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Originally Posted by BillK
I agree on the PH8 and LS27 being a good match for what he wants to spend, but as always a careful audition is warranted.
I wanted to like the LS27 but was disappointed. |
BillK,
From my experience with several Audio Research pieces using the 6h30 tubes and the new capacitors used in the REF5 and CD8 - no direct experience with the ls27 - it seems your listening opinions are based on listening at around 200-300 hours. This is the worst phase of burn-in. These ARC new units usually play nice for the first tens of hours, degrade significantly after them and only reach their best again after 400-500 hours. Please do not ask me why!