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Audio Refinement Complete owners: amp power Q

Hello,
For those of you that are experienced with the Audio Refinement Complete Integrated, how would you describe the capabilities of its amplifier section? Just how capable are its 50 watts? I am considering matching it with a small pair of monitors, the GMA Europas. I don't listen to music at insane levels or have an abnormally large room, but I do want an amp with "guts" for lack of a better term. Other integrateds on my short list are the Bryston B-60, the Creek 5230se, the Unison Unico, and the Plinius 8200 (if I can find a REALLY good deal). Thanks for any input. Jb3
jb3
jb3 OP
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Its awfully hard to get around to actually listening to all of these, good to narrow it down. I really like what I see in the Unico too, but as you alluded to, it is a significant step up in price, a step up that may not be proportional to the benefits it produces.
I'm now pretty certain that the Complete offers plenty of power for the Europas, the feedback that I have had has been consistent.
jb3 OP
45 posts
 
Hey Eric,
Roy made the same recommendation to me. I certainly don't doubt his recommendation, I'm sure the AM's are excellent. But laying down that kind of money--$700+ for the Sorcerers--is a little beyond me. Plus, there is the hotel room I would have to rent when my wife found the bill!!
I'm pretty sold on Signal Cable for speaker cables, but I am going to consider some of the more affordable AM and AP IC's, with the Signal Analog2's as the value-fallback option. I am going to look into the Millersounds too. I enjoy buying from lesser known companies that put more resources and attention into their product than advertising and flash.
John
subaruguru
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Stick with the ARC Int. I found that it sounds almost as good as my Aleph 2s into 4 ohms, but not quite as powerful.
So I had to spend $5k instead of $1k. Oh well. I've put this giant killer into several friends' systems (as well their GREAT matching tuner---but NOT the CDP!), and ALL have been extremely impressed. Nice remote, too.
It's ability to double down to 4 ohms is reasonable...somewhere in between the YBA one and two transformer cousins, at 80w/ch, probably adequate for your needs.
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