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| Tubes for ARC VT100 Kevin Deal pulled the same crap on me 6 months ago. I called Music Reference in Santa Barbara and told him the story. I brought him my amp and he ran the tubes for half a day to make sure they were ok. He even cleaned and biased the amp for free. ... | |
| Has anyone ever switched to Harbeth Pingpong,I really like the 3.4's. I just hear so much about Harbeth nowadays I just wanted to give them a try. Maybe I should Just pick up a used pair. I Imagine there not a hard speaker to sell If I don't like them. | |
| Has anyone ever switched to Harbeth Pingpong,I'm currently running 3.4's. I'm just thinking about making a change. | |
| ARC vs LFD The pre-amp tubes last 4000 hours and they only cost 120.00 so that is not a problem. The amp tubes are replaced every 2000 hours at a cost of 500.00. It would be nice to get away from this constant maintenance. I just don't know If I would be hap... | |
| Audio Research Reference 5 Preamp No Money,I know companies have to come out with new gear to create sales. But ARC is notorious for coming out with 2 or 3 versions of the same unit. Example Vt-100 mkl mk2 mk3. They also change models very quickly. Other companies don't change the... | |
| Audio Research Reference 5 Preamp You have to hand it to ARC. They sure know how to extract cash from their clientele. They know that a certain percentage of there Ref-3 owners will trade up for the new model. I guess that's how they stay in business. | |
| audio research ph7 & Cartridge Don't do it. I have a ph-5 which has the same gain as your ph-7. I was running a low-output Benz cartride and the system had no dynamics. It sounded dead. I recently traded my cartrige in for the new style Benz wood body. It has medium output. The... | |
| Are high-end manufacterers pricing themselves It's funny you mention Virtual Dynamics. I called over there a couple of years ago and talked to the owner. He sounded like a car salesman. He had a hell of a spiel. He wanted to sell me some power cords he was discontinuing. He told me he would g... | |
| Notice to all. Bob Williams of Audionut deceased. I'm just saying I never heard of him before on this website. If his name was mentioned alot I probably would know who he was. I didn't mean any disrespect by my comments. | |
| Vpi vs. TW Acustic Hifi Gary,I meant you should try and listen to the TW Raven table. I was not telling you to buy another VPI. I understand where you are coming from. | |
| Vpi vs. TW Acustic Hifi Gary,I have the same table as you minus the triplanar. I have heard the table in question and I personally would not buy it. I asked Brooks about the TW Raven and he didn't have much to say about it. I would suggest finding someone that has t... | |
| Vpi vs. TW Acustic Hifi Gary,Is you're dealer Brooks Berdan? | |
| Would you pay to audition speakers After reading all your posts I've decided to pass on the 500.00 audition. I'm going to buy speakers that I can audition for free. I did call the company that produces the speaker in question. They told me that they dropped that dealer due to his b... | |
| Revelation My experience has been the opposite. When I hear megabuck systems I usually am very disappoinred in the sound. When I hear modest sytems I'm blown away by how good they sound.Sure I have heard a few megabuck systems that were mind blowing but for ... | |
| Good stores in LA Bongo, I do agree with your assessments on dealers 1,3,4 and 5. I do have to stick up for Brooks Berdan. They have always went out of there way to help me and even ordered Items for me without asking for money up front. |