In Reply to: Well said Michael and I agree... some of the moves Audio Research has done smacks of 'expermentation'-nT posted by Cleantimestream on July 20, 2016 at 06:09:22:
What's with the 8ga speaker wire from the IEC connector to the PC board two inches in length? I estimate that preamp pulls less than 200ma at 120v. That hacked in 8ga wire is doing absolutely nothing over the OEM 22ga.
Furthermore is that speaker wire approved for line voltage? I'll bet not!
This is an excellent example of hacking an otherwise good product. I am certain, even without listening, these mods compromised the OEM performance.
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Follow Ups
- Note the primary AC wiring! - gusser 12:08:54 07/20/16 (5)
- Lots of hacks just like that in this forum recently (nt) - Triode_Kingdom 11:19:05 07/21/16 (0)
- RE: Note the primary AC wiring! - bcowen 16:06:36 07/20/16 (2)
- Could be trying a resistor input? - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 16:22:36 08/16/16 (1)
- Black Gates - mashley 06:05:49 08/19/16 (0)
- Indiscriminate replacement.... - andy evans 12:41:15 07/20/16 (0)