whart
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| Audio Research Owners Worried? @daveyf agreed I reached out to Gon central control to ask them to do just that. | |
| Audio Research filing for bankruptcy? One of the ARC execs just posted on What's Best- company is open, running, they hope to have a new owner quickly. We have a bunch of threads on this. I reached out to TPTB to see if these could be consolidated. Bill Hart | |
| Audio Research filing for bankruptcy? Sad news. They set the benchmark in the States with the SP-3 preamp. I owned a fair amount of their gear back in the day, stopping at the SP-10mkii preamp and a succession of their amps. W Z Johnson was a force in the industry- hard to get the lin... | |
| How eclectic is your taste in music? I tired of the usual audiophile warhorses a while ago. I have "best" pressings of many- I devoted time, attention and money to acquiring those before prices got completely nutty and clean playing copies were harder to find. Thanks to a tip from s... | |
| ML No532 Amp Repair I'm a long timer here at the Gon and reached out to Outpost4 b/c he came down to pick up a bunch of stuff from Pyramid. I now live in Austin so we hung out together and know each other from the boards. He's not a regular poster at the Gon but did ... | |
| Audio Research REF 6 to REF 6SE upgrade. I was a long time ARC owner starting back in the mid-70s, do they offer a trade up program? That might make sense but the bean counters often rule. I haven't deal with them in more than the decade, Zane was gone but Len had just left parts and ser... | |
| Yamaha Amplifier Warranty Issues Do they have a main headquarters in California? If so, the law there is very much in your favor. No legal advice intended or offered. | |
| Demise of bass quality in Main speakers I have had Avangarde Duos since 2006-7, and only I after I added a pair of 15 inch subs, with DSP, changed to a big Koetso stone, and fully isolated the table with the biggest Minus K did I achieve bass that matched the quality of the midrange- ho... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Abdul Wadud[ "by Myself" crazy money as an OG, soon to be reissued, cut by the notorious BG, though involves some DSD. He was on a lot of records as a sideman. Classical- Free Jazz. RARE. 30 bucks. Quality unknown until I get a copy. Now Again rel... | |
| What is the proper loudness for listening? The db levels are informative to a point. What’s the ambient noise level of your room? I don’t have to listen LOUD to get it, but if I crank it a bit more than mild, I’ll energize the room with the subs and can get more. It is not necessarily bet... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? Solution- stop reading the rags. | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @daveyf - I don't know how you can judge price/value without listening to the thing. That price point is not even close to the top these days --not justifying high prices but my limited experience with Rockport gear- both table and speakers- was t... | |
| Admitting my error… Used record prices are inflated, as is grading. There are some specialty dealers who are known for consistent grading but they aren’t cheap. It really depends on what kind of music you are chasing. For new issues, the Tone Poets are great fun and ... | |
| Shure Bulletin (written in 1954) The booklet, by Weiler, was originally published by Climax Pub. Most people do find it on the Shure site but as far as I know they never had anything to do with the original publication. Mike Bodell wrote extensively on the subject using Weiler's ... | |
| The one, the only Garth Hudson. They were so good (the RL Brown album is a classic, I have an early green label) and their endings, for the most part, so sad. |