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| ARC Ref75 SE meter light flickering, ack I THINK ARC charged 2 hours of labor. ARC service is 2nd to none! | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? I had an Equi-Tech 2Q and is the best active power conditioner I've owned. It was replaced with 2 passive Weizhi PRS-6s and found SQ is more organic, fuller body and better tone with the Weizhi. With that said, I'm considering a CPT 300 and se... | |
| Jumpers My Nordost dealer stated that Nordost would no longer sell internal biwire cable because they belived a single cable plus jumper sounded better, but that a single cable plus jumper was not as good as a double run of cable. I remember at one tim... | |
| ARC Ref75 SE meter light flickering, ack $500 to fix a light?? Come to think of it, probably ~$600 if include local tech $200 ... $100 for commute to my home and $100 for the service. $250 for shipping ... try not to think much about it.It's a bias led attached to a wire that'... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz ozzy2,190 posts05-07-2016 12:53pm68pete, At the moment, with just about 20 hours on the extra MC 0.5's being plugged in I would say no. I think the biggest bump was the intial set. But, perhaps with more hours on them it will improve.ozzy, You h... | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! For me the big issue with all these incredibly priced products is the impact they have on bringing new folks into the fold. I can't tell you how many folks, both young with good-paying jobs and older with disposable income, that just roll their... | |
| ARC Ref75 SE meter light flickering, ack I had to ship one of my Ref250 mono to ARC for a stupid led that I broke installing the handles with only 200 hours. I think it cost me $500 including round trip shipping. Amp works fine but knowing a led is out just too annoying.My advice is ... | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! I love any thread where Al quotes himself. almarg got all wet an OP is armed with an engineering and physics background and can see through the BS claims made, PLUS used to work for both Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. LOL!!! | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! whart, Try clothes from LL Bean. I buy most of my daily wardrobe from them. I think it has a lifetime warranty. I also shop at Timberland, Bloomingdales and Barney's of New York. I've been using iPhone for years without any issues. I only ... | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! In some cases, you simply can't buy a quality product at any price now- everything is disposable.Innovation and efficiency have contributed to more disposable commodity as price drops. Great example is computers. Saw an ad last wknd $499 for... | |
| Why some preamps does not play music? Cold? Theoretically, are tubes in power supply might cause that? It's very possible ... GZ34 family? | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! kenny928 OP35 posts05-05-2016 10:29amAolmrd1241 - I avoid the literature and just listen and that is what sold me more than any white sheet or advert. Kimber Kables did it for me as well.What happened to, "I am an engineer first and an audiophi... | |
| Why some preamps does not play music? Cold? dvavc, what's your tube preamp? Do you know the tubes in the preamp? You can tailor the sound by changing the tubes. | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! kenny928 OP16 posts05-04-2016 4:44pm Before I attended an engineering university I too was duped into buying expensive wires and such. Now, armed with an engineering and physics background, I can see through the BS claims made.Engineering school h... | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? bacardi OP567 posts05-04-2016 4:28pm@ozzy , These power cords are never coming out of my system and in fact I am grabbing a couple more over the next month. Ozzy, I know you like to mix and match and even swap out cables all the time but for me ... |