I had the chance to audition the ARC LS28 pre with ARC ref75SE amp and Olympica lll at the local audio store. I must say I was blown away. First track I played was Cecile Mclorin's Mad about the boy and noticed how massive the soundstage is, her voice was immersive as if I was seating right in front of her in a club. The sonics was extremely detail I could hear every instrument in different space and depth. The bass wow! It had weight but controlled, it when low and precise tone. Immediately I was sold.
So I took the plunge and got the ARC LS28 pre combined with ARC ref75SE amp.
Just breaking it in for about 70hrs now so can't give much comment about the sound as u know it could sound different in my square room. But sounds pretty darn good at the moment. I heard it needs about 600hrs to get full potential of these babies. I have a long way to go and I can't run it 24hrs because it is not recommended on tube amps.
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