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Originally Posted by guitardave
As a previous ref 150 user who moved to a 75se, I am curious if anyone has compared the 75se to the 160s. I understand the 160s would of course be better into a demanding speaker, but as an owner f very easy to drive Devore o/93’s and various ls3/5a’s, I wonder how the simpler 75se holds up to the new pieces. I see it is still in production. I would expect a new version, but this is holding on...
I am of the school of “simpler is usually better” if parts are similar quality.
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You will never know unless you try one. I think you might want to keep your 75SE if you have easy to drive speakers. I'm currently running a GS-150 with my Alexia's and have also wondered if the 160s would be better. I'm sure it is, in a technical sense, and it looks even better than my gorgeous GS-150. However, I don't hear a huge difference between all these and feel that it comes down to what you are trying to drive. If you aren't underpowered and you like what you have, it's probably more "bang for the buck" to upgrade your preamp (not sure what you have though).