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Originally Posted by tima
I'm familiar with Audio Research REF gear and have little acquaintance with Macintosh equipment. Apart from how they sound together (obviously of prime importance) are there reasons why they don't go well together?
I once ran across an incompatibility using a Lamm amp with an Atma-Sphere preamp - it was due to differences in how each implemented balanced circuit input/output. But I never experienced the inability of an amp to work well with an ARC linestage.
Of course one expects Macintosh components to work with other Macintosh components. Is there something in their design or implementation that lends them not to work well with different brands?
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Yes, FWIW, I never veered from the same manufacturer in a preamp, amp relation.
One of those things I probably will never try, as I view it from a narrow perspective. I liken it by not assembling a Ferrari with Alpha parts. The source components can be OEM or many of the badass pieces of equipment out in the market.
Good advice in this thread by all!