johnsonwu
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| arc vt150se What about when there is no preamp connected to it?Will it still emit that crackling noise ?There might be a faint hum when nothing's connected but it will be a safe thing to try | |
| Difference in quality in products made in China? I have had no problems with workmanship of Chinese gear.It's the counterfeit components they put in that annoys me.Eg. the Ming Da stuff, even those "properly imported" by the US "distributor". There is no shortage of Rudeyconn caps... and I am no... | |
| ARC LS15: did they ever use Mundorf MCaps on it ? Best of luck to the OP.If you like the Audio Research sound, not to mention their great support (we here are spoilt by the excellent support from Leonard in the past and now Kalvin), then perhaps saving some $$ and jumping up to the reference seri... | |
| ARC LS15: did they ever use Mundorf MCaps on it ? HifiGeek, you have all my respect for your knowledge of Audio Research gear. If I recall correctly you are one of their official off-factory repair depots. I sincerely hope you dont view GNSC's cease of operations as a one less competitor. Huntley... | |
| ARC LS15: did they ever use Mundorf MCaps on it ? Good luck with the ls16 bid | |
| ARC LS7 vs LS16/I I was referring to hifigeek's comment about the advantages if jfet input/ first gain stage. It's quieter than tube implementations. But if its line stage and not phono I never ran into a case where I think a jfet line stage sounds better than all ... | |
| ARC LS15: did they ever use Mundorf MCaps on it ? Rrog, Do you work for Audio Research or sell their gear? Please kindly reconsider your comment.You may be stereotyping a whole lot of well respected boutique component manufacturers who work with honest and knowledgeable modders out there. | |
| ARC LS7 vs LS16/I Agree with hifigeek regarding the need to have quiet gain for phono stage. Disagree when it comes to a 15 to 20 dB gain line stage. But it's just me. | |
| Pre-amps with seperate power supplies ..... Wholeheartedly agree with Ralph | |
| ARC LS7 vs LS16/I Die hard audio research fans here will tell you whichever newer model, in stock form, will sound better than the old one. You should even "use the stock Sovtek or EH tubes that Audio Research handpicks for you when you send it in."LS16 has "JFET i... | |
| ARC LS15: did they ever use Mundorf MCaps on it ? Close up photos will reveal workmanship of the mods.If lack of reference point (you dont have friends who have a stock/similar unit) and resale value is an issue where you are then stick with a verifiably stock unit.The LS15 is not that expensive.... | |
| ARC LS15: did they ever use Mundorf MCaps on it ? OP says M-caps not M Supreme if I recall correctly.As we can see there are several members here who belong to the school of die hard "keep it stock". I respect that but I personally am a "respect the mods as long as its done right (get close up pi... | |
| ARC LS15: did they ever use Mundorf MCaps on it ? Your freight and $ for the checkup easily exceeds the used price of the preMundorf Mcap supreme may not be better than Infinicap type S. silver gold oil is a different story. Most important is to get rid of the cheap bandaid .01uf bypass cap at th... | |
| cost of new tweeter for micro utopia be They are about 1k a pair on eBay. Seller is in Europe and I recall perfect feedback. Not listed all the time so be patient. | |
| ARC LS15: did they ever use Mundorf MCaps on it ? Yet another one of those "minty" condition units.Tell the seller to take a breath mint. |