Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice.


And costs only a few grand vs soooo much more for a ref 6se preamp.  Benchmark LA4 Does HT bypass very easily.  
I am at a profound loss.  what the heck is going on inside the Ref 6se box.  What the heck does it all do? 
6se is very pretty but Benchmark LA4 also looks nice. And the McIntosh c1100 preamp is also very pretty.  Frankly, what justifies buying a preamp at such a high price?? It is supposed to be a neutral pass thru of a signal.
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I have heard both, and apparently you have not.

Go listen and the answer will become clear, 

Do you know Julian Hirsch?
And after all the prior discussion the troll emerges 

"emergingsoul OP
... Maybe take a poll.  Most will say they can’t hear diffs.  High end dealer conveyed that most can’t hear diffs, including reviewers paid to write fancy prose..."

“waiting to hear something of value about high end preamps”

In order to hear (as in listening with your ears) something of value, you have to actually listen to equipment and not read/troll message boards.

If you can’t hear the “diffs” then just buy whatever and move along.