Thread: Who is still loving an older ARC preamp or amp?
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Old 11-05-2020, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by guitardave View Post
... this has me wondering, anyone who just loves their sp10 or whatever and has not been tempted to change it?
I traded my SP-10 in on a new SP-11 Mk II which I used for many years, until upgrading to a Ref 5SE about nine years ago. I sold the SP-11 to a friend who often buys my retired equipment and last I heard it at his house (pre-Covid) it still sounded great. The SP-11 is extraordinary even by today's standards.

Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't want to return to using the SP-11. But neither do I think the path to happiness requires continual upgrades.
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