Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps

I received the ref phono 2 SE 3 weeks ago and my Ref 5 SE shows up on Tuesday. When I ordered both about 6 weeks ago...my dealer called me back and said the SE was available...but not officially announced. Seemed like a no brainer.

I also have Ayre KX-R...

The Ayre is paired with Sasha's and Ref 250s...the Phono 2 SE/SME 20/3 is one of the sources in that system along with Naim HDX/ARC DAC8. The Ref5 SE will replace Ref 2 in my cabin...paired with Ref150/Duettes...looking forward to putting in system. ARC has really hit it out of the park this year.

My understanding is upgrades will very likely be available...but no official word on price or availability

What was the cost of the SE version v the standard Ref 5???

Kenny,

The price increased by $1k to $13K. I think the increase was reasonable.

~13k as compared to ~12k for non-SE version

If the difference in Ref5 SE version is anything like what I am hearing from the Ref phono2 SE...it's the best 1k I've spent.