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| SOTA vacuum or no? I have been a Sota owner for 23 years. Star, Nova and now Cosmos IV. I could never live without vacuum hold down. I just received a few vinyls from Cisco and Naim and they look like a salad bowl. Badly warped. Without vacuum hold down those would ... | |
| Worth having my SOTA Sapphire refurbished? Give Kirk or Donna a call (608-538-3500). You may be able to trade your Saphire for a refurbished or even a new TT at a very reasonable cost. I have owned several Sota models in the last 20 years. My first one was a Star circa 1985. Ended up tradi... | |
| How Much Are Canadian Customs on US Made Imports Correction. Canada Post do not charge a "brokerage" fee. It's a "handling" fee and yes it is $5.00. Regardless, this is MUCH cheaper than what the UPS and Fedex thugs charge. If you purchase from the US, insist that they ship the item to Canada by... | |
| What's the best Phono preamp under $1000?? Indeed, a few ARC PH3SE on sale here. Can not be beat at the used asking price ($1200.00) and you can roll tubes easily. 6922, 7308. Good luck in your search. Sly | |
| Which ARC Linestage? Hi, i have had a LS16 MKI and PH3SE modded by GNSC with wonderful sonic results. Both are now packed away in a closet somewhere. I since have had a Ref2 MKI & Ref Phono modded by GNSC to my spec's with Amperex 7308 PQ white label tubes. RCA 6L... | |
| Tube Rolling In Audio Research Phono Preamp I concur with Chris. I have a PH3SE modified by GNSC and have used Funken's and Siemens to wonderful sonic results. Now, the PH3 is packaged and put away as i have aquired a REF Phono that has been considerably modified by GNSC. V-CAPS tefelon and... | |
| Audio Research REF2 MK 1 Vs. MK 2 That is the beauty of the MKI in that you can "play" with all type of tubes you describe whereas with the MKII you are pretty much stuck with the 6H30.I have a REF 2 MKI modified by GNSC with Amperex 7308 PQ white label and RCA 6L6GC blackplate an... | |
| DRT XV1s Vs Orpheus Vs Shelter Harmony Vs 47 Labs I have a XV1's mounted in a SME V with stunning results. TT is Sota Cosmos IV. | |
| Quicksilver Contact Enhancer I agree with Bill F.I deoxidized my tube pins and sockets every few months with Caig Deoxit and then clean the residue with alcohol 99% and finish off with Kontak. I have used QSG on tube pins in the past with no audible difference. The problem wi... | |
| Audio Research Ref210 vs Ref300 vs VTM200 Thanks for your insight Dave Mitchell. The Parsifal Encore and the newer version Ovation can not be bi-wired or bi-amped. Their design does not permit it. So, potentially using 2 stereo amps would not be possible. Only the Sarastro's and their top... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s set up I track mine at 1.90g on an SME V (pending arrival of my new Phantom) with great success with ARC Reference Phono (with full GNSC mods package) loaded down to 100z. The Ref does not have loading capability "on the fly". I sent it back to GNSC to b... | |
| Audio Research Ref210 vs Ref300 vs VTM200 Thanks Davemitchell. If you were not an ARC dealer and you were in my position (can't quite afford a REF 210), what would you do?REF300 MKII, VTM200......or keep the Classic 120's until you can afford a pair of REF 210 new or if/when a used pair c... | |
| My favorite Steely Dan song has to be... Every single one of them and what Fagen as put out as a solo artist too. I just can't pick one. It would be like, which of your child do you like best. | |
| audio research sells out good or bad ? The end of yet, another era. I have owned ARC gear for 25 years and i will not part with what i have. Thank goodness GNS and Steve Huntley is around to mod the old stuff and make them sound AWESOME. Unfortunately, Bill Johnson is 80 something and ... | |
| Great Cartridge for Graham Phantom Sirspeedy, let us know what you think of your Phantom when you get it with those little "upgrades". Will likely replace my SME V with a Phantom soon after i get my new Cosmos that should arrrive within days now. I have not put an order for a Phant... |