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| Higher-End Class A/B vs. Class A Integrateds Conrad johnson 27A is true class A tube Amp. worth your consideration | |
| How to make the Focal Kanta No. 2 speakers sing? I have focal scala v2 with ARC amp and preamp tubes No issue there i have also used same speakers with CJ 27A amp and Cj preamp great warm sound with jazz , vocal LPs i have used big boy Mc1.2kw in past no complaints but SS is not my cup of... | |
| Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions! I buy new CD releases from CDJ and play on PS audio SACD transport/DAC linked with I 2S cable. no edgy sounds, much better clean ,warm sound than high res Oppo 205 player even better than better than MCD350. Yes it pained me to spend on digi... | |
| ARC REF 6 upgraded by ARC. @tattooedtrackman ; I do like the upgrade for $3500 as i was honored with quoted price from last year but was unable to send the unit in that time., Ok about difference in SE, compared to Ref 6, i find floor/ noise is low, mid range and highs a... | |
| ARC REF 6 upgraded by ARC. Yes ,tubes are tested and replaced if necessary for a fee@150 per tube.Company prefers that you send in old tubes for upgrade, as Tube availability is scarce these days. only big tube 6550 is included free of charge in upgrade. | |
| ARC REF 6 upgraded by ARC. 5 K is also quoted as upgrade charge for 160M upgrade. Don't know how many caps /wires or boards are changed. | |
| ARC REF 6 upgraded by ARC. Ref 6 to SE upgrade is about 5k now excluding New tubes(7).I was not able to send mine back in 2021, so when I called again this month i received return authorization to send in the unit and it was ready to be shipped back ion 2 days. | |
| Let's see your office systems Oppo 105D >>Schitt Freya + preamp>> Chord Etude amp>>Revel 126BE speakers | |
| CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE How good is PS audio prefect wave CD/SACD? User's in put much appreciated. | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height Acora SR2 SF Amati G 5 | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream MK2 DAC When I ordered new DSDac yesterday,I was told it will not be ready to ship until May 2023. | |
| "High end" store snobbery Agree with what AKG-CA said in above post. Personal experience with a famous dealer in Delware ,who accepted Mcintosh and AR in trade in but refused AVRs | |
| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? Thank you Kota1, Schitt freya+ is wonderful preamp for the money. transparent, detailed sound w/o much noise. I have 6^N7 tubes in operation,;preamp is highly rated in reviews. | |
| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? 1-My office desktop has sport PS audio$599.0 connected to BW T7 speakers(dead battery); I stream from I phone via Qobuz 2-Home desk top-Oppo 105D>>shitt tube preamp>>chord Etude amp>>RevelBE126 speakers | |
| After the thrill is gone I have Audio research tube amp/preamp/McIntosh CD player350 connected to Focal scala V2 as my primary speakere;very other week I switch speaker cable to connect to C27A and GAT2 preamp-cardas speaker cable. |