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Congrats! Really nice piece of gear!
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It's a really nice phono pre....I was finally able to get the tubes installed last night and hooked up. Only listened to a few things but initial impressions are........nice! Several things I noticed were that the highs seemed quite a bit more realistic and "pristine" for lack of better words. The entire presentation is a bit more vivid and realistic than with the Ref 2SE. I may be just a touch quieter as well. Overall a wonderful sound.....I'll have more to say once I get a bit more hours on it.
- Buck
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Library: Speakers: Avalon Acoustics Isis, Subwoofers: (2) REL Acoustics 212SE Amplification: D’agostino Momentum preamplifier, D’agostino S250 stereo amplifier Digital: dCS Rossini CD/SACD transport, dCS Rossini DAC/streamer/master clock. Analog: Brinkmann Taurus table, Lyra Etna Lambda, Audio Research Ref. Phono 3 |
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Santa delivered something from Audio Research!
Tim and cleeds,
Thanks for that clarification. I thought I had read somewhere that cartridges are inherently balanced which may explain why the ARC Phono 3 only has RCA inputs. I agree that the Ref 250SE is a great amp particularly when matched with other ARC components.
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Wilson DAW, ARC 160M Mk 2, 250SE, Ref 6SE, Ref 3SE, CD9SE, VPI TNT6 w/rim drive, 12" Fatboy/3D/12.7, LP1 clamp, Lyra Etna Lambda SL, Kleos, Koetsu Onyx, Vermillion, U Gold, TA Gen 5 Reference cables, Shunyata Triton 2/Typhon, 2000T, Alpha PCs, Furutech NCF on 3 dedicated lines. Home Theater: Stewart 123" Firehawk, JVC RS-500, Panasonic 4K player, Marantz 8802a, Wilson Center3+surrounds, GoldenEar HTR7000, JL f113, Parasound A51 and Krell 250a/3. |
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Congrats Buck, I was sure you would like the Ref 3. |
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