Amps used with Ref 5 SE

[JackeJill]

i run the ref 5SE with Mc2301 that have 91kohm of impedence (in balanced way)....and the result is better then C500+Mc2301

[cma29]

Originally Posted by dminches

Thanks for your comments. My dealer has said the same thing about matching the impedance loads. In addition to the ARC amps he said that the Ayre amps match very well too. Those are the ones I am going to audition.

In general what you want is a very low preamp output impedance and a very high amplifier input impedance. A 100 to 1 ratio or greater is ideal.

What I like about my autoformer preamp is that it decreases its output impedance as gain is lowered so it compensates for the impedance electrical mismatch in a self-correcting, elegant way.

[stock78]

Originally Posted by stock78

I run my Ref5SE with a pair of Krell 400E. Excellent!
I preferred it over combining Ref 5SE with Pass Labs XA-600!

My mistake. It was the Pass Labs XA200.5 I heard with Ref 5SE.

[jungwoo0622]

Hello everyone !
I am using it with Mark Levinson No532 and Mc 275 le

[MPS]

ARC REF3 with ARC VT200mkII running Martin Logan CLX, all fully balanced connections.

[soundslikemusic]

ref 5 se + accuphase class a amp = matched heavenly. heard this at a dealer and i was blown away..

[MPS]

Interesting, what was the Accuphase model? They are all high quality products just like ARC.

[soundslikemusic]

Originally Posted by MPS

Interesting, what was the Accuphase model? They are all high quality products just like ARC.

Accuphase A65 , A70 Class A amps ==awesome combo

[ALFA]

Originally Posted by jpspock

Do you think I have a problem of impedance to drive the sasha, with my ref5se and pass xa100.5? Absolutely not. Both are great matching and I prefered this combo compared with ref5se and ref 150...

Hi jpspock
Do you mean that you prefer the Pass Labs 100.5 over the ARC Ref 150 power amp with WP Sasha speakers?

[pete6737]

My Ref5se is mated to a Bryston 14BST with Revel Salon 2s. Thinking of a Ref150 but for now I'm good!