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| Best bargain ARC tube pre amp around a grand Hello, I suggest in your price range the SP9 MKIII is one to consider. You could also contact Steve Huntley at Great Northern sound for additional info. He is very knowledgable about the ARC equipment. The best of holidays | |
| ARC SP16 versus SP9 Mk III? Hello, I have a SP9 MK III that has been totally upgraded by Steve Huntley at Great Northern Sound that I would be hard pressed to better. You are right about the original sound of the Sp 9, and a simple upgrade of the power supply will cure that ... | |
| Expressimo heavyweight endorsement Hi, I've had one on order for 6 weeks and still don't have it.I have an origin live arm so they said they had to special order it. Where can it be purchased now?? Thanks | |
| InfiniCaps in Audio Research gear Maxgain,First was the power supply and an iec connection. The power supply mod took away what I thought was the brightness with the sp9 while leaving the incredible detail. I know caps were replaced and I am not sure where. Steve could give you al... | |
| InfiniCaps in Audio Research gear Hello, I have an SP 9 MKIII modified by Steve Huntley at Great Northern Sound. The difference between the stock version and mine is night and day. He did all the mods available to mine and I'm embarassed to say that I didn't bother to find out the... | |
| benz ruby Hi, Thanks to everyone for the info. It let me make an informed decision about my cartridge purchase.Happy listening | |
| benz ruby Hi and thanks for the comments. Arm is OL rb250 and phono section has 66db of gain. I have been using a Dynavector Karat 17 with 23 output and while I have to turn the volume up to the half way point it seems to sound fine. What I really would lik... | |
| OL 250 SILVER vs OL SILVER TAPER I have the OLRb 250 and have been very pleased with the performance with the exception of set up. The anti-skate is less than accurate and the vta is a pain. After reading the Origin Live description of the two arms it appears they still suffer th... | |
| Main line voltage from PG E Hello, Dekay, I live in central calif (Yosemite Nat'l Park) and from here to Sacramento PG&e is the power co. I guess you have Edison. PG&E is the one that filed bk. Meanwhile I guess I will contact PS audio and see what they have to say. ... | |
| Basis or Michell GyroDec Hello, I have resisted response to this because of my limited experience with the Basis TT's. I own a Michell Gyro SE with an Origin Live modded tonearm. The Michell overall sounds darker than the Basis as I remember it. By darker I don't mean los... | |
| Mapleshade power cord Hello and thanks for the response. I am using the mapleshade double helix interconnect and the helix speaker wire. I am very pleased and now it is time for pcs. When I auditioned the cables I compared the interconnects with Cardas Golden Cross and... | |
| Strange Turntable Question Hello, I have a Gyro SE and I can only think of a couple of ways that vibration would get to your tonearm. First make sure the motor is centered in the hole and not touching anywhere. Second make sure your cable from the tonearm is suspended and n... | |
| Audio Research PH3 Upgrades Hello, Great Northern Sound is the company to go to. Steve Huntley owns it and is great to deal with. | |
| Michell Gyro Mk II AC or DC? hello, I have the Gyro SE and I would think that the AC motor would plug directly into the wall and the DC motor has a transformer or something that plugs into the wall before the motor. I will follow this post as I am interested in doing some upg... | |
| REGA 600 OR 900 Hello, I suggest that you contact Mark at Origin Live UK. He is an expert with Rega arms and does some wonderful mods. |