I've been running this combo for almost a year now and it is very quiet with no audible hiss from three feet away from the speakers. Sounds like the amp that you listened to may have needed a tube replacement. The AR gear has been rock solid in my system.
Audio Research REF3 / REF110 owners...
Are your REF3 and/or REF110 free of any "hiss" or background noise?
I heard the REF3 without the REF110 and it was a dead quiet background. When the REF110 was introduced, there was an audible hiss in quiet moments in the music... this is a concern, but perhaps that particular unit needed some attention.
I didn't mention anything to the dealer b/c I was so blown away by the music, but I couldn't live with any hiss or an unquiet background (don't know the correct terminology).
Thanks
I heard the REF3 without the REF110 and it was a dead quiet background. When the REF110 was introduced, there was an audible hiss in quiet moments in the music... this is a concern, but perhaps that particular unit needed some attention.
I didn't mention anything to the dealer b/c I was so blown away by the music, but I couldn't live with any hiss or an unquiet background (don't know the correct terminology).
Thanks
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