"time after time, the tube line stage is the make or break link in the system when it comes to capturing midrange textures, harmonic overtones, ambiance, etc."
Swirching the Audio Research sp 16 into my system has convinced me of this finally as well.
The mhdt DAC and ARC pre are absolutely fabulous together! Digital in my system improved significantly along the lines Jafox relates with these two and I feel my system as a whole now gives up little if anything to some the best systems I have auditioned out there.
Phono is improved as well but not as much...it was already pretty good to start with prior..
Swirching the Audio Research sp 16 into my system has convinced me of this finally as well.
The mhdt DAC and ARC pre are absolutely fabulous together! Digital in my system improved significantly along the lines Jafox relates with these two and I feel my system as a whole now gives up little if anything to some the best systems I have auditioned out there.
Phono is improved as well but not as much...it was already pretty good to start with prior..