beyond t... | |
| 1970's Audio Research Equipment, worth having? As the posters above have pointed out, ARC has had a long and distinguished history of making audio equipment. Some of their equipment has received more acclaim than others, but there is little doubt that the company was way ahead of it's time in ... | |
| Best Speaker Placement Rules you've used? How about a step by step process for interpreting what the spreadsheet is telling us, how you use it with the Radio Shack SPL meter, and how you go about using the data to change your speaker placements and room treatments?- tell us more about nul... | |
| Best Speaker Placement Rules you've used? For 30 years I thought I just instinctively knew where to put speakers in a room, then I found the Cardas formula; I did the math, moved the speakers to the recommended locations and the sonic image snapped into place to another whole level.Be awa... | |
| Amp for ARC SP8 and Final 0.4 Electrostatics That was pretty quick - you really moved out. Did you find one locally?Glad to hear the VT200 is working out well for you. It really does make very enjoyable music. I think it may go down as one of the best values among ARC's high power amps; in f... | |
| Amp for ARC SP8 and Final 0.4 Electrostatics For what it's worth, the VT-200 (original, not MkII) can sound very good with the RCA inputs. It might cost a tad more than $3k, but it's an excellent amplifier. | |
| 'great' bookshelf speakers for under 500? Shop for a primo condition pair that have the original parts. Watch out for parts mismatches and poor surround refoaming, etc. These speakers will deliver great bass, very good midrange, decent highs, very accurate sound, and will play almost any ... | |
| Canadian tariffs, duties, etc? This is the opposite scenario (Candian seller, U.S. buyer), but I recently purchased a piece of equipment from a Canadian seller who shipped the item to me in the U.S. from Canada via UPS. It got held up for about a week in U.S. customs. Although ... | |
| "The Law of Diminishing Returns"??? Don't Overlook the RoomThis is a great thread.Here's my take, as a guy who has been into hifi for 30 years.In my earlier (college) days I sold hifi, so I could get the saleman's accomodation price (half off) on a lot of good gear. I'd buy at half ... | |
| Trying Analog Again - Sugg for $2K-$4K Budget? Hey Screwdriver,You did well. Your table and the EAR will serve you well. For the money, the Dyna 10x5 is a fine cartridge. You should listen for a while and establish a good sense of what your system can do; when and if you decide to upgade, you ... | |
| My current Benz-Micro ACE low or Koetsu Black? The K. Black clearly has some Koetsu magic; especially in the midrange and high end. It is a very pleasing cartridge. The one I heard (which was over a period of a week or so, so maybe it wasn't fully, fully broken in, but I made a best effort at ... | |
| Trying Analog Again - Sugg for $2K-$4K Budget? Find a cherry condition Linn Sondek (Valhalla/Cirkus level) table with an Itok LVII arm and mount a Shelter 901. It will be hard to find a more enjoyable sounding configuration for less.The table and arm are important, but probably the biggest imp... | |
| Seeking $15,000.00 speaker to replace Quad 988's Clivet, which model Quads are you referring to? |