Audio Research Ref 10 vs 40th Anniversary preamp

I was wondering what the difference in the sound between the Ref 10 and the 40th ? Not much wrote about that. I btw have the Ref 6 but never heard the 10 or the 40th.

tattooedtrackman06-07-2018 6:28pm

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linnlp12 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 79 posts 01-14-2020 at 05:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Ref 10 for sure. Have 1300 hours on mine. Its wonderful. Never heard any aggressive treble. Its very musical. My friend was listening to the system while I was testing tubes for his ARC vintage preamp. Said was sweet airy, excellent depth and width. He loved it.
linnlp12 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 79 posts 01-16-2020 at 05:24am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Its amazing how those power supply tubes impact the circuits. I have an Aesthetix IO loaded with NOS tubes. I put cheap Sovtek 12AX7LPS from Jim McShane in the power supply but put NOS Mullard EL34 there also. The difference from the Mullards is not minor. For my REF10, will use original Winged C's when the time comes. Honestly, at the ARC Ref level, doubt one can go wrong with picking any of their preamps.

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