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Old 07-25-2020, 12:32 PM
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I'll plan on 6 weeks and hope for the best. Getting two upgraded ARC units back at the same time will be like Christmas...well, almost.
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Old 09-01-2020, 02:39 PM
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I got both my 6SE and Phono 3SE back from ARC in the last week. The turnaround time was about a month door-to-door. A pleasant surprise was that the upgrades included a thicker 0.236 inch poly top cover which they say is much less prone to warping. It has a nicely finished beveled edge and sits slightly higher than the side panels.

It's a bit early to fully assess the changes in sound quality but what I hear so far, I like. In particular, the 6SE's bottom end seems to have more punch and "drive" for lack of a better term. Vocals seem also more fleshed out, the soundstage is about the same width but "denser." It's somewhat harder to distinguish what improvements I hear with the 3SE phono stage as I cannot separate it from changes heard with the 6SE. Overall, IMO, the upgrade investment was worthwhile.
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No, it's been very painful. They've had it for over 2 weeks and I don't believe they've started the work. So this will definitely take a full month, if not more, from drop off at my dealer to pickup.

In the meantime, my dealer let me borrow an old Anthem preamp. It's not EVEN CLOSE to my Ref6 pre-upgrade!
Hi Marc, do you still remember the benefits of the 6->6SE upgrade? Do they worth the 3k?
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Old 05-14-2022, 08:49 PM
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I upgraded to the SE. I got a new unit vs them upgrading my 6. It’s a significant step up. Turn around was about 1.5 weeks for me. Glad I did it. I found the upgrade provided for more transparency and realism vs the 6.
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