What's a contender to an Audio Reference 5 SE?

If you were considering an Audio Reference 5 SE to mate with a Plinius SA-Reference amp, what other preamps might you consider?

timztunz11-16-2015 4:40pm

bifwynne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,206 posts 11-17-2015 at 03:04am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Tsushima1, ... no doubt when Bo did the Ref 5 SE shootout, presumably with the Pass XP-20, he might have literally shot the Ref 5 SE. No wonder it didn't compare well. IME, ARC gear sounds best when you don't shoot it. Fortunately, Bo didn't listen to the Ref 5 SE under a gob of whipped cream (ala the Three Stooges skit of similar theme) or under water.
bifwynne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,206 posts 11-17-2015 at 02:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A Radio Shack compact combo boom box stereo/Swiss army knife.