lwerner
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| ARC LS26 power cords, interconnects, tweaks You have not as yet "heard" your LS26, as suggested above it needs time to break in. I have about 350hrs on my LS26 and I still hear changes (for the good).I don`t normaly like "adaptors" because that introduces another connection plus one that is... | |
| Hard wired power conditioners? A company named "Tributaries" makes IC and speaker cable and also AC wire (audiophile grade, heavy and round). I purchased a 25` lenght and called an electritian who used it to run a new AC line from my main box, to a PS outlet, it feeds my ARC 12... | |
| Cleaning LP Covers The "hard" surface, plastic coated covers are pretty safe to clean as you do. Try a few small drops of Soft Scrub on a damp piece of paper towel, (very gently) that will remove most of the marks, wipe clean.Then spray a thin mist of polish such as... | |
| Tube Pre-Amp: Audio Research or McIntosh I use the Audio Research LS26. Some people think the LS26 is an upgraded LS25. The LS26 is totaly different, a 25 cannot be converted to a 26. The sound of the LS26 is much closer to the Ref3, some reviewers feel the LS26 gives 90% of the performa... | |
| Cartridge Man Isolator with Graham mounting Jig? also, you should not have any problem getting the cantelever perfectly centered and parallel to the 2 lines on the glass guide. | |
| Cartridge Man Isolator with Graham mounting Jig? I also use the Cartridge allignment jig with my 2.2.It seems to me that you would have to use longer mounting screws. I am breaking in a Clearaudio Stradivari right now, it comes with a steel plate to be placed between the bottom of the wand head ... | |
| XLR cable with RCA output I use RCA out from my Audio Research PH7 Phono (RCA)to ARC LS26 line stage XLR inputs w/Cardas adaptors with great results. Sound opened up, much better, more transparent a great improvment, then used LS26 XLR out (also w/Cardas adaptors) to the A... | |
| CD Player into amp? I had an early 90`s top of the line ($1500) Yamaha CD player with it`s own volumn control, I was able to run it directly into an my Classic 120`s.BUT your CD player must have a volumn control,(this player did)otherwise your sound would be at full ... | |
| VPI JMW9 Sig. Arm Tube Ringing. Any remedies? Contact Music Direct, ask about the "Sumiko Analogue Survival Kit"It consists of a vinyl/plastic transparent arm wrap (about 3/8" wide) that is stretched before wrapping and then constricts itself (yes like a Boa) around your arm tube, will kill a... | |
| Best Recording of Solo Tambourine Tambourine Concerto`s # 5 & # 8, Igor Kablibsky (1819-1876) avaialable on Hungarton St 12667, The tone of his tambourine (made in Transylvania 1835, by the Gypsie Tambourine maker "Ivan") is to die for, realy! | |
| Listening for tube degradation I also never had the equipment (or the knowledge) but learned a way after I made Heath and Dynakits, take cover off the amp and let it warm up,do not touch any part of the amp (be sure the selector switch is set to Lp or extra/cd whatever you are ... | |
| Audio Research amp's retubing experiences I recently re-tubed my 2 ARC Classic 120 monoblocks. I buy from the Parts Connexion, 16 6560c Svetlana`s, 20 tubes total for about a reasonable $450, (I requested and got matched quads).I too was going to try KT88`s but at the last minute I found ... |