mi4's SystemMI4, … I own the Paradigm S8s (v3), which use a BE tweeter. Kinda' curious to read actual user comments about the Personas. Please share. Also, did you compare the ... posted almost 6 years ago | View comment | |
Stan's systemAll the best Stan. May you have a complete and speedy recovery. Bruce posted almost 9 years ago | View comment | |
Al's Eclectic System -- From 7 Decades!Al, good point about ear wax. Probably just the time of the year, but I noticed a loss of hearing in my left ear about two weeks ago. My GP checked my ears and thought the left ear looked a... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemP.S. to last message. ARC says that the bias voltage spec is between 57 mV and 73 mV. So, when the set tube bias is set to 65 mV, the spec range is +/- 8 mV. Why do I want to shoe-horn the tube bia... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, The Ref 150 does not have external analogue meters. I use a Radio Shack digital meter. Yes ... bias readings do vary at different times of the day because the AC line voltage varies... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, perhaps you can help me out with a question. My Ref 150 uses KT-120 tubes. I've bought matched tubes from Kevin, but there seems to be an issue when I adjust tube bias. On a more th... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, just checked Upscale's web site. Here's what Kevin says about the original Winged Cs: "These have been quite possibly the best 6550C/KT88 tube type in production. But impossibl... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemBarry, my ARC front-end gear uses 6550 tubes in the power supplies. I understand that the Russian factory that made the original Winged Cs burned down several years ago. Some vendors may have hoard... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert,You wrote that: "I too am waiting for KT-150 tubes. The problem is production, not ARC. I heard somewhere that ARC is the largest purchaser of tubes short of one of the ... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemHi Albert, How are your Ref 250s doing? Still breaking in? Are you loving em? My Ref 150 is magical. Waiting for ARC to bless the KT-150 tubes. I understand they are transformational. posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemOk Albert next we're going to work on time and phase coherence. If your Grandes are configured like the Utopias, your tweeter and mid drivers may be wired in reverse phase as compared to the woofer... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert ... I own the ARC Ref 250's little sib ... the Ref 150. Very similar innards ... just more tubes and caps in the Ref 250. Congrats on a very special piece of kit!!Btw, feel free to e... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
KLH NinesAdequate superlatives escape me. WOW!!! posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Nirvana or SamsaraHi Khrys, .. just tripped into your Virtual System. Very, very nice rig. Let me add my compliments to the others -- I love the rig, the aesthetic and the piano. I have two questions about your rig ... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Jazz Lover's Vinyl SystemSalectric, please add my compliments to the list. You have a beautiful system. I am particularly impressed with your DIY electronic abilities and knowledge.On the music front, I'm just star... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Maestro UtopiaJust looked at your TT pic. I notice you changed out the foots. Is that the "tweak" mentioned in your system description? Not familiar with the product. Please share your comments about o... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Maestro UtopiaHi CS2300mc275, how did you manage to place your rig on the ceiling?? Is this an Australian innovation?? It never occurred to me that it could result in sonic improvement. Please share.... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
DJ, Please Don't Stop The MUSIC!Hi neighbor Joey,First time I caught your system. Very, very nice rig. One of these days I should take pics of my rig and post um, but my man-cave is a little messy because I practically li... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentBoy that brings back the memories. My brother and I used to do all of the maintenance on our Mustang, including tune-up, brakes and even front ball joints. Today, the cars are built much better and... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentHey Barry, are you old enough to remember the Vette's' Z-88 semi-hemispherical engine from back in the late 60s and 70s?? That machine was one babe magnet. I think gas was less than 40 cents/gallon... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Music TranscendentGreat system!! Wow what a rig. I LUV the ARC Ref 40. I looked at all of the pics, but the amps were really cool. They look like dual supercharged Z-88 "Vette" engines. How many horsepower... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, you are correct re the KT-120s. They are NOT "plug n' play." It just happened to be that my amp's power transformer could handle the extra power demand, otherwise ARC wouldn't hav... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert -- double kudos. I LUV your rig. Quick q: I think your amps use SED 6550 power tubes. Did you think about using KT-120s?? My ARC amp originally used the SED 6550s, but ARC switched them out ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemBeautiful!! posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemHi Albert, Best of luck and wishes for many years of music enjoyment. But I'm still a little confused. The packing crates look rectangular with 90 degree angles. How do you bend the... posted about 11 years ago | View comment |