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System edited: Changed a few photo's and added a couple of more shots of system and front end.

posted about 13 years ago

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System edited: Photo's added of Ref 40th Anniversary, Qsonix 205, DAC-8 and KT120 valves installation.

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I have never struggled with volume levels since changing from ARC Ref 210's to 610T's, except when I first installed the Wadia SACD player into the system and this was resolved by resetting the int...

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System edited: At the start of this summer (May 2011) the dreaded valve crackles and arcing started showing in the ARC 610T's at 1400 hours on the clocks. So I got on to Absounds - UK ARC Distribut...

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The Q205 is an awful lot cheaper than a DCS or Zanden and I already have a Wadia 581 SACD/CD player.I like the interface idea on QSonix/iPad, plus other additional sources can be fed to the USB...

posted over 13 years ago

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Forgot to add that I have not forgotten the vinyl in my front end changes and have added a couple of more cartridges since last year [mono & stereo Yamamoto's and a Koetsu],also had a new box made ...

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System edited: Traded the GNS modified Ref 5 for a new ARC 40th Annivesary Pre. Early doors for a new amp that ARC recommend a run-in time of 600 hours, but soundstage appears a little deeper and w...

posted over 13 years ago

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Hi Micro, not home just now & so don't have access to my ML manuals, but all are available of the ML website.

posted almost 14 years ago

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System edited: Just added a few photo's. Front end of system looks different now and sounds better but no photo's just yet.

posted almost 14 years ago

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Smweber2, I don't use a balanced switch. Perhaps rather labouriously, I unplug the pre-amp from the power amps and plug those interconnects direct into the Clearaudio.

posted about 14 years ago

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I find it a little cold, perhaps analyitical / digital is a better way to describe it. Perhaps because of the function of driving the speakers direct, rather than through a tube pre-amp, in my case...

posted over 14 years ago

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System edited: Just had a couple of days setting t/t speed using my newest purchase - the Sutherland Timeline Laser timing tool and thought I would share how good it is, once I got my head around h...

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System edited: Just changed my t/t entry so it covers both the table and arms.

posted almost 15 years ago

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Forgot to add that I retro-fitted ARC's fan covers/mesh guards to the 610T's which I think help the valve cooling and also [more importantly] prevent little fingers from touching hot valves!

posted almost 15 years ago

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Hi Koegz, owned the 610T's about 3 years now and got about 1,750 hours on the clock. They take a good 500 hours to get established in the system [burn-in]. I had a small problem with the one amp wh...

posted almost 15 years ago

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System edited: Added pair of ML Descenti subs and Wadia 581SE SACD player, modified to highest spec by Steve at GNS.Changed: speaker cables, interconnects and power cables to JPS Labs Alumi...

posted about 15 years ago

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