minorl
Responses from minorl
| Audio Research Ref 10 vs 40th Anniversary preamp I had the good fortune (I guess) to have the REF 3, 5 at the same time to listen to. No big difference for me to “justify” buying the 5. Especially with new tubes in the 3. So I waited. I then bought a REF5SE because I heard it before and also ... | |
| Audio Research Ref 10 vs 40th Anniversary preamp I’ve heard the REF 3, 5, 5SE, 6, 40 and 10. To my ears on the same system, the 10 was slightly better than the 40. At this level there aren’t jaw dropping differences between components. I’d take the 40 in a heartbeat. The 10 was more open. Al... | |
| Getting into Tube Equipment Ralph's (atmosphere) assessment is spot on as with some of the others.Getting into High end anything seriously involves work. Some people fall into money, and really just want toys. Some enjoy certain things and really appreciate them. Music is... | |
| New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000 One thing I loved to do was to venture to San Diego and visit Stereo Design. Take my music and go in the stupidly expensive, I will never be able to afford this stuff room, play my music and sit back and hear how it really is supposed to sound. ... | |
| McIntosh (MC601) amplifier overheating problem I started by saying it was unreasonable and then thought it through. | |
| McIntosh (MC601) amplifier overheating problem If $400 is the total price and not per transistor, then that is not unreasonable. $400 per transistor is stupid. However, if the tech tested the unit, took it apart and found only one failed output transistor, understand that he/she had to test ... | |
| ARC Ref 6 and Ref 10 opinions , talk, stories, buying options and opinions I have heard both the REF 6 and REF 10.I own a REF 6 and would no hesitation purchase a REF 10 if budget allowed.The REF 6 does everything quite well. If friends asked me, depending on what their budget was, I would tell them to take either a ret... | |
| New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000 This subject has pretty much always been around comes up all the time.Outrageous priced cars, watches, houses, audio equipment, TVs, you name it.As long as capitalism exist, there will be products made that are for the "beautiful people", and ther... | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? Obviously Statman didn’t read my response. I already have learned a lesson about leaving my equipment on. But, everyone’s experience can be different. Enjoy | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? Also, I forgot the other reason..Tube amps and pre-amps left on will quickly end the life of tubes. Unless the equipment has stand by circuitry that remove load and voltage from the tubes.Typically 2000 hours for the power tubes. Leave the amps o... | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? No. I do not leave my equipment on all the time.I have noticed that my equipment sounds wonderful with about 30-45 minutes of warm up. So, when I come home from work I turn everything on, do my chores or what not and then when its time to sit and... | |
| too bad Audiogon seems to have morphed to fussy, picky buyers I wouldn't be so upset over the current nature of buying and selling. This is indicative of what is going on all over the place. people have this sense that there is such a thing as free lunch. In the buyer/seller market, you are now seeing on T... | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? Seems most items have a price point category and a level of competition.Audio Research apparently places their "REF" series in the same category as other products of the same price point.In my opinion, when you are in the high end of audio play ba... | |
| Attending an audio show All good advice. However, many demonstrations will not play your supplied music. They have a style they are trying to convey. don't be insulted. Just sit back and listen. I attended the RMAF last year and in my opinion, it was great. Make su... | |
| Is it worth it? Just me, but I don’t believe these VTL’s are better than the Pass amps. If you could do an A/B comparison that would tell you clearly which would sound better in your system. But the Pass .8 amps are top of the food chain |