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

zd542 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,339 posts 11-16-2015 at 08:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete "It is a pitty that openness and reality is missing in the world of audio. And that is a shame!" Bo, you're not helping any. lol. You make a good case to look at something else, so what is it? The OP is asking, if not the ARC, then what? Naim maybe?