tomic601
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| East Coast Service center referral needed for an ARC D-300.2 amp ARC is long running legendary for a reason but. lets face it, impossible to stock all the parts needed forever and in the case of power supply caps impossible, they can go bad on the shelf… The amp can be recapped w modern parts but it is modifica... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @corelli lovely system and room, welcome :-) | |
| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? @jjss49 ;-) lovely..i will pass that story along as we chat weekly. I understand the “ speaker closet “, mine is full of Quad, A/D/S, , Etc… Then there are the out on loan. IMO having run the 3a-sig w many amps in a few rooms over a decade, they ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? also welcome to the many new posters :-) love your contributions and diverse tastes.. Jim | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bkeske Congrats Brian ! Now, more than ever Cleveland Rocks ! I don’t miss identifying Palm trees from low rez pictures…. Jesus, i hope that @#$&$#@ is behind us… Tom - Maybe we can get a cull pile exchange going …. ? The Stardust story so ... | |
| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? as a bit of an aside, my mentor , teacher and friend Richard Vandersteen engineers his speakers to be a relatively easy load and provides matching. power amplifiers optimized for those loads. An unfair advantage some would say….. @carlsbad nice p... | |
| Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance?? From a speaker perspective the spec is a rather complex chart of impedence vs frequency including the phase angle component, often called load. There is no single amplifier spec of an amplifiers ability to “ deal “ with the complex load w real mus... | |
| More Current Single Ended Interconnect Cables Closest To AudioQuest Niagara's? Niagara replaced ( sort of ) Sky, Fire replaced Niagara. I have both Fire and Niagara in various systems, along w Water and Wild Blue Yonder. Both Fire and Niagara are very neutral. Hope that helps. @audioconnection Johnny this site is a very expe... | |
| Lyra Delos or Hana ML @daveyf agree ! Lambda is an improvement and when i asked Jonathan about bringing that technology to the Delos, he said not economic to do so. I am likely to get an Etna when i wear out the Delos ;-) my best to you ! Jim | |
| At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern? Here is link to my vintage toybox ( third system ).. There are 1ci in there, ESL63, Apogee Stage, Cornwall, Theil 2.3, …etc… https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7106 | |
| At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern? I forgot to add congrats on the vacation home ! it’s an interesting first world problem maintaining great systems both locales, especially 1,200 miles apart. The Hafler 220 works great w Vandy. I would venture to say the 2’s left most dealerships ... | |
| Lyra Delos or Hana ML @thom_at_galibier_design Yes, so true. Syrup is fantastic on a Waffle, not so much on a steak. Hopefully OP is working w a trusted dealer w good setup skills. Best to you Jim | |
| Happy New Year to Me, from OL to Triplanar OK, sorry slow to get back w you. IMO The CF armtube does not need damping w lLyra, This is based on two listening sessions w Lyra Atlas. it does benefit my Delos on Aluminum. Paddle is about 25% in fluid. IF you have aluminum arm tube i advise ... | |
| Transparent vs Synergistic Research? @ted_denney Happy New Year to you Ted ! i learned to look at dates…the hard way :-) Jim | |
| Lyra Delos or Hana ML theres an Ebony on a Rega in there somewhere , Delos on a Triplaner on another system page…. Enjoy the music. |