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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.

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AdamG
adamg
arahl
73 posts
 
ARC preamps have (relatively) low output impedance for tube gear and therefore can run well with many SS amps. I had a great 7 year run with the ARC Ref One and Pass Aleph 2 100w monoblocks in balanced mode; that was a terrific combination.
magnepanmike
57 posts
 
ARC 100.2 Read the reviews....... Perfect for the ARC Mk1 series....
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
well to add one more thought, my dad just bought the 16 a couple weeks ago and pairs it with Classe amps and it really sounds great.
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