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| Advice - What turntable should I buy ??? I went through this a couple of years ago. You need a turntable/arm/cartridge combo and a phono preamp. The problem I had was if I bought either piece used I had no way to test it until I bought the other pieces. Further I had concerns about buyi... | |
| What cables are you running with your ARC gear Kubala-Sosna cables work well with Audio Research. I have tried them in the past, I don't remember which one. I use the gray balanced Audio Research cables between my CD7, LS25 mk2 and Ref 110. Unfortunately they have not been made for years and ... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers I have had various electrostatic speakers since the late 1980s. I have owned Martin Logan SL3s since 1998. The SL3s are one of my favorite ML speakers. I have tried some newer MLs including the Accent but I did not feel they were as good. I have ... | |
| My audio rack is bright, will sand fill help? I have a VPI turntable stand for my Clearaudio Innovation. I use a 3' maple platform as a top supported with cones. The cones screw into the bottom of the platform. My other stands are maple, but for my turntable I want something more solid that ... | |
| ARC CD 3 mk II upgrade with DAC 8 I currently own both a Ref CD7 with the power supply upgrade and a DAC 8. The rest of my system is also all ARC, LS27 and Ref 110. I purchased the DAC 8 to stream music from a laptop. The DAC 8 is all solid state while the Ref CD7 is tube includi... | |
| ARC or other Pre? The V140 amps are very special amps. I owned a V70 for many years and now own a Ref 110. IMHO only the recent Ref series amps are truly better than the Classic and V series. If you have not replaced the large caps, I would check them as they are ... | |
| Which system to buy Aragon forte or McCormack? This brings me back. I owned both Apogee Centaur Minors and an Forte 4a early 90s, not at the same time though. Do the Centaur Minors have the matching stands? These are nice speakers but they won't play really loud and need the stands. As I reme... | |
| ARC CD-8 vs ARC DAC 8 The Ref CD8 and DAC 8 are very different units. First off the DAC 8 is solid state while the CD8 uses 6H30 tubes with a 6550 in the power supply. I own both a Ref CD7 and a DAC 8. I use the CD7 to play CDs and the DAC 8 for computer audio. I will ... | |
| Audio Research LS1 Schematic & Parts List Anyone? I owned an ARC LS1 for a number of years in the early 1990s. At one point I had a problem with it not coming out of mute. I tried having it repaired localy but eventually ended up sending it back to ARC. At that time ARC removed the values from th... | |
| VTM200 or REF210 I have been a fan of ARC gear since the late 1980s. I owned a VT100 mk3 for a few years and I was never truly happy with it. I now own a Ref 110 and it is a much better amp. There is just something right about the sound of the Ref 110. My ARC V70 ... | |
| Power cables for ARC Reference 75 I have a Ref 110 and use a 20 amp Shunyata Black Mamba HC. I also use Shunyata power cords on my ARC LS25 mk2 and Ref 7. I am very happy with the results. Music Direct was and I think still is having a big sale on Shunyata power cords. I bought m... | |
| Audio Research LS16 MkII or LS25 MkI ? I have not heard the LS26. I have heard the LS27 at my dealer and was very impressed. I would definitely go for the LS26 over an original LS25 or an LS16. But I don't know how good a match an Audio Research preamp will be with Bel Canto amps. I ha... | |
| Audio Research LS16 MkII or LS25 MkI ? These are very different sounding preamps. The LS16 mk2 uses the 6h30 tube while the ls25 mk1 uses the 6922. I currently own an LS25 mk2 which also uses the 6h30 tube. I had an original LS25 (mk1) for about a month before I bought my mk2. and I wa... | |
| Replacing my Martin Logan SL3 speakers. I have not tried the Prodigy but I did try the Ascent recently. The Ascents were less efficient and the panels did not seem to integrate as well with the woofers. I much prefer the sound of my SL3s. The other problem is that ML does not seem to s... | |
| Cable Current Flow Direction If the cables are directional, The words on the label usually go in the same direction as the music flow from source to amp. |