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Anyone Compared ARC Ref 75SE and 75 With KT150
I believe Oregonpapa bought a new 75SE but never upgraded his 75 with KT150s. 
Vandersteen 5A to Carbons??
The Mid range is much better in the Carbon and the overall sound imroved compared to my old 5As. 
Vandersteen 5A to Carbons??
I sold my 5a and bought 5a carbons and I am very glad I did . It is a significant upgrade for me. 
How to clean inside Amps and PreAmps
I have ARC Ref 5SE preamp and REF 250 AMPs and read many posts they sound good without covers . Also removing covers was dissipating heat faster than built in fans. 
How to clean inside Amps and PreAmps
Thanks for you suggestion. That's what I have been doing. I just removed the cover 2 days back and found dust inside. I always covered them with cloth after usage. thanks for Painters Brush suggestion. 
Audio Research Reference DAC
I had this dac for 6 months. I sold it as I am not using preamp,section of this dac. Too expensive as a dac. If you don't have a preamp, then it might be a good buy 
amp for vandersteen Quatro maybe vandersteen 5a
I have 5A carbon and use ARC Reference 250s. You can buy a used Ref 75 which will match very well with quarto or even Ref 110 . 
Ref-75-SE delivered ...
I was just sarcastic :) 
Ref-75-SE delivered ...
St this point do we really know if arc has done any hardware changes except tubes and wire ? 
Anyone use solar power?
Power is power. don't think there is any difference. When we get power to our homes, it is a mixture of thermal, nuclear, wind, solar and hydro. 
Ref-75-SE delivered ...
Every other year I will upgrade my Amp + Pre Amp + Dac and spend 20k-30k for upgrades alone . If I purchase new ones I will end up spending another 20-30K. I am forced to upgrade as every upgrade brings 50% improvement in sound. I heard they are c... 
Audio Research 75 SE
I had recently changed my capacitors from white to red when one of the capacitors went bad on my REF 250s. ARC also replace the wire at that time and I later upgraded to KT 150. But did not hear much difference after all these changes. 
Am i obliged to buy when seller refused at first..
I have sent multiple emails to Agon and never received any reply back. I will send one more today. I don't care about $19 fees but neutral feedback erased by 100% positive feedback :( 
Vandersteen 5A's Internal crossovers/batteries
I used Energizer Advanced Lithium 10 Year backup battery and mailed my crossovers to Vandersteen and they did the soldering for me. I don't think they charged much. I don't need to change batteries for another 10 Years . I suggest you use the same... 
Am i obliged to buy when seller refused at first..
I contacted the seller and he said he already sold it the next day.