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| Audio Research Corp Ref 5 SE It was bought as a new unit. I had to wait over three months. | |
| Audio Research Corp Ref 5 SE Doggiehower,The REF 5SE is an amazing piece. It's worth the wait. I waited over three months for my unit. I have 40 hours on the unit now and it's sounding better everyday. Only another 560 hours of break in to go. | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps Kenny,The price increased by $1k to $13K. I think the increase was reasonable. | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps Kenny,You are correct. There is no way all the parts from 40AE can fit into a single chassis. The SE has similar Teflon caps used in the AE and has an additional board with lots of electrolytic caps. I have not heard the AE but the SE won't top th... | |
| Audio Research Reference 5 Preamp This link contains photos of the unithttp://artsexcellence-audioresearch.blogspot.com/2011/12/audio-research-reference-5-se.html | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps Here's a link http://artsexcellence-audioresearch.blogspot.com/2011/12/audio-research-reference-5-se.htmlDealers are taking orders. | |
| Audio Research Reference 5 Preamp I received my Ref 5SE a few days ago and you are correct about the Teflon caps. It sounds really good with only a few hours on it, | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps Ritmo,The Ref5SE is a Ref 5 with power supply upgrades using parts from the 40th Anniverasy preamp. There are also a few cosmetic changes. | |
| Need help from the EAD TM Signature8A Owner here I had a Signiture 8A. If Remember correctly, it was a Signature unit upgraded to include 7.1 analog inputs with 8 inputs which gives the name 8A. | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps I got my Christmas gift a few day early. Yes, my ARC REF 5SE had finally arrived. It has only a few hours but it sounds fantastic. It has all the advantages of SS - deep bass, extended highs and very low background noise but it also has great mids... | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps Thanks for the great feedbacks. Good to know that the Ref 5 and Krell make a good combination. I have ordered my Ref 5 , hopefully it will arrive in 2-3 weeks.I am also considering a Shunyata Anaconda CX cord for the Ref 5. | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps Bifwynne,I would love to try tube amps and maybe even vinyl someday when I have more time to enjoy the finer things in audio. I have repaired my friend's tube amp a couple of times so I do know that tube amps do require a bit more care than SS. | |
| Miss much from salon 2 to studio 2? I have the amp 5 and used to own Revel Studio 1 and I can tell you that the amp 5 does not have enough power to drive the Studios. The Studio 2 and 1 have similar sensitivities.I now have Salon 2 and drive them with 450W amp. The Salon 2 needs lot... | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps Bifwynne,Thanks for the suggestions. I have also read that it takes 500 hours to break-in the Ref 5. At the rate I use my system, there will be a Ref 10 by the time I reach 500 hours. My normal usage is only about 2-3 hours a week. I guess I will ... | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps Heykay,I am currently using a Pass Labs XP-10. I have always had SS preamps so I want to try tube for a change. |