lak
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| Hum in ARC Ref 3 not on 0 but 1-103 light buzz Although there are only 250 hours on your tubes (is that correct, are you the original owner?) if the power tubes are out of balance it will create annoying sounds. Give ARC a call and discuss this with them if you are able to eliminate the ground... | |
| The AR turntable My guess is that if you were to keep your TT (for comparative purposes) and purchase something else thats current and an upgrade, and do an A/B compassion you might find out that what you originally have sounds pretty darn good and the additional... | |
| Teres Audio Verus Direct Couples Motor, Anyone? Theres also a big positive difference if you switch to a Teres lead loaded wood platter. | |
| Vinyl Catalog Clever idea, kudos to you :-)! | |
| Confusion about "high-end" racks In my opinion since no one that Im aware of has done a side to side A/B comparison of one rack to another with the exact same equipment its all a matter of personal tastes which is highly opinionated.They are all good racks, go with the one th... | |
| Upgraded power cords or high end conditioner next? What Maich says is true and I agree. There have been many posts regarding this. One of the best bang for the bucks IMO. Or one can come out of a 120V outlet into an isolation transformer and modify the other end with an outlet and plug into the is... | |
| Upgraded power cords or high end conditioner next? Ed,If your refrigerator is the only item on that line and you unplug it when youre critically listening I think Id be incline to upgrade power cords. I suggest this because to many times Ive spoken to many audiophiles that use various devices t... | |
| Owners of Plinius 9200 using the internal phono st Interesting question, I hope you get some responses.Best regards, | |
| Upgraded power cords or high end conditioner next? Ed,I understand your situation being in an apartment and not being able to have dedicated circuits. One important question I have for you is what else is running off the circuits that you use to power your audio gear?Thats important to know first... | |
| Am I Bad Listener? Here's a different view:Several people have made excellent points that I totally agree with. In this particular scenario I'm wondering what type of power filtration system you are using? For example do you have several (at least two) dedicated AC ... | |
| Moving away from tubes. Is this a good idea? If you don't want tubes take a look at the Plinius line if amps or integrated amps. Very tube-like and sweet sounding with the power to drive just about anything. | |
| New dedicated lines Same leg/phase. At the top, on the side with the least number of noisy appliances. | |
| Passive Preamps w/ Transformer Volume Control Don't over look the Channel Island PLC1 Passive Line Controller. It could rock your world if you have not heard it. | |
| Review: Straight Wire Crescendo Interconnect Very interesting thanks for sharing. | |
| Isolation platform for the power amps If you make your own isolation platforms I would suggest putting them on brass audio points of some type. |