oregonpapa
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| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Wolf ...*lol* love the humor in your posts. I can tell you ... in fact I've been telling everyone in this thread that I can "feel" the new SE version of the REF-75. I don't care if the improvements in the SE version came about as a result of ARC s... | |
| ARC Phono Ref 2 SE - Dealer Demo Unit Worth Price? Cosinaro...29% off from a dealer is a good deal. I worked for an ultra high end audio store for a couple of years ... and the best anyone ever got was a 30% discount ... and that was a couple of guys who were repeat customers who were turning over... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Wolf ...You hit it. Its market based.If McDonald's had lines around their establishments willing to pay $10.00 for a burger, they would be selling burgers for $10.00. Personally, I wouldn't pay fifty cents for a McDonald's burger. But In-N-Out, or... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Dbarger ...No doubt, the REF-5se is a considerable jump over the REF-3. Not so, the REF-5. Even if the REF-5se is better than what I have, and I'm sure it is, I'm holding off until ARC comes out with a new line stage that takes advantage of that "... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Just a quick comment on the rising prices. Has the price of the equipment gone up ... or has the value of the money gone down? Has anyone checked out the price of beef lately? Look, in 1965, I had a brand new house in Huntington Beach that I paid ... | |
| ARC Phono Ref 2 SE - Dealer Demo Unit Worth Price? Nice going Cosinaro! Good choice on the phono stage. And now the dealer definitely deserves your loyalty and future business. | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Wolf ...Why do guitar collectors pay $30,000 for mint, vintage Les Pauls? Why not just buy a new Yamaha? Why would someone buy a new Ferrari for $300,000, when one could buy a new Corvette for $70,000 with the same, or better performance? What is ... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Taters ...Thanks for your comments re: cartridges. I admit, the OC-9 MKIII isn't the end all in cartridges, but I like what it does, especially on mono records. I've had more expensive cartridges ... the Clavis comes to mine. Yes, it gave me more ... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Timrhu ...*lol*My grand kids are all in their middle to late twenties ... and they think grampa is completely bonkers. Of course they have completely forgotten the times when they used to dance between the Accustat 4s when they were little kids. N... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Wolf ...And without "profit," the doors don't stay open, R&D shuts down and the next great product from that particular company ceases to come forth. When company owners and shareholders benefit, we all benefit. The only way they can continue ... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Here's my system:Turntable: Original Well Tempered - modified. Tonearm rewired with Cardas wire. Custom belt by OriginLive. (highly recommended.)Cartridge - Audio Technica OC9 MK III (Love AT cartridges) Besides being a neutral sounding cartridge,... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... David & Gp ..I had a golden eared friend over to hear the new SE version this morning. He's very familiar with my system. He's heard the standard REF-75 with the KT-150s in the system a hundred or more times in lengthy listening sessions. This... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Okay ... 65 hours on the amp this morning and it has continued improving in every way. Honestly, I can't believe the realism I'm getting from the system now. And I know there is a lot more to come. The thing isn't fully broken in for 200-330 hours... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Tubegroover ...Actually, I'm 76 years old. I've probably lost some of the high frequencies, but I don't seem to miss what's not there.*lol* The amazing thing is, I really consider myself blessed with good hearing at my age. Hopefully it stays this... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Thanks, Carey ... you are spot on in your assessment. I, like you, wouldn't want to go back to the standard REF-75 either. And that's after thinking before the SE upgrade that if my system never improved from there, I would be perfectly satisfied.... |