Something new from ARC

How mow is this wow?

Mow? You mean like what one would do with a lawn? Wow? As in holy crapolla?

Frank ... I am hoping ARC will post more pics and stats on this beauty. I would like to see the innards.

The advance announcement says the power supply is advanced. I wonder how. Clearly there are circuit changes ... the Ref 6 has 6 audio tubes in the gain circuit (3 each channel) in comparison to the Ref 5 SE's 4 tubes (2 in each channel).

Bottom line is sound ... can't wait for reviewers and anxious customers to comment.

It looks like there's a new sheriff in town.

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Bruce ...

Here's the conclusion I've garnered from a realiable source:

The Ref-6 challenges the REF-10 in some important areas. While the soundstage width and depth aren't quite as good as the Ref-10, the REF-6 has the advantage in musicality, tonality, and overall realism. From the first note, it is clearly better than the REF-5-SE and in another league altogether. It gets digital really close to analogue and is quite amazing in that area. From what I hear, the REF-6 is one of the finest pieces ARC has produced to date ... at less than half the price of the REF-10. Its on my bucket list for sure. Hey, anyone want to by my trusty REF-3?

The new McIntosh C110T has 3 tubes per channel for a total of 12 tubes (phono and line stage).