lostbears
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| dinosaur ISO player... ARC Ref 7 CD player. It uses the same transport as CD jukeboxes so if needed, parts won't be a problem. And it is a real deal at the price they sell for used. I listen to a lot of vinyl, maybe half the time. The CD7 does not leave me wanting. It ... | |
| Tube Integrated Amp to Drive Floorstanding Speakers? I totally agree, pick your speakers first. Listen to everything you can and find speakers you love. Then choose an amp that will work well with them. An amp that does not have enough power will sound somewhat thin and closed in. I would not go for... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. I have a pair of Sonus Faber Elipsa SE that I drive with a Audio Research Ref 110. This is a really nice combination. Though at this point I would probably recommend either the Ref 150 or Ref 150se. ARC is a great match with Sonus Faber and our... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 power cord Shunyata and Sain are the two favorites of ARC. ARC used Shunyata in their showroom and may still. I tried both Nordost’s Heimdall 2 and a Kubala Sosna power cord on my Ref 5se. I thought Shunyata power cords made much more of an impact. The Shun... | |
| What Audio Research preamp would be an upgrade to my LS2B The LS25 needs to be a mk2. I compared the mk1 and mk2 and the mk2 is much better. The LS25 mk2 and Ref 2 mk2 were the first ARC preamps to use the 6H30 tube. After having my LS25 mk2 for a number of years I thought about upgrading. I brought h... | |
| What Audio Research preamp would be an upgrade to my LS2B I moved from an Audio Research LS2B to an LS25 mk2 and the difference was huge. I have now moved to a Ref 5se and again the difference is huge. The LS25 mk2 is really a nice preamp, Very detailed with a large 3 dimensional sound stage. It woul... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp The VS115 was a highly regarded amp. It was a big improvement over the VS110. The amp has new tubes and will be completely gone through and just like new. I would take my time and let the tubes break in a bit. Get to know that amp and what it soun... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp When you got the amp did you bias the tubes after installing them? Were the tubes marked so they could be put back in the same socket? How old were the tubes? Did the dealer install the new ARC tubes? Were the properly biased? A tube blowing and ... | |
| Your Nominations: Top Phono Stages under $1,000 $1000. to $1200. I saw one go for $900 not that long ago. An excellent phono stage for that kind of money. | |
| Your Nominations: Top Phono Stages under $1,000 A used Fosgate Signature phono stage. All tube and supports MC cartridges. It is an excellent sounding phono stages and goes for around a thousand used. | |
| Audiophile quality streamer/server-in-one without a DAC. Does this exist? I am in the same situation. I looked at the Aurender N100 and it only has a USB digital out. It needs a converter to work with some DACs like my Audio Research DAC8. The Bluesound has a digital RCA out so it can easily connect to non USB DACs... | |
| Electric Interference + Line / Surge Conditioning I had a similar problem. A compact fluorescent bulb in my dining room caused a hum in my preamp. The dining room is on the other side of the house. It never happened before I upgraded to a Furman Elite 15 PFi power conditioner. It took me a while... | |
| Sonus Faber vs Focal and maybe even Dynaudio or PSB The first question I would ask your dealers is if any of his demo speakers are for sale. He probably has a couple he would sell. Those are the ones I would look at first. Not only would get get more speaker for your money, but they would be somew... | |
| Esoteric K07 + Audio Research Dac 9 = Audio Research Cd 9 I did not know that. I wish my DAC8 was tube as well. The Ref CD players are very smooth and analog. I would only consider replacing mine with maybe a CD8 or CD9 eventually. But I am very happy with my CD7 and really feel no need to upgrade. ... | |
| Esoteric K07 + Audio Research Dac 9 = Audio Research Cd 9 If I am not mistaken the DAC9 is solid state. I know my DAC8 is. The CD9 is tube including the power supply. Having compared my DAC8 to my CD7, I can tell you that my DAC8 is nowhere near as smooth as my CD7. Not even close.My suggestion wou... |