Nic Robinson
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I'm still have mine but I don't ever use it because I gave up on playing vinyls.
Aren't vinyls things they stick on the side of a train to make it prettier?
I'm still have mine but I don't ever use it because I gave up on playing vinyls.
^^^ They are, also floor coverings, he means records!
Hi, Jez, I'd love to add my name to try the demo unit again, please.
If you don't still have my details, please PM me.
I am interested in a demo as well but out of the country for the next two months so will have to go well down the list.I'm making the demo unit available for home demo again so anyone interested please add your name under here.
I am interested in a demo as well but out of the country for the next two months so will have to go well down the list.
As this forum has a lot of Naim fans I'll mention that these have been particularly popular with Naim users as they major on speed, PRaT, good bass and detail retrieval etc...
Many customers have found the Arkless 640P a worthwhile upgrade over the Prefix and the built in phono stage in most Naim pre amps for example.
If a lush, warm, "valve like" sound is your thing you may not like it, as, although it is tonally very accurate it "tells it like it is" and doesn't add any lushness etc.
As a point of comparison, several customers have found the Dynavector P75 to be it's closest rival in "sound for the pound" (the P75 is going on 3 times the price of the Arkless though) with most finding them pretty evenly matched overall. Those who prioritise soundstaging, smoothness and "airiness" etc tend to prefer the Dynavector but those who prioritise bass tightness, PRaT, detail and slam tend to prefer the Arkless.
In all cases I recall, people have said they had to compare the two at some length to decide which they prefer, but the above differences are the ones usually commented on and given as a reason they chose one over the other
Hi Newbie here, just had Jez's phono stage on demo, ( i am local to Jez).
The sound was superb, currently searching Ebay for donor unit.
Thanks for the loan, cannot wait for my own phono stage
gary
Yes. Loading plugs are used in the now redundant MM sockets to set whatever loading is desired. It is not in fact a modified Cambridge Audio but entirely Arkless circuitry used and after conversion the MC input sockets are used for both MM and MC leaving the former MM sockets available for loading plugs.
Do you use any of the Cambridge boards as Ive got a 640 with lifted and busted tracks around the opamps. If anyone wants it for price of postage for jez to tinker with then drop me a pm...