arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro System

Mitch4t and Sjwholesale - thanks for your responses about the tubes in my ARC VM-220's and I apologize for my late response. Those tubes are matched sets of NOS Tung Sols from the 1960-70s which I ...

posted over 11 years ago

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arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro System

Thanks Daverz - they are Marigo Audio Reference Bear Feet and they are made of layers of carbon fiber material seperated by layers of brass pieces (6 pieces in each layer). I never saw them adverti...

posted almost 15 years ago

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arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro System

Thanks Daverz - they are Marigo Audio Reference Bear Feet and they are made of layers of carbon fiber material seperated by layers of brass pieces (6 pieces in each layer). I never saw them adverti...

posted almost 15 years ago

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arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro System

System edited: Replaced the table with a VPI Reference Super Scoutmaster to great effect.

posted over 16 years ago

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arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro System

It is essential to re-bias power tubes each time you change them; in fact I found I had to rebias the Winged C 6550's every 500 hours or so. ARC VM-220's (and also VS 110/55) are designed to make i...

posted over 17 years ago

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arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro System

On the VM-220's the new power tubes are reissue Tung Sol 6550's and they are a revelation. ARC ships them with Winged C's, which I ran for 1500 hours. The reissue Tung Sol's showed as well or bette...

posted over 17 years ago

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arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro System

System edited: Thanks again. I have not heard the Ref 110's. I did audition the VM 220's against the Ref 210's at 2 different dealers, in one case with the Quatros. The overriding factor for me was...

posted over 17 years ago

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arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro System

Thank you all for your comments. In terms of comparing the Ref Phono with the PH-7, I can only give a preliminary answer. When I auditioned the PH-7 against the Ref Phono - in each case with curren...

posted almost 18 years ago

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arahl's VPI RSS-3D ARC Quatro System

System edited: Pictures of records now included - thanks for your comments and sorry for the delay. Closing the curtains for daytime video is better although not essential. I probably will get sate...

posted almost 18 years ago

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