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Audio Research I/50
@stone1 The amp from Tone is indeed an I/50, but it isn't an ARC I/50. It's from a company in Portugal. The amp from the lbtech link is the ARC I/50 and the article does say auto bias. I think the author may have jumped the gun when he said all AR... 
Audio Research I/50
@dweller The manual says "Upon replacing a power tube or tube set, the I/50 must be biased by a trained technician to ensure proper operating values." @stone1 Where did you read that the I/50 has auto bias? I can’t seem to find it anywhere. May I... 
Audio Research I/50
This was taken from the I/50 owners manual.   Vacuum Tubes It is recommended that you replace the vacuum tubes of your I/50 in sets. All of the tubes in your amplifier have been matched to have similar operating characteristics, to provide the b... 
Raven Audio Nighthawk
The Blackhawk for sale on Audiomart is definitely skypunk. His first name is Jeff and if you read his Audiomart feedback the name Jeff is mentioned. Looking at his virtual system you see some Simaudio Moon gear. Looking at his Audiomart feedback y... 
Integrated amp choice. Ayre AX5 Twenty vs Mark Levinson 585
allears4uI just ordered the Osprey to go with my recently purchased Raven Celeste Towers. The Celeste Towers replaced a pair of Tekton Electron SEs that just didn't do it for me. The Towers are a much more refined and coherent speaker a better sou... 
Audiogon’s transaction fees
I got the same results as yogiboy on my iPad. It’s quite simple. You shoudn’t be having these problems. 
Tonearms: Ripoff?
br3098,Check again. It’s probably CNN. 
Dear Audiogon,
The ad was on the top of the page in the same space where you run your banner ads. I haven’t seen it in awhile, so hopefully it was pulled. 
Dear Audiogon,
Discussions about clothing, trips, food, cars, etc won’t get deleted. Political discussions will get deleted.  
Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!
Toothpaste is Elizabeth. 
Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ?
That "huge tax refund" will be in April 2019 when the new tax laws are in effect. The refund you get in April 2018 will be based on the current tax laws. 
Tekton DIs or Legacy Focus SEs?
I've seen the Focus SEs on various websites and the MSRP is over $10,000. Are we talking about the same speaker? 
Where were your audio components designed/engineered?
I thought Parasound gear was designed in California and manufactured in Taiwan. 
I guess I have to sell my Tekton Enzos
"I have the Enzo 2.7's, the DI's and now the Ulfberhts. Yes, the DI's do indeed kill the Enzo's. Listen to them side-by-side, and it's not even close."It's okay for an owner of the speaker to say that, but it is inappropriate for the manufacturer ... 
I guess I have to sell my Tekton Enzos
"They are not similar to each other and one is more than twice as small."That's my point. You are comparing two totally  different speakers. In that context to say one slaughters the other is not reasonable."Same specs as the original Enzo with a ...