Well as other people said it makes no sense to discuss about the differences if you did not hear them next to each other. I had the Ref3 in my system and also had the Mac C2200. In my systen the C2200 sounded much better than the Ref3. So I guess if the C1000 is better than the Ref3 it will sound better also.
However in my friends place the Ref3 played much better. I all comes down to system matching and integration.
Peter
However in my friends place the Ref3 played much better. I all comes down to system matching and integration.
Peter