I have a few to share:
Sold an ARC SP-10 years ago as I was sure the LS2B was the ticket to refinements across the board. What a total disappointment that was! Meanwhile, it took an incredibly expensive purchase of the PH2/LS5 to get the SP-10's musicality back.
I would have thought the SP-10 experience would have taught me a lesson but I did it again. I sold an ARC VT130 amp for a pair of Classic 150 mono amps. The magic in the music was immediately gone. The CL150s were so analytically sounding and the VT130 controlled the Magnepan 3.3 speakers far better than the CL150s. The VT130 (non SE model) under $2k is an awesome bargain.
The other major mistake I made was waiting far too long to try a power conditioner. What the Audio Magic Eclipse did for my system was like no other upgrade I ever experienced before. It was as if I upgraded 4 components at once ... and all for just under $2k. No other single purchase even comes close to this.
John
Sold an ARC SP-10 years ago as I was sure the LS2B was the ticket to refinements across the board. What a total disappointment that was! Meanwhile, it took an incredibly expensive purchase of the PH2/LS5 to get the SP-10's musicality back.
I would have thought the SP-10 experience would have taught me a lesson but I did it again. I sold an ARC VT130 amp for a pair of Classic 150 mono amps. The magic in the music was immediately gone. The CL150s were so analytically sounding and the VT130 controlled the Magnepan 3.3 speakers far better than the CL150s. The VT130 (non SE model) under $2k is an awesome bargain.
The other major mistake I made was waiting far too long to try a power conditioner. What the Audio Magic Eclipse did for my system was like no other upgrade I ever experienced before. It was as if I upgraded 4 components at once ... and all for just under $2k. No other single purchase even comes close to this.
John