How Do Amps Affect Soundstage?

I am not anaudiophile in knowledge, but have spent like one.

I have the ARC Ref 6 paired with a Bryston 4b cubed.

Recommended match.

I was finding I could not get the system to 'juice.

It was explained to me that the volume control on the 

Ref 6 is the limiting factor ( something to do with its design and gain ).

Piont is if you really want to ctabk the volume the amp

Is limited by the ref 6 pre.

On that note does anyone know if the volume control can be modified?

Mossy

Lots of noise above. An eight watt amp can produce an amazing soundstage. "Can" when the loudspeakers are carefully chosen and properly positioned in the room. It is not about power or monoblocs. It is simply a matter of good design and implementation.

Standing waves and room reflection have the most impact on soundstaging and imaging (often confused but different qualities), speaker choice and positioning second, selection of electronics third, and choice of cabling is likely last. Within that third category, "electronics" is source which is admittedly a bit sloppy when the source is vinyl but certainly the cartridge and phono stage are essential and electronic.

@Mossy, that business of the Ref 6 Pre having a badly designed volume control is pure garbage. You have ten posts (Yes, my profile only shows 80 some but I had to change from Fsonicsmith to Fsonicsmith1 due to password problems and have hundreds and hundreds of posts). What is your basis and where did that allegation come from? No need to answer. I don’t particularly care to know.

My apologies wrong thread.

Coffee might help

Got that info from Chris at part connection- who created the sonic frontiers brand.

Oh and thanks for the very polite discourse.

Sonicsmith

If you have a recommendation for a better amp pairing with the Ref 6 I would be happy to hear it.