Conrad Johnson ACT2 against Audio Research Ref 3

"What would OneObGin prescribe to palliate our growing anxiety and discomfort, while we wait for the great bird from the North to land on our roofs and deliver our tubed bundle of joy?"

I would recommend reading the book "What To Expect When You Are Expecting"

Guido...I was under the impression that you had the Ref 3 in your system.

Oneobgin, I ordered my Ref 3 only in December. I am not surprised you thought I already had one in my system. After all I have been ranting about it since August; heard it in several dealerships; flew out to Aris Audio's open house in Salt Lake just to listen to it again in October; parked myself for ungodly number of hours in Babybear's listening room and listened to it there; finally once brought home Babybear's ref 3 to listen on my system, just to make sure that my infatuation for Ref 3 was not a short term hallucination... finally broke down and ordered in December, once all spousal vetoes were lifted. . . and now. . . I am 'expectant!'
Oh yes I was forgetting. . . went back to Babybear's place for his Christmas party and spent 5 more hours till past 3:00 a.m. in his music room in perfect antisocial rapture. How is that for having audiophilia nervosa?

All I can say, is the Ref 3 must be quite a special preamp, and you all are fortunate to own one.

Guidocorona: See, if you came out to Minnesota to personally pick up your prize, you could stop by my home (less than 5 minutes from ARC) and hear it against the Callisto. It would be fun. 8-)

Grant, while no piece of equipment will ever satisfy everyone, several of us truly enjoy the Ref 3. The least I can say is that it is certainly worth a thorough audition. . . or should it be an 'auscultation?'
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