fsonicsmith
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| Theta Casa Nova vs Audio Prism Mantissa I LOVE seeing reference to the classic, overlooked, and largely forgotten AudioPrism Mantissa! I proudly owned and used one for over twenty years. I bought mine new from a prominent Columbus, OH high-end retailer who did not carry Audio Prism and ... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Interesting question. Hmmm let me see. I would say that changing a preamp is far more of an audible change than changing amp. For example, here are 2 possible set ups with relatively efficient speakers:1. Audio research reference 6 preamp and e... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Nirvana is but a fleeting moment before the next tube roll... You can't win... Oh well, tuboholic audiophrenia is A Harsh Mistress *Grins!* No, I wouldn't go that far. With the Ref150se/GS150 in particular and most other tube amps in general, ... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Have you considered breakin in the device 24 7 using a break-in CD, or even better, a radio tuner set to some FM interstation hash?You must be a solid state guy! You can't do that with tube amps. They get too hot and should be shut down after 6 ho... | |
| ARC Ref 150se bias question For anyone mildly interested, I posted the same question over on AA's "amps and preamps" forum and got much more in the way of responses, one of which was something I should have known; switch the "bad" master and slave tube with corresponding tub... | |
| Which amplifier (integrated) would you recommend for Monitor Audio PL speakers I think there are two main reasons for the perceived brightness. Reason number one is speaker set-up. 95% of audio enthusiasts don't take the time to learn proper speaker set-up and methodically find the sweet spot. Read Jim Smith's book Get Bette... | |
| Directionality of wire Mr. Kait, as I know you know, there are many threads on multiple boards about you and questioning all aspects of your background, educational, vocational, and otherwise. I am a lawyer. On Monday I am going to send a letter on my letterhead to the ... | |
| Directionality of wire Now, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist which I happen to be In addition to being a skeptic as to wire directionality, call me a skeptic on this doozy little gem. Please, give us proof! If you prove me wrong I will humbly apologize to you. | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Yes, the GS150 should be plugged directly into the wall. Still unclear on the preamp-are you running preamp-less? Are you running the GamuT as a cdp or are you using the digital out into the Oppo or some other dac? I realize that you've had many o... | |
| Directionality of wire The reason why AC cables AND fuses in AC circuits are directional is because we only hear the effects of the portion of the alternating current that is traveling TOWARD the component.With all due respect, repeating this falsehood over and over doe... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Update on my GS150: i have been listening to this amp for about 2 hours today and i can't put my finger on it, but i find it somewhat "bright" sounding. It almost makes you not able to crank up the music because of the brightness. Do me a favor Wh... | |
| Thinking of a new preamp and looking for advice... I too agree with jmcgrogan2. I recently upgraded my preamp from an old Audioprism Mantissa to an ARC Ref 6. I have a Manley Steelhead and as much as I love it, ever since getting the Steelhead I have a ground loop that goes away if I switch back t... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! As someone else in this thread accurately predicted, here is an authorized dealer boldly selling band new GS150's at a steep discount. Keep in mind ARC strictly forbids authorized dealers from giving more than an 8% discount UNLESS the product is ... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Whitecamaross- I missed your McIntosh trial but certainly the vast, vast majority of your journey has been with DC coupled amps and not transformer coupled. As to the latter, ARC advises to ignore the rated impedance of your speaker and try for yo... | |
| ARC Ref 150se bias question Thanks a ton Johnny R! I will call you tomorrow. |