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Anyone else pairing the new AR Ref 150w/sasha?

After 2 years of searching for the right combo to upgrade my Thiel 7.2/Levinson 335... I finally selected the Sasha/Ref 150. Just installed on Friday so need 100+hours before providing feedback but I have very high Expectations.

Front end is Classe CT-SSP, Levinson 390S, Naim HDX
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rrog
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AR=Acoustic Research

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epiphanic_audio
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any update.Considering this matchup.

thx
lubes3
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Just replaced my W/P 8 with Sashas. More musical less analytical.

I demoed them with the ARC 150 and it sounded great. Very musical with great dimension and extension at reasonable volumes. But if you like higher volume with a powerful low end, you may want to consider more power. During my demo, I played a Ref Rec CD, Jazz Kaleidoscope, with very low frequency and it did choke up a little. I'm using Spectron Mono-Blocks with over 800 watts per channelin mono-block form which, to me, is a better match.

With that said, the Sashas are fantastic and I much prefer them to my W/P8s.
Enjoy
Brett
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