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| Tube failure -- what would happen in worst case? I have had tube equipment since 1985 and I have never seen a tube explode. I have had a number of power tubes fail. Even in the early 1990s when there was a lot of inferior Chinese tubes around. The have all gotten very bright and then just died.... | |
| love my ARC LS7.. but need remote, suggestions? An SP16L or SP17L depending on your budget. Amazing sound for anywhere near the price and both have a remote. | |
| Universal remote for audio only Thanks for every ones suggestions. I have thought about the Harmony one along with the Harmony 880 and the Universal Remote Control Digital R50. They all just seem far more complicated than what I need. In the end I am just not sure I would use o... | |
| Anyone using KT88's in D series ARC gear? I agree with Rrog, The amp is a classic and I wouldn't change anything on it. I would have the caps checked because they can leak when they get old. You said that it is currently down. Instead of spending money to modify it. I would consider send... | |
| Anyone using KT88's in D series ARC gear? It has been a long time since I owned my D70. ARC amps of that period have a limited range on their bias pots. So the answer is without modification, maybe. Turn the bias pots down and install the KT88s. See if you can turn the trim pots to the p... | |
| Who can repair older Theta I had the same problem with a Theta Jade a few years ago. They gave me a hard time because I was not the original owner. I finally traded it in at a dealer when I bought my preamp. Recently I was looking for a new CD player and Theta was not on m... | |
| Cello Strings Soldering Question - HELP Litz wire has each strand of wire coated with a type of varnish. This is why the solder will not stick. When you dip the ends of the wire in the solder pot it melts the varnish and tins the ends. A solder pot is not that expensive. You can probab... | |
| Cello Strings Soldering Question - HELP Are the Cello interconnects made of some type of litz wire? If so than you would need a solder pot to tin the ends first. | |
| Import/rip audio cd's thru Winamp? The best program to use is Exact Audio Copy. It will rip bit perfect copies to flac files. EAC is free download from their website. Just do a search for EAC. You don't want to rip with Winamp for archival purposes. If you go to the PC audio forum... | |
| CD Player Debate I have to agree with Weiserb, the CD7 with the power supply upgrade brings it pretty close to the CD8. And it is a real bargain used. I have not heard the SimAudio SuperNova so I can't compare the two. But I did listen to a number of players befo... | |
| Successful ARC models I have owned a number of Audio Research preamps in the last 25 years. I currently own an LS25 mk2. You should be able to pick one up used for a little over $2000. My other choice in that price range would be a LS17. ARC preamps have come a long w... | |
| Power cord..CDP or AMPLIFIER? Music Direct has Shunyata Diamondback Platinum power cords on sale for 50% off, $125 instead of $250. And if you dont like it just return it. They are great about returns. I just picked up 2 of them to compare to my PS Audio power cords. | |
| High Quality Fuses: Real Gains? A while back I replaced the stock fuse in my LS25 mk2 with a HiFi Tuning fuse. I really could not hear any difference. I played around changing the direction and still could not hear a difference. I left the HiFi Tuning fuse in my preamp but did ... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 vs CAL Sigma I have a Sigma II and it really is a nice DAC. What are you using for a transport? When I replaced my old Delta with an newer transport it made a world of difference. I now use a Audio Research CD7 for CDs. But I still use the Sigma II for my com... | |
| ARC CD3mk2 I thought the X05 was a bit better than the CD3 mk2 but I did not get to hear them back to back in the same system. A that point though I thought the CD5 was a better match for my system. The rest of my system is also Audio Research LS25 mk2/Ref ... |