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In Reply to: RE: Which Audio Research Pre-amp posted by ccoulter on October 7, 2011 at 12:48:26:
I know this is not the prevailing thinking nor does it answer your question but I have found that the true tube sound is really only had with tube output power not tube input power. I often think that many SS power amps flatten the sound and if you have to choose SS for one stage I would use an SS preamp and tube power amps. I understand that high powered tube amps run into very big bucks but the Mac isn't cheap by any stretch.
I do own a Highly modified SP6B but don't use it much because I prefer the richer 6SN7 tube sonic and switched to Cary which does not seem to be an option here. The ARC amp requires super quiet tubes in the phono section because noise gets loud even at the lower gain setting. I found tube rolling to be a real bear because of that. The ARC High Definition signature didn't synergize well with my speakers as well so as always it is a matter of system integration. Just my 2 cents.
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