The combo of Mac and ARC provide the worst of both brands. When I had an all Mac system and wanted a little more transparency, I sold my C1000 and purchased a Ref 5. The sound became a little cleaner and more well defined but was not the level of improvement I expected----so I purchased an ARC amp to see if I could go more in the clean and well defined realm. The ARC combo provided more transparency and better inner detail as well as greater soundstage and dimensionality. I have never looked back.
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Wilson Alexia V, ARC Ref 160M MkII,Ref 40,Ref Phono2SE, Shunyata Triton3, Typhon, Sigma PCs, ICs & SCs, Spectral SDR4000SV (w MIT IC), Belcanto PL1, Oppo 205, Marantz 2270 (tuner only):AudioDesk and VPI record cleaners, Furutech Demag & Destat; Stillpoint Apertures, TechDas AF 3S Premium with SAT CF9 and Kuzma 4pt 9" arms, Lyra Atlas Lambda SL, Dynavector XV1-t stereo and XV1-s mono carts, Miyajima mono, Shure V15VxMR,
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