moto_man
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| Should I Sell My ARC REF 6 and Get A Pass Labs XP-32 @johnlnyc, LOL! so true. Always looking for better. I like the way my system is right now, but I want a deeper soundstage. It may be a function of the size of my dedicated room (11x11x11), but I would like one more preamp upgrade before I retir... | |
| Should I Sell My ARC REF 6 and Get A Pass Labs XP-32 @ghdprentice, thanks. I agree that the REF 6 is world class, definitely nothing wrong with it for me. But how about head to head? I've heard great things about the XP-32 as being even better than the REF 6, especially when paired with Pass Labs ... | |
| Should I Sell My ARC REF 6 and Get A Pass Labs XP-32 @lalitk, I suppose that I can. I just wonder if the change is worth it sonically, as I have only heard great things about the XP-32 but haven’t heard it anywhere, especially in my system, obviously. Of course, the REF 6 always gets great reviews... | |
| What is the best speaker cable for Wilson Sabrina X? Since my post above, I have switched from the Morrow SP7 (which was a good cable) to the Shunyata Alpha speaker cables. There is a noticeable and very positive difference with my Sabrina X's. I highly recommend that combo! | |
| Power cable I have a loom of Shunyata Alpha v. 1's, including one on my 250.8. I think that Shunyata's are great cables. However, on my 250.8, it replaced an Audience Power Chord, and although it was slightly better, was not a major difference. Over stock ... | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? There is nothing wrong with low ball offers . . . Sometimes a seller might be desperate to move something or needs to sell and you may not get your lowball price, but you might get a really good deal. As a seller, I don't take offense and lowball... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? This thread obviously strikes a nostalgic chord with everyone. it's a chance to travel back in time to a younger more innocent time. For me, it was Natural Sound in Framingham, MA. Went there with a buddy in 1974 or so, (stoned of course), and l... | |
| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings So many to choose from! One of my personal favorites, and a test album for me is Patricia Barber's Companion. Very well recorded, and the bass into on Use Me is excellent. Just a well-recorded album with excellent soundstage and range, as well ... | |
| What's the point of reviewing? Although I routinely read professional reviews, they are all essentially the same, gushing over soundstage, "micro detail" etc. They are generally useless. Does anyone recall a negative review of any product? I have an ARC Ref 6. On a lark, I went... | |
| Short Review of Revelation Audio Passage Cryo-Silver™ Reference umbilical power cable As I observed initially, the improvement in sound quality was surprisingly noticeable considering that these are short cables in between the power supply and the DAC. Nonetheless, the improvement was audible and when the cost is considered, a grea... | |
| Interconnects for Pass Labs X260.8 @audphile1, very strange. I like the HF with the Shunyata. Since we both use Pass amps and the Sabrina X speakers, I would have thought you would have a better experience. I wonder if room acoustics have anything to do with your experience. I... | |
| Interconnects for Pass Labs X260.8 @audiophile1, I am surprised that you did not like the Alpha v2 power cord. In my system, they made an audible difference, depending on what was replaced. For example, on the Pass, going from an Audience Power Chord to the Alpha was a minor impr... | |
| Interconnects for Pass Labs X260.8 I have a Pass Labs 250.8 powering Wilson Sabrina X's. I use Shunyata Alpha v.2 interconnects from the ARC REF to the ampler and Shunyata Alpha v.2 speaker cables. The sound fantastic with Pass and Wilson | |
| Why are People Dumping their Audio Research Gear and What Does it Say about them? I love my ARC REF6, and wouldn't sell it even if ARC closed their doors. I'd hold onto it until it died. Of course, sometimes I wish that I had gotten a solid state pre, just so I didn't have to be concerned about tube reliability, but it would ... | |
| Storage boxes. Can I discard high end shipping boxes, and still sell in the future? I learned the hard way to keep the original boxes wherever possible. Not only do the original boxes perfectly protect the equipment and have styrofoam inserts that perfectly fit and therefore protect the equipment, but to have expensive gear, esp... |