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| Any Bat VK-31SE owners out there...? I just recently traded my ARC LS5 III for a VK30SE. And I compared both of these to the 31SE and an Atmasphere MP3 (what a huge disappointment!) at the local dealer here in Minneapolis. I will not go into the details how the ARC or MP3 compares to... | |
| The best hybrid amp? Wasn't this thread about hybrid amps? I thought the Music Reference amps were tubes (input and output stages) ... and I was unaware that PS Audio did anything in the tube world. | |
| The best hybrid amp? The Counterpoint SA and NPS series were phenomenol. I just got my NPS400 upgraded by Michael Elliot and the sound of this amp is so incredible. Hard to find a more coherent tonal balance and natural presentation in anything close to the price. The... | |
| Experience with Audio Research SDP-1 I disagree with Brauser. The SDP1 is a great product for driving a pair of rear speakers for audio only. I would not want a HT preamp/processor to botch up what I worked so hard to attain for my front channels. And the rear channels with the SPD1 ... | |
| transport w best detail retrieval and 'weight' I second that one Subaruguru. Having no experience with Electrocompaniet gear before, I heard the EMC1 2 weeks ago in a dealer showroom. CD playback was so incredible. I was so impressed I bought the DAC. I now will try different cables between th... | |
| Speakers with Audio Research LS25MKII & VT100MKIII Why is it that the ProAcs always pop up when ARC gear is mentioned? If these speakers are voiced with ARC gear, fine.....but who cares! And why these speakers are so expensive (other than imported markup) is beyond me.I had the ARC LS5III with the... | |
| B&W N800 vs Wilson WP7 vs Revel and others Hello,It is always interesting to read about what everyone likes. But rarely do we read WHY they like it over something else.At this price range, the only logical thing to do is to devote several visits to audio shops to hear many of these for you... | |
| TransParent Cables vs. Others I agree with 9rw except I would not say the Transparent Ultras are lifeless....only that in my ARC based system, they clearly showed a rolled-off top end compared to every other cable I tried. I did not consider these a good value in cables at all... | |
| What tubes for ARC LS 5 preamp - 6922/6DJ8 Good to see you here again Tom.When I got my first LS5, the MK II, I put in RAM Labs 6DJ8 that I had purchased years ago for my SP10. The RAM tubes added a little more warmth and smoothness to the stock LS5 tubes at the time....I am not sure if th... | |
| Best bargain ARC tube pre amp around a grand Hi Ken,Interesting to come across your post here with my dear 3.3s.You mention the lush ARC sound. The LS2 is anything but this. After I owned an SP10 for 8 years, listening to the LS2 was about the biggest disappointment when it came to musicalit... | |
| Audio Research service I have no idea where you heard this but numerous times I have called or had work done by ARC and they have been extremely helpful. Leonard was especially patient with answering questions on older products that I had acquired on the used market. An... | |
| The Ferrari 288 GTO of ARC Tube Amps Hello.....what about the D250 in any of its versions? If you are driving Maggie speakers, I do not think the M100s will be enough. As for the M300s or CL150s (which I own), neither of these will have that classic ARC tube sound that I believe you ... | |
| Need Preamp Advice ARC VT100 mk2 I suspect that making use of the amp's balanced inputs would only be realized if you use a truly balanced (+/- phases) from your preamp. To add an extraneous transformer or phase splitter circuit, like so many products do, to achieve the 2 phases ... | |
| channel imbalance in arc ls5 Albert asks many questions that I had as well. It sounds more like a phase is out on the left side. This would make the right channel twice the level as the left.I do not recommend anything other than a call to ARC first thing Monday morning. Ask ... | |
| Sony SCD 777ES Really that Good??? Your a funny guy Albert. So many of us appreciated and enjoyed the effort you made to share your system. It really is wonderful to see someone go all out like you have. I can only imagine how wonderful your system sounds with either LP or CD as so... |