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Old 10-31-2018, 06:48 PM
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ARC Ref 6 w Pass Labs XA200.8 powering Magico M3. If I had the cash I would have bought the combo on the spot. Incredible soundstage where I was enveloped in the music.
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Old 07-08-2019, 06:15 AM
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REF5 with Audia Flight FL100 and Egglestoneworks the Camilla. Sounds great imho.
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Old 02-23-2020, 10:08 AM
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Was the the Ayre VX-5 which you did the comparison, the Twenty version? I own both a VX-5 Twenty and Audio Research 75SE and must say that the Ayre sounds very good with my speakers. I bought my Ayre before the Twenty was available. After I had my VX-5 upgraded to the Twenty, I found that when I got it back from Ayre, it sounded much better and on par with my ARC Ref 75, but provided a good deal more bass and slam to my Sonus Faber speakers than the Audio Research amp. The combination of my Ayre VX-5 with my ARC Reference 6 preamp is sublime.
Hello. Im using KX/VX-5 twenty. Im willing to get arc ref 6 to add more bass and body. I found kx-5 very precise. Not dry or thin, but correct. But i like a bit more body and bass blum. Do you think its a good idea?
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Old 02-23-2020, 10:32 AM
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Was the the Ayre VX-5 which you did the comparison, the Twenty version? I own both a VX-5 Twenty and Audio Research 75SE and must say that the Ayre sounds very good with my speakers. I bought my Ayre before the Twenty was available. After I had my VX-5 upgraded to the Twenty, I found that when I got it back from Ayre, it sounded much better and on par with my ARC Ref 75, but provided a good deal more bass and slam to my Sonus Faber speakers than the Audio Research amp. The combination of my Ayre VX-5 with my ARC Reference 6 preamp is sublime.
Hello. Im using KX/VX-5 twenty. Im willing to get arc ref 6 to add more bass and body. I found kx-5 very precise. Not dry or thin, but correct. But i like a bit more body and bass blum. Do you think its a good idea?
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Old 02-23-2020, 01:45 PM
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An ARC pre and Ayre amp is a fairly popular combination for those who like the accuracy of solid state with a bit more sustain and color of tubes. I'm not sure it will be more bass but probably slightly richer bass. The midrange is where the tubes will shine. Is there a dealer near you who sells both so that you can hear for yourself?
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Old 02-25-2020, 05:16 AM
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An ARC pre and Ayre amp is a fairly popular combination for those who like the accuracy of solid state with a bit more sustain and color of tubes. I'm not sure it will be more bass but probably slightly richer bass. The midrange is where the tubes will shine. Is there a dealer near you who sells both so that you can hear for yourself?
Yes, im waiting to get Ref6 for demo soon. Hope to get good price (concerning REF6SE coming)

My Speakers are Neat Ultimatum MF5.
Recently I took at home Vitus Ri-100 and it gives more strong bass. But in the same time HF and MIDS accuracy (and the scene) is on a poor level comparing to KX-5/VX-5 twenty (some time i even thought that there were distortion with Ri-100). Ayre is one of the best in terms of accuracy and tonal neutrality. I revaluted this amplification. Its very good.

Also I used RI-100 preamps section with VX-5 and found that VX-5 has strong bass and grip when appropriate preamp is used. But I also willing to get the second VX-5 for bi-amp

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I just brought in an ARC Reference 6 to pair with my Gato PWR 222 monos. Quite a nice synergy going on. In particular, the sound stage has deepened significantly-almost holographic.

Something magic about a tube preamp and a ss amp, especially when extra power is needed for hungry speakers.
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I just brought in an ARC Reference 6 to pair with my Gato PWR 222 monos.
whate pre did you have before? does ARC6REF provided more body and weight?
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Old 02-29-2020, 06:21 PM
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whate pre did you have before? does ARC6REF provided more body and weight?
I had the Luxman CL-38u SE. It was a great preamp for the money. I am still evaluating the ARC. It definitely has more body, weight and better soundstaging.

The Luxman might be a bit better on micro details but I still need more time with it.
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[QUOTE=GreginNH1;996794]I had the Luxman CL-38u SE. It was a great preamp for the money. I am still evaluating the ARC. It definitely has more body, weight and better soundstaging.

-----and for cool 3K you could get on SE upgrade waiting list.
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