audio research purchase
There is a REF6 advertised for sale and the seller states it was purchased direct from ARC. It’s my understanding they do not sell direct, only through dealers, except for tubes and whatever.
Am I correct? I know I can contact ARC but it's the weekend.,and I prefer to call.
Local, I would ask if you can bring your 5, and compare it to his 6. He might be interested to hear the difference. He could add that to his description if you don’t take it home. My friend upgraded, used AR___ to used AR___ I heard the improvement, but we both thought there was something wrong with his existing, have you ever had a check up? Also, the new to him had a much more incremental volume control, that feature alone was enough, but it did sound better also. |
@barts, yes I agree on the garage environment. I know that the room should be the first to dial in, but it's 1200 sq ft, with a high ceiling, and it is a shop. Acoustical nightmare.really, but I make it work. @elliottbnewcombjr In the back of my mind I always wondered if a checkup of my 75se and 5se should be done, although there are no issues. I retubed both units with ARC select from Upscale. |
@tomic601 I owe you one. I had the itch,and I just read your post, and my itch disappeared. A better ROI for me might be to sell the Aurender A15 and get an N200. and separate DAC. Curious about HRS isolation. |
Sure…. I am definitely an enabler… both your 75 and 5 will benefit from HRS Nimbus couplers 3 for the pre and 4x for the amp . I have pretty much entirety of 2 systems all with Nimbus couplers. There are of course other brands. Turntables live on HRS spring platforms and Vortex. There are of course other brands of isolation. I’m sort of opportunistic with picking up Nimbus as best I can used … |
