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| Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK Hi, Gary ...Such a nice report. :-)Its really something when you consider just how much smear is produced by those micro vibrations and lack of solid connections in our systems. Something not realized until the offending situations are removed fro... | |
| Jazz at the Pawnshop I have the original issue. No bass heaviness there. I find the sound quality to be really good. It puts you into the recording venue. However, to my ears, it sounds like a bunch of okay musicians trying to emulate some great American jazz players... | |
| A recent thread about speaker/floor isolation falconquest ...Congratulations on your excellent choice in speakers. The Legacy Focus' are one of my favorite speakers. I use the Legacy Signature III's and had the same experience as you. I ordered two unfinished maple platforms from Mapleshade. ... | |
| Upgraditis Before doing any upgrades, you might want to try the less than obvious and get your room under control. After that, then concentrate on anything in the system that vibrates. Micro vibrations smear the sound. Here's some things that work:1. http://... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... ^^^ Nope, haven't tried the REF-6. I've been told that its a fantastic preamp. What I've been trying to do over the past year is to see how far I can bring my present system by using tweaks that really work. OP | |
| Amplifier heat...help! McCanaday ...Double click on my avatar and you'll see an enlarged picture of my equipment rack. The ARC REF-75 is on the bottom shelf. I just measured the clearance. There is exactly two inches of clearance between the top of the KT-150 power tube... | |
| Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK folkfreak ...It looks like Marigo has improved upon the Clear Transformatin Mat.http://marigoaudio.com/ultima-signature-mat/Interesting stuff. | |
| Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK lostbears ...I have the CD7-se. How was the improvement with the Herbie's dampeners? Also, have you considered using Herbie's "Black Hole" CD mat? It has rave reviews. I contacted Herbie via Email and he says it works well with our top loading pl... | |
| Potential Tax Liability ^^^ Steve ...This is one of the reasons I like this site so much. Usually one can find expertise in what ever subject one may be interested in besides audio. Also, there are folks like yourself who are here willing to be of help.After spending 40... | |
| Potential Tax Liability Hopefully you don't live in California like I do. We have one simple form for the transaction you're involved in. 1. Enter how much you profit you made here: $ ________. 2. Write a check for the amount on line one and send it in. | |
| Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK ^^^ folkfreak ...Thanks for the quick response. That's exactly what I wanted to hear. I suspected that the power tubes would be a significant improvement ... but twice as good? ... Great, I'll save them for last. I suppose the increased glass/size... | |
| Tube dampeners on ARC gear ... FREE TWEAK ^^^ Folkfreak ...I'm not the person to thank for the Herbie's recommendation, that's for sure.I do have a question for you though: Did you try the dampeners just on the signal tubes before adding them to the power supply tubes? Reason I ask is, I... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... ^^^ Allan ...I'm using only one Herbie's dampener per tube. They are at the level recommended as the "default position" by Herbie's directions, and that would be about 1/3 of the way down from the top of the tube. On the Caig Gold contact enhance... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... ^^^ Hi, Allan ...I have two rail fuses in my CD player. The SR Black fuses are a game changer there too. With every fuse change, I've use Caig Gold contact enhancer as well. You might want to try the Caig products on all of your contact points i... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... grannyring ...In my system, the RED fuses were a game changer over the stock fuses. But the Black fuses killed the Reds. No contest, really. But, if the budget is something that has to be considered, the Red fuses would be an excellent choice. The... |