lostbears
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| Audio Research REF 3 and REF 5 Tweaks The Plexiglas covers tend to melt and create a small depression above the 6550 tube. Audio Research sent replacement metal covers at no charge to people that complained. I have compared the metal to the Plexiglas cover as well as no cover. I can... | |
| I hate biasing! I check the bias of my Ref 110 every month or so. But I have not had to adjust the bias in quite a while. They are always spot on. Usually I only have to adjust the bias the first couple times after I install new tubes. After the tubes settle in ... | |
| I hate biasing! You should be using a plastic bias adjustment tool and not a screwdriver. If you are using tubes that are properly matched, you should not have to adjust the bias much once the tubes have initially settled in. The ARC Ref amps are very easy to bi... | |
| Opinions Please - Which Turntable Rack is Better I also have a VPI turntable rack. I have a large 3" thick maple cutting board as a top and the legs are filled with sand. I have spikes between the cutting board and stand. My Clearaudio Innovation Wood sits on top. I am in the midst of a cross ... | |
| Furman solves ground loop issue? Is your turntable grounded to your phono preamp? If so, have you tried moving the wire? Disconnecting it? Without knowing the brand or model of your phono preamp and table it is difficult to make suggestions. I don't think a Furman power conditi... | |
| Anyone have issues with shipping Canada to USA? You would think with the North American Free Trade agreement there would be no problems. Every time I have order something from Canada, mostly books, it is a nightmare. Only ship UPS. When something is shipped to me Canadian Post, half the time i... | |
| AC Power cable for ARC Ref 5 se. The Ref 5se uses a 20 amp power cord. There are pictures of the back on the arcdb website. I have not heard either of the Anaconda power cords. I have heard that the later version was not quite as good as the earlier but I don't know. Like most ... | |
| Auditioning Elipsa SE tomorrow, getting my ducks in a row, am I missing anything Congratulations! Now take your time and don't rush. Listen to everything you can. Once you have found something you really like, bring it home and listen to it in your system. Preamps are much harder to get right than amps. There are a lot of gre... | |
| AC Power cable for ARC Ref 5 se. Actually very good. The main reason I upgraded was because I upgraded my preamp. My old LS25 mk2 used a 15 amp power cord. The Ref 5se needs a 20 amp. So I needed a new power cord. I chose to go with the Ztron Alpha HC after talking with Grant f... | |
| Auditioning Elipsa SE tomorrow, getting my ducks in a row, am I missing anything had heard that if you do not buy from a SF authorized dealer, or buy them used, SF will not honor any parts replacement or warranty repairs. They won't even sell you any replacement drivers or parts. REMEMBER, I said I heard (read) this. Not su... | |
| Auditioning Elipsa SE tomorrow, getting my ducks in a row, am I missing anything It is a pain but I would go back and pick the speakers up. The shipping boxes are cardboard. Granted there are foam inserts but they are still cardboard and not wooden crates. The speakers weigh around 100 pounds each. I would hate to see them sc... | |
| Auditioning Elipsa SE tomorrow, getting my ducks in a row, am I missing anything The Elipsa SE have a deep wide sounstage with that "in the room" sound. They can be mesmerizing. The Elipsa SE can make a piano sound right and that is not easy to do. One of the problems is the integrated. The Elipsa SE need more power to sound ... | |
| AC Power cable for ARC Ref 5 se. I have not tried Audioquest in years. Though I do use their HDMI and Ethernet cables in my network with great results. I have tried Nordost Heimdall 2 and Kubala Sosna, I forget the name but it was the black one. My Ancient ARC Litz cable was bet... | |
| AC Power cable for ARC Ref 5 se. Power cords known to work well with ARC geare are Sain Line, Shunyata, and Synergestic Research. I have heard good things about Wireworld and Transparent but don't know anyone who uses them. ARC uses Sain Line and Shunyata power cords and cables ... | |
| Please help with super basic questions about Mp3 players I have had a 8 GB Sansa Fuze for years. It has decent sound and it can play Flac files as well as MP3s. You just plug it into your USB port and copy what music you want to it. Mine has an expansion port for an extra 8 GB card. So mine holds 16 GB... |