What is Audio Researches best preamp period


Tube or solid state from the oldest to the newest ref ser ,what is the best one they made or make.
bbaxley2
Agree with R_f_Sayles. I owned the Calypso/Rhea combination before my current Supratek Grange. There is no ARC that can stand toe to toe with that Aesthetix combo and the Grange smokes anything ARC ever made.
please only give me ark responce,dont care if something else sounds better,,,i need ark info..thanks
Wc65mustang

have you auditoned all the preamps that ARC has made in its storied history?

I tend to dismiss sweeping generalizations.
I've owned 2 and after comparing them to other competitive products it is 2 too many. "Storied history"? That's funny.
Seriously though, you don't want to A/B an ARC with my Grange; the Supratek is a man among boys in that game.