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| ARC LS1, LS2, LS3 , or LS7, which to buy? Frap - My comments on the LS2 are directly in comparison to the LS5. After I sold the SP-10 in the Spring of 1995, I went on a quest to find a line stage to match with the ARC PH2 phono stage I had just bought. And I was sure the LS2 would be THAT... | |
| Tubeguys:How much "tube sound" from tube players? Newbee's comment, "It is probably far easier to get a SS preamp that is neutral and not subtractive, than it is to get a SS amp that will ever sound like a tube amp.", caught my attention.I have the CAT JL-3 mono tube amps. Each of these uses 16 6... | |
| ARC LS1, LS2, LS3 , or LS7, which to buy? The issue of "accuracy" comes in many ways. If we are talking about tonality, tonal coherency, and such, I would agree that the LS2 is more tonally coherent than the SP8 and SP-10 line stages. I owned the SP-10 and realized how compromised its lin... | |
| Tubeguys:How much "tube sound" from tube players? Oh well, here I go again bucking the system of many other posts. I have been running with tube DACs, phono stages, line stages and power amps for many years. If I had only one link in the chain that I could put tubes, this is an easy one: the line... | |
| Loud thump when I power on or off "It is worse when the volume is turned up more."A good practice is to always turn the volume control all the way down when powering up/down components as well as changing sources, dropping the arm down on an LP, etc. It is also good practice to po... | |
| Help-Genesis Digital Lens Millenium - I am in the process to audition an updated Genesis directly to my stock unit. This is THE only way to get a handle on how any changes might result from the upgraded unit. I already know the value of going through a modification process... | |
| What speakers can make a convert of Maggie lovers? "I believe panels had their advantages back in the 80's ad 90's but top cone speakers have surpassed them today."That's one heck of a bold statement with the Magnepan MG12's as a reference to judge all other panel speakers. And what exactly is a t... | |
| I need HELP with my LP12 based system Thsalmon - I do not think Dougdeacon's comments were bashing at all. In fact I would agree with them ... and I owned an LP12 for nearly 18 years. Perhaps the people whose systems are all Linn and/or Naim components might feel the LP-12 to be the T... | |
| ARC LS1, LS2, LS3 , or LS7, which to buy? Hi Marty - I think we all have a more clear view into your budget....looks like the $500-700 range? The ARC pieces in this range are at two extremes: warmth and dimensional but lacking detail that I sense you are after, and the other end which is ... | |
| CAT Preamps vs Amps "Hey security, who let this solid state man in here?" | |
| ARC LS1, LS2, LS3 , or LS7, which to buy? Marty - If you're considering a unit with a phono stage, that changes many things. I understand your concern over the older units, but the LS2/LS3/LS7 are all 10+ years old so these do not guarantee much over the units from the 80s.It comes down t... | |
| ARC LS1, LS2, LS3 , or LS7, which to buy? I have great respect for Guido on this site, but my experience with the LS2 was opposite to his comments here. It's going to take a lot more than a special tube from Jupiter to bring the LS2 into greatness....or even musical enjoyment for me. When... | |
| Help-Genesis Digital Lens Kana813 - Thanks for the offer to share some tweaks. With the Genesis long out of production and the company not willing to share the schematic with even a respected modification/repair company like GNSC, once a Genesis has a failure, most likely ... | |
| CAT Preamps vs Amps Rayhall - Just tonight I finally had a chance to try Brimar 12ax7 vs. Tele and Mullard in the Callisto and 4 different stages of the Io. There was a consistency of the Brimar that I have to believe would be true for the CAT. Wish you could have he... | |
| Help-Genesis Digital Lens Now that this thread has turned into a pissing match on what upgrade company is superior to another for products that have nothing to do with this thread, does anyone have quantitative or qualitative information as to any mods they have had done t... |