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Reference 5 SE preamp
My dealer received his Reference 5 SE preamp a few weeks back. With a bit of break in time, in his opinion, it is very close to what the Ref40 offers. I have not heard it yet.
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Does anyone know the upgrade cost from Ref 5 to the SE version?
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SF Stradivari, Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp and Super KT Parallel amps; Pass XP 27, Raven One TT, Graham Phantom II arm, Lyra Etna Lamda, Airtight PC1, Bryston 3.14 DAC, Transparent Reference & Wireworld, dedicated treated room 17 X 34 X 9 |
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Spoke to Cal yesterday and, if memory serves me right, he said $1950.00 to upgrade from Ref Phono 2 to SE. Same changes in Ref 5 so I assume same price. ARC is taking appointments for these upgrades so that we do not surrender the item for more time than is necessary.
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Look forward to your impressions of the REF5 SE. Mine gets delivered end of the month to mate with REF210 with factory KT120s.
Also coming: Aurender S10 and Ayon Skylla.
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Not going to do a review since SE has 0 hours versus non-SE at 550 hours and ARC recommends 600 hours of run-in time. Initial and immediate impression is a little faster, more dynamic, firm low, and airy highs. On aesthetic it looks sleeker with round front buttons which actually matches very well with my Bryston round buttons. Still I am kind of old fashion and prefers the retro squarish plastic buttons. The top cover now is acrylic as standard and metal top for special order - some in other forum commented acrylic sounds better. If anything it does helps the tubes glow brighter in the night!
Overall impression is a positive one. |
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Is the gain structure similar? Does it sound more dynamic at lower volume levels than the Ref5? |
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At this moment I have clocked only 12 hours so its hard to compare. It is faster and more dynamic.
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My ship date is also at the end of the month. I sold my Ref5 two weeks ago, anticipating getting either the Anniversary or the 5se, but ordered a 5se a few weeks ago. This is longer than a Shindo wait... I am not good at waiting for these things. I still have other music options, but I am very anxious to hear the 5se!
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Why so little posting on this thread? Does anyone have their 5se's yet?
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