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I am descending the same rabbit hole but with the ARC Ref75se. An audition in a few weeks might shed some light, though it won’t be with my amp, obviously.

Gizmodo sounds pretty delighted about Tidal’s impending crash. Then all the “I don’t care about sound quality” comments afterward. Not encouraging.


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Dylan’s Time Out of Mind, an LP I’ve hunted locally a long while and finally caught this weekend.


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Seems they had to go pretty far out of their way to avoid naming the Yggy a product of the year. There’s been nonstop buzz about that DAC on every forum all year. I remember it didn’t test well for...

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Seems like the engineering background is good news, at least? Hopefully he'll invest in the standards brands like ARC maintain on a consistent basis.


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There's no question the sound is unimpeachable. My only fear with the trigger cable quirk was I might be without this amazing amp for several weeks.


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I did a number of things to address the problem. I cleared more space around the amp for additional air flow, turned off the meter lamps (why not right?), and removed the trigger cable. For several...

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This is the sort of problem I would hope American innovation can knock out of the park.


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What a cool setup!


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Can you guys tell me how a trigger cable works? Is there a one-time signal to power up the slave component and another to power off? Or a continuous signal?

I also feel comfortable switching each...

Today I had friends over for Opening Day of the MLB season. Played music before we went to eat, thirty five or so minutes with no trouble. After the game we played vinyl for more than two hours and...

Last night, my REF-75se shut down unexpectedly after more than three hours of continuous play with no sonic issues. I have it connected to my ARC SP-20 preamp with a 12v trigger cable, so my first...

James McMurtry, "It Had to Happe." (Sugar Hill)

This is a German pressing, via the Grooveland label.

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"The Trials of Van Occupanther" (10th Anniversary Reissue) by Midlake

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I've only ever heard praise for the PH6. Seems Audio Research knows their way around a phono stage. When my dealer demo'd for me a mid-level Linn LP12 with the brand-new Krystal cartridge (.25mv,...

Following up this dusty thread, I finally chose the VPI Prime with an Ortofon Cadenza Blue cart (at .5mV). It sounds great so far. With more latitude on the phono stage I might have picked the...

Should spin this one on an LP-12, probably. Some bagpipe rock from the Highlands: Big Country's 1983 US debut, "The Crossing."
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I'm too new to have made a serious purchase I already regret, but I'm buying and discarding isolation boards like nobody's business. A few more and I'll be ready to open my own restaurant supply...

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http://www.audioshark.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=17656&stc=1Started with Red Wax mono "Revolver" on FLAC & ended with Macy Gray's...

Also: The Krystal is .23mV, I believe, which was well below any recommendation for my SP20. Too bad, because it sounds great.