Is a national GPS day?
As far as all ARC and all Pass Labs, different sound. I assume we’re talking about modern ARC and latest Pass gear. So it’s tubes vs. solid state. It’ll boil down to your personal preference. ARC, especially their Ref series, tend to sound big, I would say their sound is a bit bigger than life. Very engaging and dynamic with great imaging and soundstage. Pass Labs will give you slightly more realistic view, lower noise floor, but a presentation that is just as engaging.
By the way, combining ARC tube preamps with Pass amps produces excellent results, at least to my ears, in my system.
I haven’t heard CJ in a while so I can’t say how their full stack compares to ARC or Pass.
All ARC vs All Pass Labs vs All CJ system compare
Has any body compared a complete analog set from each of the manufactures?
Have they all ended up evolving to the same sound profile
clear, noise free, detailed, wide soundstages ?
I have a friend with an all ARC and my bet is the sound profiles/house are very close
just wondering , so many options , so little time, not enough money
jeff