I agree w ghasly Used to sell ARC. There should be no noise heard from that amp. Also, if you prefer clarity, reality, correct timbres and detail, Arc is tough to beat. If you like "beautiful, smooth and sublime and "weighty" or in other words distortion added to harmonic orders, you'd be happier w something else. It all depends on taste. Some people are bothered big time with the ARC sound and some people don't like spaghetti which is unfathomable to me. |
@baylinor That is DC offset caused by dimming the LED.
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I’m going to try my Vandersteen with those 3 amps, not sure about the pre amp that will be used in the test yet. 1 ARC Ref75 SE (after passing mechanically check) 2 Ayre VX-5 twenty 3 Aesthetix Mimas
I will let you know as soon as I heard and picked a winner. until then, anyone who heard few of them and can compare would be happy to hear it here. tyvm |
I own that amp. Agree with others; there shouldn’t be a buzz/hum. I’ve had issues with other ARC amps, and it was miserable. (Brand new 160S that had to get a new PCB after a few months, which took several months). FWIW, I also ran it with Treo CTs for a few months. To each his own, YMMV, and all that, but I did not think the REF 75 was enough for those speakers. They sounded dramatically better — liberated — with the 160S. Until it broke. |
