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| audio research REF 150 @Cmalak - interesting point. In some ways, ARC seems a company that is clinging to its mom-and-pop identity even though its an international company. Whatever, though. They make beautiful products that know how to make music be as lifelike as poss... | |
| Nervous and excited That's the thing, though. I found I wasn't really happy with the Baby. Then again, after seeing a live symphony last night, I admit that, like many audiophiles, I'm simply trying to reproduce in my listening room what can only be heard in the conc... | |
| Nervous and excited Schubert - truthfully, it was the second Baby I'd owned. They pop up on Agon every now and then for between 400-500 and are worth every penny. SO why did I sell it? Curiosity, I guess. There's always the "What else is out there that I can afford o... | |
| Nervous and excited Interesting. Outside of my very first audio components which I bought after listening to them at my awesome, local hi-end store, just about everything I've owned has been bought without hearing it. That's the adventure of hi-end audio - what sound... | |
| Nervous and excited The Baby, while warm and open and cohesive, simply didn't have enough power for my speakers. I wanted more projection that 10 w/ch couldn't give on 90db monitors. No offense taken (I mean, we're talking audio components here, not cultural backgrou... | |
| audio research REF 150 As a long-time owner of the Ref 110, powering Maggie 3.6R's, the 150 should be plenty of power for just about anything. I loved the 110 - it was solid, bloomy, no-nonsense, and built like a tank. A beautiful piece of audio work. | |
| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? I forget who said "Something's worth whatever the buyer pays for it" (and I guess I could google it, but whatever), but it's completely true. If I found good ARC Vs-110 and I had funds, I'd simply click-on the "Buy Now" button without a second tho... | |
| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? Superbike,Apparently, yes. Because I wasn't willing to take 60% off the asking price, I had "ruined" audiogon for all those who wanted good stuff at far below market value. About ten years ago I sold off most of my first primary system as my divor... | |
| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? I recently got a low offer on an amp I'm selling. When I declined the offer as being too low, I was berated for being one of the reasons why audiogon is now ruined. good times! | |
| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? I think fixed price items tend to get way less offers then negotiable items. Plus, there's something fun about the act of the haggle. Truthfully, I look forward to haggling when I sell something. I remember a while ago I listed Rogue monoblocks an... | |
| 2002 CD of Scandinavian bassist Hmm. That may be it. And thanks for the Gordon reference; another awesome recording. | |
| What, if any, component to upgrade? Advice? Loomis - i do have a good old ML Descent; unfortunately, the Sophia doesn't have a sub/pre-out. But good call on that one, though. Mik - thanks for the advice on the Rotel. I'd heard raves about it before I bought it and snapped one up when it cam... | |
| What, if any, component to upgrade? Advice? Hi,In all honesty, I'm not going to invest in power conditioning or dedicated lines. I have my components on a Salamander rack, as I've always had, for the cd transport and a Mapleshade block for the amp. I truly appreciate the way-more-diverse-th... | |
| What, if any, component to upgrade? Advice? Thanks for all the advice all. Some updates:1. I have vibration controls on both speaker and components in the form of mollytoes and pods.2. It looks as if a DAC is the first thing I'll invest in. Ironically, I had a Creek OBH-14 DAC for years. Wh... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? I found the perfect way about ten years ago: divorce. Allowed me to unload $25K worth of brilliant equipment in about three months. Now, ten years later, I can look at the merry go round, but I doubt I'd ever get back on it. |