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| audio Research REF 110 and KT 120 tubes I am due for new tubes in my Classic 120's. Wonder if the KT120 would be a drop in as well. It seems that the SED 6550C Winged are really getting scarce. Not too many tube sellers have them anymore and i would need 2 sets of matched Octets. I will... | |
| Best software to convert FLAC to Apple lossless? If you are going the MAC route, why do you want to convert to AIFF or Apple Lossless. Use Songbird instead so that you can play your Flac files with your MAC. No need to convert. I use to convert them with MAX so i can play them with Itunes but no... | |
| I am at the end of my rope, please help I had the same exact issue with a Dynavector XV1's last year. The right channel was louder. Switching the phono cable at the phono stage input, the left channel became louder. Looking at the styli with a 10X loupe i noticed that the styli was ever... | |
| If you could only keep 5 Lp vinyl which ones WOW, lots of good album here that i haven't put on in years. I will put some on this weekend. My collection is somewhat small approx. 2000 LP'sJazz is really my thing so here it goes:Miles (Kind of Blue)Duke Ellington (Jazz Party in Stereo)Patrici... | |
| ARC LS25 mkII noise level Also, try to float the AC ground on the LS25 temporarily. See if the hum/noise go away. The guy you need to talk to at ARC is Chris Ossana. Helpful and technical Guru.I have a pair of Classic 120's and Ref3 LE both with many upgraded parts in the ... | |
| Ortofon A90 or Air Tight PC-1 Audiofeil......AMEN!!!!Downunder....I agree with you re: SRA adjustment. Ldorio....If SRA need to be adjusted with a USB microscope perhaps every A90 should come with one. Or, at the very least, Ortofon should provide a chart as a starting point t... | |
| Ortofon MC A90 Cartridge VTF I stand corrected from my previous post. If the VTF is lower (ie: 2.0 or lower), the VTA need to be less to attain the desired 92 degrees SRA. As VTF increases, the styli is pushed forward on the record surface and the base of the tonearm need to ... | |
| STP distance. Is it critical ? Forgive my ignorance Raul but, what is IEC and DIN and the difference between both.Which should i use. My tonearm is Graham Phantom II and Ortofon A90. Thanks | |
| STP distance. Is it critical ? Thank You all for the info you have provided. To make it simple, i will ensure that the STP distance is dead on BEFORE i attempt to align the cartridge (A90) with the Mint LP. Thanks again. | |
| Changing from an XV1-S Madfloyd and T bone and thom....amen.Mount the XV1's and/or an A90 on a top shelf arm. You will be astounded at the sonic performance of those babies. I know, i have both mounted on a Phantom II fed into a modded ARC Ref Phono 2. I won't part with... | |
| LessLoss Signature vs Synergistic Python CX Sorry, yes i meant Shunyata. | |
| Ortofon MC A90 Cartridge VTF Hi all, I ain't getting a microscope. I have enough gizzmos as it is. The A90 is a top shelf cartridge no doubt and i would suspect that tracking this puppy at a lower VTF then recommended by Ortofon (2.3g), you would have to raise the back of the... | |
| Turntables better than a Wadia 861SE w/ Statement Syntax......Amen. I have both, Digital and Analog.Personally, i do not think that Digital Red Book players can touch a well thought out Analog system at any price. Name them all. (Wadia, dcs, MBL, ARC, Simaudio, etc...). The closest thing to Anal... | |
| Graham Phantom DV XV-1s setup question Hi Halcro, I have a Phantom II as well but i can not locate that blue mark you are refering to for damping fluid level. Is this blue mark somewhere in the well or perhaps my arm is an earlier version of the II. It's about 1/4 up the shank now. I a... | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not I second Don c55 here. Over the years, i have purchased tubes like KT91 & KT88 from ARC and 6550C Winged C from The Tube Store and Parts Connexion for my Classic 120 monos. Biasing is very straight forward (unlike other ARC models). One biasin... |