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jpspock - At 400 hrs you will no longer hear major changes in the sound of the 5SE. You will hear it sound steadily better as hours add up to 600. Its a shame that it takes so many hours; however, it is a fantastic unit.
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Thx Mike, so at 400h is he at 90% of his best level? And for the new caps, do they need more than 600h to be burned in?
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JP - After 400 it continued to get better - no ups and downs. So, it is probably at 80% there.
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good news because ups and downs are very boring.
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I had a arc ref 5 but it got lost in the post and sold at auction.......its a long story !!!
then had a ref 5 se and so enjoyed it but had to sell . wonderful pre , highly recommended |
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Hi all,
My first proper post on AA, though I've been a very long time lurker, so be gentle! . . . I'm in the process of setting up a my new stereo system (being mainly into HT, and listening to music through that up until now). The speakers are already ordered - Revel Salon 2's - so I'm now looking into pre-amps and DAC's, and really like the look of, and what I've read about, the Ref 5 SE. However, the price new is stretching the budget right now, so I am considering a second hand Ref 3 until I can upgrade to the Ref 5SE. I have a couple of questions then: 1. If I went for a high quality DAC (Jeff Rowland Aries, Chord QBD76 HDSD), most seem to have good digital or even analogue volume control/pre-amp stages - would the addition of a Ref 5 SE or Ref 3 add much in this case, versus going direct to the amps? Has anyone that has made this comparison offer their opinions? 2. How does the Ref 3 compare to the Ref 5 SE, has anyone compared them side by side? What are the general differences in sound quality? Thanks in advance, - Gareth |
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I have 850 hrs in my Ref 5se. It sounds fantastic!
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you could try a LS27 perhaps or even a puresound L300 if ythey are available which would give a ref5se a run for the money at less money but not sure if widely available pre & power amplifiers
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Many thanks for the responses guys, they have me even more intrigued no!
@ NOLG4EVR - where abouts is that ad, I can't seem to find a classifieds section? @ hifinutt - Thanks for the comment on direct DAC use, out of interest which DAC's have you tested direct to amps? To all Ref 5 SE owners, what other pre-amps did you test the Ref 5 SE against before making your decision, and what specific attributes of the Ref 5 Se's performance swung it for you over the pre-amp you were demoing against? |
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