micatel

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My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions.
Sorry for your trouble, but....  This may be the best thread I’ve ever read on Audiogon :))))))If you had Farmers Insurance, they may have covered it and put your cat on TV.  Hope you get it sorted soon.  Good luck friend.    
Specific Pre-Amp advice
The ARC gear I had was much warmer sounding than the ss pre's.  The BAT I have is very neutral since changing interconnects to the amp (the mids were actually slightly forward with the cables I had been using for the ARC gear).  I can understand h... 
Specific Pre-Amp advice
I made the jump from solid state to tube pres with ARC gear (SP6B then LS17) years ago driving ss amplification.  I liked the tube "laid back presentation" with silky highs but the mids were slightly masked and I lived with the low end bloom.  The... 
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