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| Melos vs ARC The two ARC line stages you list here are indeed analytical. And they are also much more expensive than the SHA-Gold. The Melos 333 was a line stage in a while different class of musicality ..... as was the ARC LS5. If you want to get a taste of i... | |
| Problems with Lutron Light Dimmers causing a Buzz Excellent idea from Albert but as his final note indicates, playing with raw power, bare wires, touching chassis, etc., just make sure you use the correct pin as he states. Since you say every dimmer in the house must be off, I would try one or tw... | |
| Where to put the better cable. S23Chang: The particular belden cable I have indeed has separate signals for each phase. Whether or not it was "designed" to run this way I don't know...but it has 3 distinct lines and thus allowed the LS5 to run in its truly balanced topology. An... | |
| Where to put the better cable. Interesting thread and comments. Elizabeth's comment would be my first choice but time after time, I have found the most crucial cable link in the system is between line stage and amp. I have run a mixture of Cardas Golden Cross, SilverAudio, MIT ... | |
| Schroeder versus Tri-Planar A very interesting conclusion by Chris Brady as virtually every review of the Triplanar I have read refers to its somewhat overly rich midrange and not having the very last word in detail on the top. But it was loved by all who reviewed it. I do n... | |
| Audio Research and Aragon I had run ARC tube preamps, SP-10 & LS5 for 10+ years through a number of solid state amps, and never had a problem with shutting the amps down. A tube preamp can bring on warmth and 3 dimensionality to a system that can often be a great match... | |
| Audio Research pre amp question Yes, the LS5 is the only preamp (line stage) in ARC history other than the PH2 phono stage, that has ONLY balanced inputs and outputs. Both of these models were the first to have truly matched balanced circuits in the ARC line. Models like the LS2... | |
| Audio Research pre amp question Very good advice from Rcprince. The LS5 has the musical magic, harmonic richness, natural decays, etc., that no other LS series before it ever had. And the LS15, LS22 did not have it either. I suspect the LS16 is the same way as it was a tweaked 1... | |
| Tonearm Cable Upgrade for Linn ITTOK DIN cable Hello,Try the SilverAudio SilverBreeze tonearm cable. This brings on a level of information the Linn cable was not even close to. And no, it does not make for a bright or analytical presentation. I made this change several years ago and have since... | |
| What can i do to make my tube preamp sound warmer? Hello,I have gone through many interconnects and have learned that a good balance of silver and non-silver is the way to go. SilverAudio makes a great line of cables but I found my system fully loaded with these was indeed too forward and analytic... | |
| What happened? Hmmmm, "stupid enough"? Isn't that a bit harsh? It looks like Romy did not read the posting very well here. Since the LP sound changed for the worse even though the CD sound was unchanged, the focus should be of course on the TT/Arm/Cartridge/Phon... | |
| Maggies on my mind. I am a Maggie diehard here. These do harmonic richness and 3D presentations like no others I have yet heard....but I do hope to hear all the talk about Avalons and Kharmas some day. As we all know, the Maggies, at least the 3 series, require a goo... | |
| The finest technically recorded album. LP or CD I second Egoss on Amused to Death.....wow! Waters does it like no other in the rock world. | |
| Amp blowing fuses Hold on here Marakanetz.........not so fast! He said the problem went away when he switched interconnects. Did the fuse blowing problem return when the questionable interconnects were put back? Did the other channel of the amp or other mono amp fu... | |
| get vinyl rig or audio aero capital Shame on you Brian!!! 8-) An Io Signature owner recommending digital. But Brian does have some good points on the Linn. I owned one for 18 years and then moved up to a Clearaudio Ref. I did not have the experiences like the comparison to the SME t... |