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| What is the average life expectancy of a DAC? I was waiting for the FPGA people to weigh in, thankyou! I have two dogs in this hunt...I have a wonderful Wadia 16 CD player/DAC I bought new in the 90s for what was then crazy money, and it gave me a great life span. It's still a useful compone... | |
| Borrowing equipment from dealers I would love to see the manufacturers serve the function of providing the in home demo. I realize that PS Audio does some form of this, but they also ended their dealer network. I'm thinking of a hybrid model. A consumer could request an in home ... | |
| Townsend springy platforms for my Sasha 2s, springs not ISOA GIAS, HRTs for electronics??? Well, the game is on. I just ordered 2 #3 Podiums for the Sasha 2s, 2 #3 Platforms for the ARC REF10, an extra pod for the power supply box of the REF, and a #2 Platform for the dCS Bartok. I will let everyone know what I hear as I install it in a... | |
| Townsend springy platforms for my Sasha 2s, springs not ISOA GIAS, HRTs for electronics??? I appreciate everyone's contribution, especially MILLERCARBON who has helped blaze this trail. I am in contact with John from Townsend and we are working on options. I told him I couldn't face trying to put the Sashas on the Podiums with the spik... | |
| Re-terminate speaker cables Two other sources to re-terminate would be Amplifier Surgery and Moon Audio. | |
| WILSON AUDIO.....BIG NAME, BIG PRICE........ARE THEY THAT GOOD? I would add that I bought Sasha 2's new, but as a closeout at what I thought was a competitive price. I still do, but I'm still figuring them out, making changes to all my associated components. I read the reviews that said that Wilsons demand a l... | |
| Theoretically better to connect my subwoofer from preamp out, or from outputs on my amps? Thanks everyone, the collective does not disappoint!! | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? Thank you for reminding me! I have known that most damage to electronics is caused by the cycling of being turned on and off. I will be doing power cord and interconnect shootouts and I'll be sure to be careful not to cycle it on and off. I used t... | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? Yes, thank you for reframing my exact question! I think no one may actually know the answer because there are too many variables for a "rule of thumb" guideline. Lots of well intentioned responses. I'm going to turn it on a little before or concur... | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? Thanks to everyone for their thoughtful answers. The general gist of things as I summarize your comments in my mind is that common sense should prevail and to turn the preamp off when I'm done for the day, clearly stop worrying about tube life and... | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? Thank you both. I'm over thinking it as just after I purchased my REF 10 I saw the forum comments here a couple days ago about ARC equipment blowing tubes, and the further comments about how the guy couldn'tget it to be reliable. So he felt he nee... | |
| Rogue DragoN or Bel Canto Ref600 M Wow, I have just gone through a similar process in evolving my system. I ran my system for a long time with a Wadia CD player acting as my preamp directly feeding my Krell and then into my B&W 801s. I didn't know what I was doing with that app... | |
| New ARC REF6se or buy a used ARC Reference 10? Thanks to wire transfers and UPS overnight I just installed a used 2018 ARC Reference 10, replacing my rogue RP 7 with Mazda NOS tubes. It is in perfect shape, literally two little marks on the clear plastic tops. It is warming up from its flight ... | |
| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? I went through a system revision beginning two years ago. I bought a Purist Audio Design (PAD) Colossus silver balanced cable in the early nineties to connect my Wadia CD player directly to my Krell amp. It was a crazy move to spend 1200 on a sing... | |
| New ARC REF6se or buy a used ARC Reference 10? Well, thanks guys. I did just that. Bought a used REF 10. It will be replacing a rolled Rogue RP 7. I will let you know what it sounds like after I get it shipped here and heated up. Thanks for your thoughts! |