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| AR 150.2 noise I also have an ARC 150.2, and as long as the pre-amp is on, it is silent, so the buzz is not normal for the amp. I do, however, get a buzz through my speakers when everything but the amp (which stays on 24/7) is turned off, and I forget to set the... | |
| I just bought a Audio Research D-90. Very minor correction: while the D-90 put out 90 watts per channel into any load, the D-90B is listed by ARC as 80 watts per channel. | |
| Which class d amp? If you include used amps, I have and recommend the ARC 150.2. Similar to Jakeman's post about the Axiom Audio, the ARC has a huge power supply, and was only discontinued by ARC in 2006 when Tripath, who made the switching chip, went bankrupt. I fi... | |
| Vandie 1c or Maggie MMG? The issue with Maggies will be placement - they need to be at least 2-3' out from the rear wall, and a couple of feet in from the side walls, which may be a problem in a small room. My old MG-IIAs (roughly the size of 1.6s, so bigger than the MMGs... | |
| Linn LP-12 still competitive with the very best? Terra3: Because I'm in a virtually identical situation (i.e. an LP12 of very similar vintage to yours) and considering a couple of Stamford UK upgrades (the Hercules board & the carbon fiber sub-frame), how would you compare your satisfaction ... | |
| verdict on class D amps? Here is a useful thread on The Absolute Sound's website: http://www.avguide.com/forums/digital-amp-advice-maggie-36I'm not unbiased, since I'm using an ARC 150.2 (what ARC calls "class T" but the rest of the world would call "class D") with my old... | |
| How do Digital Amps Mfrs. compare in sound? I probably won't be adding much to the discussion by simply suggesting (as another poster did) that it depends on the manufacturer. For the past 2 weeks I've been listening to an ARC 150.2 which I swapped into my system in place of a tubed ARC D90... | |
| MC and Step-Up Cartridge Loading Once again, thanks to Al and Herman for your kind tutoring! To put this to bed for now, I'm going to do a few things. First, the SP-8 Rev2 pre-amp is supposed to have special "under the circuit board" soldering posts (i.e. accessible from the bott... | |
| MC and Step-Up Cartridge Loading First, thanks to both Herman and Almarg. With regards to gain, the MC20E2L puts out .5mv, so a 1:10 step up would get me to 5mv, a good value. In fact, the 1:16.8 of the Cotter is giving me 8.4mv, which is close to the overload on my ARC SP-8, whi... | |
| How much room for Magnepan 1.6qr? I'm less experienced than many posters (i.e. don't have experience with lots of equipment, just Spendors that I traded for MGIIs which I've had for a very long time) but I think you won't be doing the Maggies justice unless you can modify your sta... | |
| What is the best MM or Hi Output MC cart for $250? I'm glad someone suggested the Benz MC20E2. Since I have less experience than most, I didn't want to be the first to recommend it, but I'm using the MC20E2-L (low output) in my Linn/Fidelity Research setup, and have been extremely happy with it. B... | |
| Linn Sondek Isolation While I know it runs counter to the standard advice posted in these threads, Linn recommends placing the TT on a light but rigid table. I can't copy page 14 from the LP12 manual (some sort of Adobe protection) but if you go to the Vinyl Engine you... | |
| Overhang question Sorry if this response turns out to be incorrect, since my own tonearm is the FR-64fx which has a different head shell, but I just looked at my old FR-60 series manual. Copying from page4: "...by loosening the large screw on top of the head shell ... |