Audio Research Reference 160. While they produce 140wpc in linear mode, I run them in triode mode adding a bit more warmth so 70 wpc. No loss of volume or dynamics. Can play way louder than I ever want to hear them again… with no loss of punch or fidelity… I had a couple youngsters over that think louder is better. They are breathtakingly natural and musical with the details proportional to real events… so it’s like being there.
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Main: Aurender W20SE music streamer, ARC REF 9SE DAC / CD, Linn LP 12, Koetsu Rosewood SignCartrige, ARC REF 3 Phono Stage, ARC REF 6SE Preamp, ARC 160s amp, Sonus Faber Amati Traditional Speakers,Transparent Ultra IC & SC Library:Aurender N100, Ayre QB9 2020 DAC, Woo WA5-LE amp upgraded tubes, Focal Utopia HP, Sennheiser 800s HP, LCD HP.
Last edited by George Prentice; 04-14-2024 at 01:46 PM.
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