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AR LS7 v SP14

Hi, I wonder if any of you can help me? At a demo of equipment I heard a system that comprised the Audio Reserch SP14 paired with a Muscial Fidelity P270 MK2 and was blown away by the scale and living performance they gave. I have since been trying to buy these components second hand and have acquired an Audio Reserch LS7 with a Musical Fidelity P270 mark 2, although I love the sound it doesn't give me the scale and live sounding, living breathing performnace I heard. Can anyone with experience of the SP14 confirm that this is what the SP14 does compared with the LS7? You can gey the SP14's at a great price on the second hand market.
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jvogt
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I respectfully disagree with the Newbee's summary on the
SP-14. I owned one and found it to be neutral, spacious,
and airy with excellent bass. I previously owned an
Audio Research SP-6B which was highly regarded in it's
day. I found the SP-14 noteably better in several respects.
The SP-6B had a much higher noise floor, loose tubby bass
and a limited high end extension. I've owned an number of
preamps over 30+ years and I consider the SP-14 one of the
better units. It also has a wonderful phono stage. I can't
comment on the LS-7 as I've never heard one.
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