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| Azimuth and the Fozgometer Some people will spend $5000.00 on a cartridge and another $5K on a tonearm in a blink of an eye but will cheap out on a "proper" alignment protractor and digital scale and on and on... and rely solely on their "trusted" ears. I do not have a FOZ.... | |
| Which DFG do you use? Hey Liz. You may be on to something. The one i have is a Cartridge Man i bought used on Agon a few years ago. The battery is inside the unit and gets re-charged with a little charger. So i will take a reading with the DFG plugged in and see if it'... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? Dave, What is the cost of this upgrade? I have a MKII as well. I had sent it back to Bob a couple years ago to have the Micropoise installed. The service was fantastic. Indeed, Bob is a great guy. Same as Peter at Soundsmith. Too few of them remai... | |
| Does the ARC Ref5 sound better than Ref2/3 ? Ulf, you are correct about the production progress of the REF3. The last 25 were badged Limited Edition. It's unclear as to how many of those 25 ended up at Dealers in North America and how many went to Europe and Asia. I was fortunate enough to g... | |
| audio research REF 150 The REF 250 introduced at CAS. The best tubed amp on earth?????Considering replacing my beloved GNSC modded Classic 120's with the REF 150. | |
| Sota Star Nova V......Intermittent Clicking..... Hi, Had a Nova for many years and never experienced what you describe. I now have a Cosmos IV and i do not have this issue. I suggest you call Kirk at Sota before sending it back. It could very well be something minor. Who knows..... | |
| What are your favorite phono cartridges? Dynavector XV1's with Soundsmith re-tipOrtofon A90Both mounted on Graham Phantom II. | |
| Price for ARC PH3 SE and PH5 I can say that the PH3SE is a very nice piece of gear stock. I had one for quite a few years and was very happy with its performance. At one point i had it modded by GNSC (Black Gates in the power supply, Vcap teflon and Caddock resistors in the s... | |
| Audio Research Ref210 vs Ref300 vs VTM200 Geez, someone had to resurrect an old thread. I have since replaced my Ref 2 MKI and Ref Phono (original) with a Ref 3 LE and a Ref Phono 2 (both GNSC modded). Was the sonic difference profound you ask? I will let you guess. I will soon be replaci... | |
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? Audio Research REF3 LE with GNSC modsAudio Research REF Phono 2 with GNSC modsAudio Research DAC7 with GNSC modsBel Canto 96/24 USB LinkSota Cosmos IVGraham Phantom IIOrtofon A90Verity Audio Parsifal EncoreStealth Indra IC throughoutAudio Research... | |
| audio research REF 150 If i understand this, the REF150 is the REF110 replacement and the 110 will be discontinued correct? | |
| Audio Research Classic 60 & 120 owners Hi, I had the same issue a couple years ago with one amp. I called Chris O. at ARC and he asked me how old were the tubes. I said well over 2000hrs and the ran the bias at 0.7mv. His response was; the bias is too high so you actually have 3000hrs ... | |
| when do you replace capacitors? Minorl, what thermal silicon grease would you recommend best for this application? Would Tech Spray 1977-DP be a good choice? Thank You | |
| ARC VT100 with KT-120 tubes ? Hi All. Did talk to Chris O. this week as well about dropping those KT120 into a pair of Classic 120. His response was that ARC have not "tested" those in a pair of 120's and will not until they get a pair in for service. He told me that electroni... | |
| audio Research REF 110 and KT 120 tubes Thanks Lostbears. I know. I had to replace one resistor near the pot when i changed tubes from KT90 to 6550C a few years ago as i did not have enough "play" on the pot to bring the bias down to .65ma. The lowest i could go was approx. .70ma. The C... |