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Old 04-30-2010, 04:57 PM
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Way too rich for me at $24K. I think the Ref 5 (@ $12K) is plenty upgrade for me from my Ref 3. I bought all my current equipment brand new. This time around I will wait for a lightly used Ref 5 before I upgrade. The Ref 5 is starting to accumulate positive reviews. The most relevant for me is from Hifi Critic (which is a UK publication that does not take any advertising and seems to have very thorough reviewing protocols - both qualitative and measurement protocols) which gave the Ref 5 an unequivocal rave review (you can find ARC reviews here for those interested: Audio Research Product Reviews). I am sure this special Anniversary edition at twice the cost, and with the over-engineered power supply in the separate chassis and even more premium parts, will deliver even better performance, but I have to believe the law of diminishing returns here has to start becoming more meaningful at this point.
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Old 04-30-2010, 06:26 PM
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Audio Research Anniversary amplifiers would be a great compliment to this awesome preamp.


For sure would be a "match in heaven", later to add on a Anniversary CD Player/Transport, DAC and even perhaps, for the very first time a Tuner too! Plenty of money to be made

I used to be an Audio Research fan (used SP 3a) in the late seventies until the then local agent lost the dealership.
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Old 04-30-2010, 06:47 PM
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Way too rich for me at $24K. I think the Ref 5 (@ $12K) is plenty upgrade for me from my Ref 3. I bought all my current equipment brand new. This time around I will wait for a lightly used Ref 5 before I upgrade. The Ref 5 is starting to accumulate positive reviews. The most relevant for me is from Hifi Critic (which is a UK publication that does not take any advertising and seems to have very thorough reviewing protocols - both qualitative and measurement protocols) which gave the Ref 5 an unequivocal rave review (you can find ARC reviews here for those interested: Audio Research Product Reviews). I am sure this special Anniversary edition at twice the cost, and with the over-engineered power supply in the separate chassis and even more premium parts, will deliver even better performance, but I have to believe the law of diminishing returns here has to start becoming more meaningful at this point.
Cyril.......You know you want the Audio Research Anniversary preamp, so stop trying to talk yourself out of it. Whip out the Platinum Card, and bring it home.

I'll be looking forward to your review.
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Old 04-30-2010, 07:00 PM
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Cyril,
If Dan's help to spend your money makes you feel strange, just tell him you'll buy the Anniversary Arc preamp when he'll buy the 2301's !! :
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If Dan's help to spend your money makes you feel strange, just tell him you'll buy the Anniversary Arc preamp when he'll buy the 2301's !! :
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Jerome...I know it . We are all trigger happy when it's not our money on the line . Dan...see Jerome's comments
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If Dan's help to spend your money makes you feel strange, just tell him you'll buy the Anniversary Arc preamp when he'll buy the 2301's !! :
Jerome
But Dan already has everything to match up with the 2031's. Cyril is going to have to drop some serious coin to add some 610's and a CD-8.
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Old 04-30-2010, 07:09 PM
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Jerome...I know it . We are all trigger happy when it's not our money on the line . Dan...see Jerome's comments
Man, you guys are a tough crowd.
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Man, you guys are a tough crowd.
Forgive me Dan, I'm just leading towards 1000 posts !!
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Jerome.......And darn close, too.
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