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| Fosgate Signature Phono Pre question I do not own the Fosgate. It is a dealer demo that I have had for the last 3 weeks or so. I am waiting to hear the ARC Ref phono 2 which he is getting in. That said I like the Fosgate a lot. I have seriously thought about buying it. But it can be... | |
| Audio Research ref 150 vs Carver 180 monoblocks These are very different types of amps. What is the rest of your system? T owned the VT100 mk3 and never thought it was one of ARC's best. I currently own a Ref 110 which is a much better amp. I have also heard the Ref 150 and it is truly a great... | |
| Fosgate Signature Phono Pre question I do not believe it is switchable. I am in the US and mine has printed 120v 60hz on the back. | |
| My power amp ARC VT 100 keeps blowing tube As the power tubes burn in their bias will drift. The bias needs to be checked and ajusted for the first hundred hours or so. Even with tubes purchased from ARC. Power tubes change as they break in. After the burn in period the bias should remain... | |
| An Unusual Question -- Equipment Rental/Loans I had the same problem when I needed to send my Ref 110 to ARC. The easiest way was to just let my ARC dealer ship my amp. He then let me borrow one of his demo amps until mine was back. | |
| Your favorite place to order new vinyl. I appreciate everyones suggestions. I did not know about Sound Stage Direct. They look very interesting and they have free shipping. I did know about Acoustic Sounds and Music Direct. But this gives me another option. Thanks! | |
| What kind of power cord comes with expensive gear A manufacturer of expensive gear may ship with a stock black cord. But that is not what they will use to demonstrated their gear at shows. Audio Research ships their reference Series with cheap stock cords but they use expensive Shunyata cables a... | |
| AFFORDABLE HIGH VFM RACKS - Opinions Please... I have Zoethecus stands for both my equipment and my amp. Core stands are similar to the old Zoethecus. Before that I a had Solidsteel 6.4 equipment stand. And before that I had a Target AER4. My turntable is on a VPI turntable stand filled with... | |
| A few basic tube questions You have already purchased the Quicksilver mid mono amps. You need to let the amps break in along with the tubes. I would not worry about changing tubes until they are broken in and you get use to the overall sound of the amps. Learn to bias your... | |
| Need advise on amp choice I have not heard the DS 450. I much prefer the Ref 110 over the VS 115. And a Ref 110 for $5000 is a real nice deal. I have owned and listened to a lot of Audio Research amps since the mid 1980s. I currently own a Ref 110 and am very happy with i... | |
| Martin Logan works when not plugged in I own Martin Logan SL3s. I have no experience with the Cinema TM. But looking at a picture I can see the pannel. I assume you have a single center channel speaker. There should be a noticeable difference when the speaker is plugged in. Have you tr... | |
| Vertical Audio Rack for Tube Equipment? You could have something made from say maple to your specifications by someone local. I own Audio Research tube gear and use a Zoethecus stand. The distance between the shelves is maybe 9 inches or so. Only the amp puts out a lot of heat and that ... | |
| upgrade Vandersteen speakers I would see if you could borrow a newer amp from your ARC dealer. ARC solid state amps have come a long way since the early 90's and the D240 mkII. I think that would make the most significant change. I would also check to see if there is any dete... | |
| ARC VM 220 WITH VANDERSTEEN WOOD QUATRO I keep my LS25's gain at Med. You could test to see if the same thing happens when you play a CD. That way you can see if it is the phono preamp or not. You can also borrow a demo phono preamp from your dealer and see if that makes a noticable dif... | |
| ARC VM 220 WITH VANDERSTEEN WOOD QUATRO Where do you have the gain set on the LS25, low, med or high? The Ref 210's are going to have about the same power output as the VM 220s. Though the Ref amps have a little different type of sound. KT120 tubes will up the power a little bit. But I... |