I wonder how the Adcom would have faired in the mix? Rather well, I'm guessing. It is also a fraction of the price of the tube units, and offers a true balanced design, as well as the option of running in passive mode. I know that certain Audiogoners have had reliablity problems with the unit, but mine has been running 1 yr plus and is problem free. It is much smoother after it breaks in while preserving great detail. The major euphonic difference I note with some of the tube units I have auditioned is that they image more tightly than the Adcom. I am not sure which is more accurate but I could live with either. In the frequency extremes the Adcom is more accurate. IMHO!
Arc LS25 BAT 50 arc Ref2mkII auditions
Hi. This is just a redirect to an audition of the arc LS25, LS25mkII, BAT50, Arcref2mkII (and my little space-tech!) with various arc amps in los angeles. I'm hoping this will help with people searching for this kind of info since the thread i first created stupidly was titled 'May 4th LA audition preamp freakout' or something like that because i was rounding up freaks for the audition at optimal enchantment. i should have posted the results under this heading.