scottlanterman
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| Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability I wonder if the root cause is not buying the ARC tubes, and not having a certified tech install them. ARC has been around a long time, and there are a ton of used AMPS still running, and many of them have non ARC tubes and were installed by the ow... | |
| Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability I noticed that the ARC amps have high idle current, it looks to be about 4 times the amp rated power output.I think that this indicates that the amp runs in single ended class A. Is that why people tend to like the sound? A Pass Labs XA amp also r... | |
| 2k budget for Amp Class A vs. Class A/B and on a budget.Is getting the full 360 on the sine wave really worth the loss of efficiency and low power? Most amps are push pull, but seeking that audio high, is it worth tracking down class A?What about solid state class ... | |
| Peachtree Nova , Dac 1 Pre, Bel Canto Dac 3? I decided on the Spendor S8e. My wife and I liked the sound in the show room, and now I am thinking about how to have some fun with them when I get them home. I hope that they will last a long time and that they will end up being a good value.I ha... | |
| First Trip outside of Best Buy, a real newbie. Well I did it. I got the Spendor S8e here at Audiogon. My wife and I really liked these at our local high end audio palace, the Maggies did not make it. Maybe down the road.So thinking down the road. I am considering trying build something similar... | |
| First Trip outside of Best Buy, a real newbie. At the moment I am seriously considering getting the Peachtree Nova. The Decco had great reviews, and the new Nova takes it to 80 watts per channel. This should play the digital collection, and if I can learn to tell the difference I can go with u... | |
| First Trip outside of Best Buy, a real newbie. That is good advice on the Peachtree. I am looking to keep it simple and focus on quality. We have a nice iTunes collection that I enjoy now but I am missing a lot.Best speakers for my small space with this system?I think there is a new Decco comi... | |
| First Trip outside of Best Buy, a real newbie. Since the CD player is busted I plugged my iPod directly into the humble Denon AV355 with a Monster cable my brother in law gave me tonight. I got a little set of Mirage book shelf speakers. It's the cheapest oldest system around, but the Debussy ... | |
| First Trip outside of Best Buy, a real newbie. Wow. I was hoping to do a better job by consulting folks who have been into audio. Thanks for the generous feedback one and all. This is all started with the CD player breaking and going to Best Buy and seeing Blueray and then having some reward m... |