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Originally Posted by tima
I've also had several pass through my listening room. Perhaps your experience is unusual. Mine says ARC gear has very broad compatibility with other manufacturers; Mcintosh being the prime exception. A quick look through one thread in this Audio Research forum finds people expressing satisfaction using a variety of ARC preamps with these amplifiers:
Moon W7M
Pass X350.5
Constellation Centaur Mono
Bryston 14BST
Atma-Sphere M60
Krell Evo amps
Accuphase Class A amp
Krell 750mcx monoblocks
Ayre MX-R mono blocks
Pass Labs Xs150
Threshold T-50 amps
GAS Son of Ampzilla
Gryphon Memphisto
Behringer DCX2496
Lamm M1.2
Pass XA160.5
Krell 302e
Classe 70 amp
Pass XA30.8
Atma-Sphere MA-1
Bryston 2.5 amp
Mark Levinson Class A
Ayre VX5
D'Agostino Momentum amps
Hypex Ncore NC400 monos
Bob Carver Sunfire Cinema Grand
Vandersteen M7-HPA mono amplifiers
Plinius SA-250 MKII amplifier
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Excellent post, Tima! Thanks for including my Vandersteen M7-HPA monoblocks on your list! I’m in love with the sound of the REF10/M7-HPA combo. Substantially better in my opinion than the all VTL / Vandersteen 7 Mk2 system at RMAF that was voted best in show by several reviewers. I spent a lot of time in the Vandersteen room at RMAF this year.
Best,
Ken