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| Cables-how can you be sure of authenticity? I suspect that if one can copy the product, they can just as easily copy the packaging. And therefore, "Certificates of Authenticity", purple silk bags, beautifully painted wood crates, etc., don't guarantee much either.My experience with cables p... | |
| What's The Best Blooming Tube Amp? The ARC VT130 is one heck of a bloomer .... especially with KT88s. This is an absolute incredible performer at the often seen A'gon price of $1700. Even today I wish I had kept mine. | |
| Audio Research Ref 3 Opinions Bombaywalla,Hopefully you will get a chance to hear some of the products, that you did not like in your friend's system, in the context of another system.....perhaps your own. Claiming that because you heard one power amp from a company, you know ... | |
| Tube pre-amps: what defines "better" Gs5556: I would agree very much with the importance of power supply design in tube preamps. But unfortunately high cost does not always imply a beefy power supply. Take the covers off the ARC LS25 and the BAT31SE, very comparatively priced product... | |
| Pass X 250 supersymmetry:can i do vertical biamp? What do you mean by "allow"? Pass has a very impressive active crossover, the XVR1 I think is the model number. I do not know what would stop anyone from using an X250 amplifiers for each speaker. Just send the hi/low signals of a channel to the t... | |
| Why do intelligent people deny audio differences? Highly educated neither infers common sense nor open-mindedness. | |
| Dartzeel or Audio Research VTM200??? Wow Mes, that's a lot of amp changes with some very top models. Out of curiousity, did you ever try the CATs? | |
| Soundlab speakers: Castors or Tiptoes? Thanks guys .... I will get some aluminum tiptoes. And thank you to offer to send the placement with the A3s but I suspect I'll have to go through the same experimentation with the A1s that are a bit bigger.John | |
| Invert phase, ARC LS3 ? It is inherent in their design and adding another inverting stage to bring the output to non-inverting would result in further loss and coloration. | |
| Who's got the best user name? Wow, even the grand masters of audiophiles have hidden writing talents. And I thought they were simply busy cryo'ing their next batch of wall outlets. | |
| How do I get good sounding, clean electricity? I would not limit to only two dedicated lines. The amplifiers, whether or not biamping for the front speakers might need 2 circuits alone. And with an HT setup, there are even more amplifiers to deal with. I would say at least two 30A circuits for... | |
| Invert phase, ARC LS3 ? To my knowledge, no ARC line stages or preamps invert phase. But many CJ products do. | |
| Blind Power Cord Test & results Hello,I have to believe that Albert's long-term-listening procedure is what is needed because I went back and forth last week between NBS Statement and PS Audio Statement Extreme power cords on a pair of CAT JL-3 Signature amps. There is a HUGE di... | |
| McCormack DNA 500 I'm always amazed at the reaction of so many people when they all shift their attention to "the-best-I-ever-heard" product reported by a reviewer or two. We all have our preferences and compromises and of course a brand or two that we have been ve... | |
| HARMONIC TECHNOLOGY Magic 1 vs CARDAS Golden Cross Hello,I used both of these a few years ago between the preamp (ARC LS5) and amp (ARC VT130) and the difference between these is dramatic. The CGC is way off neutral as it brings on an exaggerated warmth (dark sounding) that can become quite addict... |