(Vol.43 No.11, Vol.44 No.8, Vol.45 No.10 WWW)īenchmark LA4: $2499 w/o remote $2599 with remote $$$īenchmark's usual approach to design is to out-spec the competition, and so it is here. Once he had optimized everything else in his systemcables, footers, stands, AC supplyJVS could report that the Ref 6SE's "warmth and vibrancy of color, prominent midrange, and seemingly more dramatic dynamic contrasts made me want to listen more and deeper." In a Follow-Up, JA felt the Ref 6SE's sonic signature, with its slightly softened highs but superb resolution of recorded detail, would work best with systems that are a little laid-back in the upper midrange and that don't have underdamped or poorly defined low frequencies. Longer-term listening, however, indicated that the Audio Research preamplifier was sensitive to setup issues. And unless noted, the preamplifiers listed do not have phono stages.Īn updated version of the discontinued Ref 6, with changes in capacitors and wiring, the fully balanced, tubed '6SE impressed JVS, who noted that when he installed the Ref 6SE in his system, his speakers "poured forth some of the most polished, transparent, and arresting sound" he'd heard from his system.
Editor's Note: Apart from the Bespoke, CAT, and Shindo, all the Class A preamplifiers offer balanced inputs and outputs.
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