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Originally Posted by Lunchy
I know I'm in the minority on this, but I for one didn't like the C2300 that I owned for several months and found the Ref5 (as well as the LS27) to be far superior in my system. After a while I began to doubt myself and had a friend bring over a C2500 that he was demoing and we both agreed we still did not like the Mac preamps. At the time I even had MC601s, which are gone now too.
And yes, I tried different tubes...Gold Lions, NOS RCA Blackplates and even NOS Bugle Boys...to no avail.
In my experience ARC preamps have great synergy with Mac amps. I'm not so sure the opposite would be true...
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Everyone has an opinion. I don't know if you are in the minority or not. I definitely think the Ref5SE is superior to the C2300, but after owning the C2300/MC452 combination and now the Ref5/Ref75 combination, I am impressed with the features, looks, build quality, and sound quality of the Mac stuff for the price. It's really priced competitively for what you get. But if you have the means, the Ref5/Ref75 is a nice upgrade...it's just the laws of diminishing returns that start to kick in.