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ARC ref 5SE question

Hi I have an option of buying a preowned ref5SE. My amps are the Audionet MAX and my natural choice would be the Audionet top of the line pre but I don't have where to audition. My current pre is the MBL based MC601 by music culture technologies. I never thought I will go for a tube pre again but I can audition the ref5 probably next week so I will give it a shot. What should I expect from the ref5 Se? Previous owners – which pre replaced it and why? Did anyone compare it to Audionet pre G2 by any chance ? Thanks in advance to all repliers.
icorem

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icorem OP
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Stewart

Do you know that based on your time with an Audionet Pre ?
I don't have an option to audition it and don't want to throw major $ without hearing it.
icorem OP
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Hi Bif
I will probably get the ARC for audition in the coming weekend.
I expect impedance matching problems in balanced mode as my MAX amp drops to 3kohm in xlr. In single ended mode it shows 37kohm so it might work there. Did you compare the ref5se between xlr and rca?
Another problem is that I have a 4.5m IC between the pre and the amp.

Since there was a problem in audiogon I have a duplicate post on the same issue so I'm sorry for that.
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