McIntosh C1000 tube pre vs. ARC Ref 3?

Has anybody heard these against each other? Both are very well received by the audio press.

gpgr4blu01-06-2007 3:42am

pops Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,272 posts 10-17-2007 at 03:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sparkster...2 great preamps you demo'ed and you did it the right way. Aball is right though everything electronic adds color.