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    Default Waiting and nervous about the ARC 75

    I promised myself I wouldn't buy from a certain seller after being a little disappointed on two occasions in the past. But, unlike most folks they will allow a down payment and if necessary the time required to pay for an expensive item.

    So... In my hunt for a replacement for my lovely Cary's it came down to either Leben or audio research's ref 75 - and guess who had the 75 at a good price?

    After a down payment a few weeks ago I'm about to transfer 4k in the morning and should take delivery this week.

    Initially advertised as 350 hours on the tubes this changed to 'well used' - so new tubes are in order but will have to wait till pay day.

    I'm nervous, and praying that this time there will be no surprises other than nice ones.

    Will of course post about my findings of the amp and it's behaviour with the Tannoys.
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    I feel your (S)pain........good luck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by farflungstar View Post
    I promised myself I wouldn't buy from a certain seller after being a little disappointed on two occasions in the past. But, unlike most folks they will allow a down payment and if necessary the time required to pay for an expensive item.

    So... In my hunt for a replacement for my lovely Cary's it came down to either Leben or audio research's ref 75 - and guess who had the 75 at a good price?

    After a down payment a few weeks ago I'm about to transfer 4k in the morning and should take delivery this week.

    Initially advertised as 350 hours on the tubes this changed to 'well used' - so new tubes are in order but will have to wait till pay day.

    I'm nervous, and praying that this time there will be no surprises other than nice ones.

    Will of course post about my findings of the amp and it's behaviour with the Tannoys.
    Good luck, Adrian. Out of curiosity, how much did you pay for the 75?

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    £4000.00 Marco.
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    Quote Originally Posted by farflungstar View Post
    £4000.00 Marco.
    Ouch, I wish you well and hope your renewed faith in the seller is well founded.
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    Awesome amplifier that Adrian. I'm sure all will be fine with it.
    Reading between the lots I'm thinking this would be the seller who sent me the wrong Rogers Cadet, one in better condition than that I'd paid for. Love to know what the other buyer thought.

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    Reviews of the amp are excellent. I hope all is well on its arrival

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    Quote Originally Posted by farflungstar View Post
    £4000.00 Marco.
    That's a good price, Adrian. Top-notch valve amps simply don't come cheap. At some point later, once you've used the beast for a while, try it with KT150s (if they're safe to use with it), as that should be a bit of an ear-opener for you...

    Oh, and if the AR doesn't work out for any reason (let's hope not), or perhaps for consideration in future, at your current level of expenditure, I'd highly recommend the designs of our very own Anthony Matthews, of Tube Distinctions:

    http://tubedistinctions.co.uk/

    I use one of his Copper amps (and have heard a number of Anthony's designs), and trust me they are virtually unrivalled and TRULY STUNNING in every way!!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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  9. #9
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    I spoke to Anthony a while back but he said he wasn't making any at the moment.
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    Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
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    Quote Originally Posted by agk View Post
    Awesome amplifier that Adrian. I'm sure all will be fine with it.
    Reading between the lots I'm thinking this would be the seller who sent me the wrong Rogers Cadet, one in better condition than that I'd paid for. Love to know what the other buyer thought.
    I wonder if that was one of the disappointments Adrian referred to?? Sounds like he's not a rip off merchant but just a bit absent minded.

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