I think this is more of a latteral move more than a major upgrade. The Acurus amps are reasonably good but tend to run a little bright. The ACT3 was problem-prone from the very beginning (I owned one of the first batch :-(. In January, I had my ACT3 upgraded to the Stage-One chips. It gave me more functionality but was a marginal step in the wrong direction in relation to performance (bass became a little more bloated).
That being said, I am sure you will find many people who love their units. I also thought it was great until I started comparing it with other stuff on the market (15 years ago I also thought Bose was good, but please don't remind me of that :-o ). Lots more choices now than there were when the ACT3 first became available.
Julian
That being said, I am sure you will find many people who love their units. I also thought it was great until I started comparing it with other stuff on the market (15 years ago I also thought Bose was good, but please don't remind me of that :-o ). Lots more choices now than there were when the ACT3 first became available.
Julian