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Old 01-05-2011, 10:08 AM
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Default My first ever Audio Research piece!
I bit the nail on the head and on Friday i will be in possession of an Audio Research Reference 2 Phono Amp

I haven't even heard the thing since the dealer doesn't sell turntables but I am sure it will be worth it somehow.

Wish me luck!

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Old 01-05-2011, 10:24 AM
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Congrats Howie. If Jeff (Tonepub) and Jonathan Valin of TAS and the folks from Hifi Critic and Hifi Choice are right, it should be quite a phono stage. I hope you love it. Let u sknow what you think. Jonathan Valin said it does need a fair amount of break-in so give it at least a few hundred hours before starting to critically listen to the phono stage. Good luck.
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Old 01-05-2011, 10:32 AM
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Congrats Howie. If Jeff (Tonepub) and Jonathan Valin of TAS and the folks from Hifi Critic and Hifi Choice are right, it should be quite a phono stage. I hope you love it. Let u sknow what you think. Jonathan Valin said it does need a fair amount of break-in so give it at least a few hundred hours before starting to critically listen to the phono stage. Good luck.
Thanks Cyril.

I think I'm gonna need one of those Hagerman Burning in doobies to speed things up.
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Old 01-05-2011, 10:49 AM
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Congrats Howie! From all accounts you picked a real winner! Definitely keep us informed with how it sounds. Happy spinning!

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Preamp: C500C/T, Gold Lion ECC83
TT-1 Clearaudio Innovation Wood, TT-2 & Universal Arms, Goldfinger V2 & daVinci V2 Carts
TT-2: JA Michelle Gyro SE, SME IV.Vi, Lyra Helikon Mono Cart, HR Power Supply
Phono Stage-1: Aesthetix Io Eclipse
Phono Stage-2: Channel D - Seta Model L
Server-1: Sooloos Control15 / 808.3 CDP / MD600 2x3TB / TwinStore 2x3TB / MS600
Server-2: Mac Pro (16G RAM), 2x3Ghz, Quad Core, 4 SSD Drives (Hirez, AIFF)
Software: Amarra 2.3/Amarra Vinyl/Pure Vinyl 3.0 NAS: NetGear READYNAS PRO (4Tb, ALAC)
ADC & DAC: Amarra Model 4 (Sonic Studio Badged: Metric Halo LIO-8 + DSP)
Speakers: Sonus Faber Stradavari (2) Sub's: JL Audio Fathom f113 (2)
Power: PS Audio PPP (4)
Isolation: HRS-MXR Racks (2), SRA Amp Stands (4), Sound Anchor Sub Stands (2)
Room Treatments:(Diffusion): RPG Hemiffusor W1 (Bass Absorption): RealTraps
Cables: Wireworld Silver Eclipse 6.0 XLR's & SC's, Silver Electra PC's
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Old 01-05-2011, 10:53 AM
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Congrats Howie! From all accounts you picked a real winner! Definitely keep us informed with how it sounds. Happy spinning!

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I will, don't worry. Would love to hear your Io someday too!

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I will, don't worry. Would love to hear your Io someday too!

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Howie,
Next time you're on the East Coast, you have an invite to my place. Ivan will have one by then as well.

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TT-1 Clearaudio Innovation Wood, TT-2 & Universal Arms, Goldfinger V2 & daVinci V2 Carts
TT-2: JA Michelle Gyro SE, SME IV.Vi, Lyra Helikon Mono Cart, HR Power Supply
Phono Stage-1: Aesthetix Io Eclipse
Phono Stage-2: Channel D - Seta Model L
Server-1: Sooloos Control15 / 808.3 CDP / MD600 2x3TB / TwinStore 2x3TB / MS600
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ADC & DAC: Amarra Model 4 (Sonic Studio Badged: Metric Halo LIO-8 + DSP)
Speakers: Sonus Faber Stradavari (2) Sub's: JL Audio Fathom f113 (2)
Power: PS Audio PPP (4)
Isolation: HRS-MXR Racks (2), SRA Amp Stands (4), Sound Anchor Sub Stands (2)
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Howie, I think you will be really happy with it.
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Howie, I think you will be really happy with it.
Thanks Serge. I hope so.
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Congrats Howie....

A world class performer to be sure!!!

Enjoy!
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Howie, That picture you have as an avatar wiggs me out!
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