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Mark Levinson 326S or Audio Research Ref 3 ?

I have a Threshold Fet 9 preamp which I want to change. I bought this one years ago and choose it because I thought it would temperate a little bit the energy of my power amplifier an OCM 200 which is very fast and almost a little bit agressive sometimes. (Londspeakers are Infinity Renaissance 90).

Now I want to upgrade my preamp and I was thinking at the M.L. 326s or the A.R. ref 3 ... what would you advice?

Thanks for your help.

Regards
clavil

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dcstep
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Look at the Jeff Rowland Design Group Capri pre-amp with phono stage added for around 3-grand total. Look for Guidocorona's review hear on A'gon with a direct comparison to ARC Ref.3. I have a friend that just bought a Capri about three weeks ago and it put his ML on the UPS truck. Clearly worth consideration in a system such as yours.

Dave
dcstep
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07-06-08: Philjolet said:
"The Absolute Sound magazine has reviewed the Ref 3 and says it is among the best pre amp ever made. I do not think there is any doubt of this..."

I believe that GuidoCorona writes for TAS and owns a Ref 3, so you'd put a lot of stock in his review of the Rowland Capri.

Dave
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