Audio Research Ref 3 Opinions

Anybody heard the new ARC Ref 3? Comments please !! in comparison to the ARC Ref 2 Mk2

soundoc01-03-2005 10:35am

soundoc OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12 posts 02-16-2005 at 10:00am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Jshaw1004: The Ref 2 MK1 is the warmest, the Ref 2 MKII sounds differently however better, the Ref 3, at the risk that I am disparaged, sounds to "Spectral like": But it shows all, nothing remains in the dark.
gregm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,405 posts 02-16-2005 at 11:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I wonder what the Mark4 will sound like??
magnepanmike Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 57 posts 02-16-2005 at 02:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Probably pretty good.
guidocorona Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,298 posts 02-16-2005 at 04:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete GREGM, The device under discussion is the Ref 3 (Mark 1). It is highly unlikely that there will ever be a Ref 3 Mark 4. But if you are thinking about a Ref 4 instead, you may want to come back in approximately 4 years to find out how it will sound.
guidocorona Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,298 posts 02-16-2005 at 04:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Soundoc, are you saying that the Ref 3 has some of the razor-sharpness and etched in-your-face sound of ampliphiers from Spectral?