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Meridian 568 v ARC Tube preamp for digital scource

My current set up is: Meridian 508.24/Meridian 568.1/ARC VT100 MkIII/Proac Response 2, running as a balanced system. In the current set up, I'm using the 568.1 as a 2 channel preamp. It gets a digital feed from the 508.24 and provides upsampling to 96MHz. On its own the 508.24 gives 24 bit processing, but no upsampling. I'm thinking of getting an ARC Line Stage with balanced connections (LS16, LS17) to replace the 568.1. Any comments about what I could expect from making this change and/or which ARC Line Stage is more suitable if I make the change?
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The ARC LS 17 is a very good pre but do be aware-- it does NOT sound tubey. I owned and sold one because I wanted just a touch more sugar in the sound. The LS 17 and likely by extension the 6H30 tubed LS 26, will be fairly exacting in their presentation. This is not bad-- it's great actually -- for some-- but see if it's your cup of tea.
In my experience the primary thing you gain by adding a linestage in your situation is dynamics followed by perhaps more refinement up top.
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