stevea11757
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| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? +1 for Quicksilvergreat bang for the buck and a good place to start with tubes. Still have mine in my office system after moving up through ARC's and now have 5se in main system. QS still running in office system and still no issues | |
| Power Cord Suggestions REF 5se It has somewhat but due to work schedule I am pretty sure it still had less than 100 hours on it. This weekend I might get another 10 hours or so, will make an effort to work it this week after I get home each night so maybe by next weekend I will... | |
| Sax, piano, guitar recommendations While I have a number of Kenny G albums I still like playing a track or two every now and then. Wife was the fan until I was talked into going in to the Blue Note (NYC) where he used to be there every year right before the holidays (Now Chris Bott... | |
| Diminishing Returns Good for you, I wish I could say the same, but with the help of these forums I am confident I will get there. I think I am off the upgrade merry-go-round as I am currently very satisfied with the equipment I have and the sound it is able to reprod... | |
| Power Cord Suggestions REF 5se Yes, caps are OEM, just like the ones that were in the unit. Only have 10 hours or so on new caps, rest of unit has around 800+ (at last look)I will sit on my hands until I get to around 200 hours then make a decision on where to go. I already hav... | |
| Power Cord Suggestions REF 5se audphile1Yeah, that was pretty much what I was going to do before making any changes. I have a PSA P20 that is currently out of the system, so right now everything is plugged directly into outlets.Rest of system is PSA DSD, PSA Memory Player, Nak ... | |
| Power Cord Suggestions REF 5se Unfortunately, I do not believe the pc I got with the unit is OEM. First owner bought as demo unit. Guy at repair shop had a factory that looked a lot heavier than the cord I got with the unit. Sent email to seller and asked, but I expect his repl... | |
| Power Cord Suggestions REF 5se I thought about that, but the 27 is going to second system to replace a 17se. I have heard of them, never really checked them out, but will now. | |
| Audio System Donation Interesting dilemma, I also approaching retirement and although I have thought about it from time to time, I suspect neither offspring would be terribly interested. They either stream from their phones to wireless systems they have, or just throug... | |
| New member - Dahlquist DQ10 questions Should you not have the stands, I have a pair from mine (when I sold then I guess the guy didn't want them) If in the NY area they are all yours, happy to give them to a fellow QC-10 owner. | |
| Problem with Ref 5SE I am not so lucky as the lead snapped at the top of the cap with nothing left to reattach | |
| Problem with Ref 5SE Well, I understand all the suggestions to send the unit back, but the seller is eager to make this right. Stopped by HEAR today, spent 2 1/2 hours with Ben and we found the failure. Apparently ARC never considered the possibility of rough handling... | |
| Problem with Ref 5SE Seller has started the claim with shipper, so he is holding up his end. Other than being disappointed I fully expect that this will end up working out in the end. | |
| Problem with Ref 5SE The seller had a lot of positive feedback, which I checked on before I purchased. He has been available during the entire process and I am currently waiting for a reply since I just found out that the issue was larger than tubes last night. I cont... | |
| Problem with Ref 5SE Well, it is official, problem is bigger than a power tube. Got replacement tubes, installed new power tubes and it made absolutely no difference. Will look for local authorized shop or send back to ARC if there are none close enuf.Put the LS27 bac... |