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ARC Pre + which SS amp?

I intend to pruchase an ARC tubed pre (LS 16 or 25) and was wondering which high current SS amp matches well with it. I often seen them paired with Levinson amps but was wondering if Krell, Simaudio, Pass (or others) will also have good synergy.

Thanks
AdamG
adamg
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Brystons work fine for me. Don't believe all the "Brihgtsun" crap.
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tboooe
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adamg, very timely post. I am in the market for a new preamp to mate with my Pass XA160 amps. ARC Ref3 is on my shortlist.
rtaylor
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I'm running the LS16 with a BAT Vk 220 SS amp. This works well also.
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audphile1
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Rwwear, can you be more specific as to which Krell it is, what speakers, etc?
ella4ever
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Plinius and ARC seem to go well together.I have run both a Ls 16 and a ref 3 with a Plinius SA 100 mark 3 ( balanced) and have been pretty happy with both.
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