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Originally Posted by sander

I also own A REF3 and I compared it with a LS27.

Let me be clear; the LS27 is a great pre-amp and comes close to the REF3 but it is in no way better than the REF3.

Maybe it's a little bit faster, but it does not have the air, the wide soundstage and beautiful timbre of the REF3.

So you should not worry about the step from LS27 to a REF5(SE); it will be an even bigger one, compared with the REF3.

Sander.

Thank you for clearing that. I was always suspicious about such statement, sounded more like marketing line to me considering major similarities between REF3 and REF5(SE).