jmcgrogan2
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| My Audio Research experience @thazeldean , you are certainly entitled to your opinion, as are others here. I know how you feel. I, for one, will never buy BAT gear again due to many issues.That said, folks who complain about one company just had the misfortune of poor custome... | |
| My Audio Research experience I agree that it does seem difficult to defend ARC's repair policy, and I own an ARC preamp. Having read this thread, I would probably have it serviced somewhere else. Fortunately for me, RHB Sound Dezign is close by. Bob does great work.That said,... | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? +1 kalali. If they only knew how much money they were really spending just to have that warranty...However, I differ from analogluvr in that I would be more inclined to buy a brand that continually offers new models, because I buy used gear.Hence,... | |
| My Audio Research experience @jetter , well, to be fair, I've never owned a ARC amplifier, only preamps. | |
| My Audio Research experience Not having owned ARC products so skin in the game, besides the glowing recommendations, it seems from reading Agon that ARC is a bit on the higher side of average in terms of needing repairs. I'm not sure this is accurate in terms of percent... | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? @bdp24 , the downside of a long running product, for folks who buy on the used market, is possibility of old age. For example, if one is looking at buying a ARC LS27 preamp, they have a pretty good idea how old it is.Now if one is looking to buy a... | |
| Random question/ thoughts about stuff for sale here It's you Greg. So by your thinking, anything you see for sale you lose interest in because someone else is getting rid of it? Alrighty then!Interesting, I never thought of it that way. I guess I've been buying used stuff for so long I don't even t... | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? My guess would be dealer speak, though it may also go all the way back to ARC marketing.I recall when ARC released the LS27 the dealers were all buzzing that it was better than the Ref 3. So it would seem that whatever the current LS step would be... | |
| the eternal cable question @meambler , Mark, since you asked, I am using High Fidelity CT-1E interconnects from my VPI Prime to my Allnic H1201 phono preamp AND from my Allnic H1201 phono preamp to my ARC Ref 5 line preamp. Probably out of your price range though.I have als... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... From what I’ve gleaned looking around for reviews, the "Inspire" amps from Dennis Had have been pretty well accepted. I’d be interested to read otherwise since I’m considering a lower powered SE amp in my rig. Jmcgrogan2…feel free to suggest some ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Also, I've met Dennis Had who is a former and current world class designer, and a brilliant no nonsense guy who is fun to talk to and seems to know more than the average forum knucklehead could ever understand about circuits and sound. A graci... | |
| ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably Yes, thanks for your thorough reply zephyr24069.Now it’s just a matter of which car to sell so that I can try out some of David’s newer designs. ;^) after that I plan to be done. If I had a cable/cord for every time I heard that line.......sigh. | |
| Tips on dealing with audio dealers I saw that Audio Connection had one used Ref 5SE on their website on the link that @lowrider57 provided. I see it listed for $7995, not bad for a dealer price.https://www.audioconnect.com/products/audio-research-ref-5-se-demo | |
| ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably Alright, I'll bite, since I haven't heard any cord made by David Elrod in the last 10 years or more. All I have ever owned are his EPS-2/3 Signature and Statement cords, which are what? 12, 15 years old?Anyway, my take on them is that they are ver... | |
| Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars I am in a similar boat george99sa, as I also own a pair of the Grand Veenas. Terrific speakers, especially for their price. I have upgraded everything else in my system besides the speakers.I have looked and listened, but I'm not sure that I can d... |