lostbears
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| ARC VT-50 Damage/Repair Advice Bifwynne, Both of those are very nice amps. The Ref 110 is getting to be a real bargain at a little over $4000. Put KT120 tubes in it and you have a seriously great sounding amp for a really nice price. I know, I own one. The VS 115 is also a nice... | |
| ARC VT-50 Damage/Repair Advice This is not just a simple protection circuit resistor, that is an easy fix. The board needs to be replaced which means there are far more serious problems. I do agree though that the VT-50 would not be my first choice. There are far better ARC a... | |
| ARC VT-50 Damage/Repair Advice If ARC says the main board needs to be replaced than it does. There may have been problems with the board to start. ARC is not cheap but they do not do unnecessary repairs. They will go through the amp with a fine tooth comb and make sure it work ... | |
| Output level inexplicably reduced- help It is more likely either the Ref 3 or Ref Phono 2. Do you have another source you can try? Even a cheap DVD player so that you can see if the Ref 3 is working properly. It sounds like it is a problem with one of the tubes. Are all the tubes in bo... | |
| SF Amati Futura with vintage Jeff Rowland The Amati Futura are just wonderful speakers. I have heard them paired with Pass 60.8 amps. I would imagine they would also work fine with your Jeff Rowland amps. I have not heard Jeff Rowland electronics in a very long time. I own a pair of the ... | |
| Audio Research PH6 Phono Stage - How is it? I am not sure how well the PH6 works with moving coil cartridges. My dealer (who does not have either a PH6 or PH8 on demo) suggested I would be happier with a PH8 for a moving coil cartridge. For what it's worth, I also have a Fosgate Signature... | |
| Preamp Help The Re 75 is not powerful enough to drive Magnepan speakers properly. They need power to sound their best. I own a Ref 110 and wouldn't pair it with Maggies for the same reason. I have a friend who has the 3.7i with 2 bass panels paired with Pass... | |
| Preamp Help That is a nice setup but I prefer the Ref 5se over the GSPre. That said how much of the sound you heard can you attribute to the pre and how much the amp? Also the Vandersteen speakers are very different than your Magnepan speakers. You really ne... | |
| Tossed between the horns Maggie 3A/PSB Gold I I would replace both with Magnepan 3.7i speakers. I would also get one of the Magnepan bass panels. A friend of mine has a pair of the 3.7i speakers with two bass panels. This is a really nice sounding setup. The bass panels really make a differe... | |
| Speaker Cables for Sonus Faber Olympica III Cables are VERY system dependent. You really need to try them in your system and see how they sound. Unless someone has the same exact speakers and electronics, the same cables may sound completely different. Their is just no way to really compar... | |
| DOA tube from Audio Research I have owned ARC tube amps for almost 30 years. ARC manuals are really not all that helpful. You just have to learn from experience as you go. Here are some Basic rules that I go by. Turn the bias way down when installing new tubes. You don't wan... | |
| Any ARC GSPre owners here ? I had a chat with my ARC dealer this afternoon, He is also a friend that I trust. He knows of no plans to replace the Ref 5se. The LS27 is more likely to be the next preamp ARC will updated or replaced. It has been around the longest. | |
| Any ARC GSPre owners here ? I have auditioned both at my dealer when I was in search of a new preamp. I thought the Ref 5se was slightly better as did a few of my friends who frequent the shop. In the end I bought a Ref 5se. Yes, I agree the Ref 5se has been around awhile. ... | |
| ARC Ref 75 vs. Ref 75 SE Bifwynne, Do you check the bias of your tubes regularly and replace them after about 2500 hours or so? The reason I ask is that seems awfully frequent to have problems. I have owned ARC gear since the late 1980s. Everything from a D70 to my curren... | |
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