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| Where R U????? Raleigh, North Carolina. This is a pretty neat area for audio and live music of all types. There are several good, long-time high-end dealers in NC, in addition to VAC, Cary Audio, Soliliquy. | |
| Anyone tried Marigo VTS "Tuning Dots"?? I use various dots in my system to very good effect. Also, I treated my room with the tuning dots. The most noticeable effect was a much improved lower frequencies, especially in speed and detail. I also heard more resolved images within the sound... | |
| ARC Ref 1 vs. ARC LS-25 I vs. ARC LS-25 II I owned a late model REF1 which I replaced with a LS25 MKI several years ago. At that time I was using Quad USA Monitors and a VT100. I thought that the LS25 was very close to the REF1 in my system: to me, the LS25 had an edge in resolution, where... | |
| From Maggies 1.6QR to B&W N805. Upgrading or Downgrading? Several years ago I was "banned" to a smaller room (11.6 x 13.7), where I really tried to get my panels to work. I owned Quad USA monitors, MG 1.6's, and then I experimented with B&W N805's with my ARC gear. I ended up keeping the N805's (to w... | |
| Which ARC amp to pair with my ARC SP9 MKIII A suggestion: if you are close to a decision on an older ARC amp, you may want to check with ARC regarding the age/condition of the power supply caps. I have heard that in some older ARC amps, the power supply caps may need replacing, which is a v... | |
| Quiex...what exactly is this method of vinyl pressing? I am not sure about the method of Quiex pressing, but I have been told that the Quiex pressings are "first run" pressings on very high quality vinyl. I recall that most, if not all of my Quiex pressings, were promotional releases. Also, most of my... | |
| Replacement tubes for MF X10-D?? I've experimented with various tubes in the X10D connected to a Radio Shack Optimus 3400 portable CD player in a bedroom system. Even with the stock tubes, the improvements with the X10D are evident, especially in soundstaging. "Better" tubes will... | |
| Well Tempered Turntable Tweaks Meles, I am very curious about your mods.When I had one of the original WTT's ( which I was told had been made in Bruce's basement and used the early square motor ), I did the relatively inexpensive Peterson arm mod to very good effect. Two "free"... | |
| Who knows about ACOUSTIC ZEN? I can share my experience with the Acoustic Zen cables with ARC gear and B&W Nautilus speakers, so hopefully, you can audition them in your system to help with your decision. I should mention that my comments are based on my attempts to keep m... | |
| ARC Support I was both surprised and distressed to hear of the difficulties experienced by Mes, especially for such a large expenditure. With no intention of spinning or detracting from Mes unfortunate experience, I can report that in the USA, I have recei... | |
| Sellers that don't respond There is one aspect I want to add to the above experiences regarding timeliness. Some of us travel a good deal in our jobs and are unable to check email daily or even several days in a row. Because of this possibility, I note this in my ads to hop... | |
| RCA to XLR connection Another option:When I owned an Audio Research LS-5 MKIII (only built with balanced inputs/outputs), this unit came supplied with XLR/rca adaptors that had excellent build quality. I believe Audio Research still sells them. Good luck. | |
| B&W Nautilus Tweeter Grills - Lose 'em Gthirteen, the Marigo Dots are a "constrained layer damping system" of small "dots" of various compositions designed for specific applications. (Marigo can give you information on specific applications or give me your fax number and I can fax you ... | |
| B&W Nautilus Tweeter Grills - Lose 'em I also found a significant improvement in the upper-extension, detail, and lowered noise floor by placing one 3mm white Marigo dot at the "12:00 O'Clock" position on the tweeter housings of my Nautilus 805's. This is very easily done by removing t... | |
| replacing Audio Research power chords I had an ARC dealer tech replace the factory PC with IECs to a V70 and a REF1 for about $50 per unit, but you could probably get it done cheaper if you shop around. |