Phono Stage Upgrade Help

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by joe1515

Here are some pictures of my new ARC PH5. I currently have the amp on my make shift amp stand consisting of a butcher block and vibrapods. In the future I am going to purchase a maple amp stand from mapleshade records.

Joe

Congrats Joe! That's an absolutely stunning phono stage! And seeing as it's an ARC, I'm sure it'll perform at maximum for decades to come!

John

[FreddieFerric]

Job well done Joe! That's one sexy preamp. Damn, you just made things more difficult form me now!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by BluRayFred

Job well done Joe! That's one sexy preamp. Damn, you just made things more difficult form me now!

Same for me Fred! Anything I get now will only pale in comparison!

John

[joe1515]

Originally Posted by BluRayFred

Job well done Joe! That's one sexy preamp. Damn, you just made things more difficult form me now!

Same for me Fred! Anything I get now will only pale in comparison!

John

Maybe once the PH6 is released there will be a lot of people who want to upgrade from the PH5 to the PH6 there might be some great deals on Audiogon.

Besides John the pre-amps you were looking at are wonderful pieces.

Joe

[richteer]

Originally Posted by joe1515

The ARC PH5 has just been delivered. Luckily my wife was home on her lunch break when Fed Ex came to deliver it.

I will give my first impressions tonight after I get home from work.

Joe

Great news, you lucky dog!

I've just returned from CES, and a few exhibitors there were using the ARC Phono Reference 2 and the Reference 5 line stage. Even taking into account show conditions, I thought the sound was something special. The main trouble I have now is this: I don't have the necessary $24K one needs to acquire them. :-(

[joe1515]

Originally Posted by richteer

Great news, you lucky dog!

I've just returned from CES, and a few exhibitors there were using the ARC Phono Reference 2 and the Reference 5 line stage. Even taking into account show conditions, I thought the sound was something special. The main trouble I have now is this: I don't have the necessary $24K one needs to acquire them. :-(

How was CES?

The phono reference 2 is suppose to be one of the best phono prea amp produced. After hearing and loving my PH5 with about 10 hours on it, I can't imagine how much better that thing sounds.

Joe

[richteer]

Originally Posted by joe1515

How was CES?

Very busy! I was in "making contacts and introducing myself" mode, so I didn't have much time to actually sit down and enjoy the exhibits. But I got a whole bunch of business cards (and gave away even more I think), and some people were quite intrigued by my mag. Others adopted a "wait and see" approach, and that's OK. Of course, the irony is that the more people who do that the less chance the mag has at being successful!