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Old 07-01-2010, 01:50 PM
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Default A Blog on the new ARC Reference Anniversary Preamplifier from The Audio Beat

For those interested in a SOTA pre-amp, here's the first commentary (not yet an official review) on ARC's Reference Anniversary Preamp. This is a two chassis affair and runs $25K. ARC will be producing it for a period of one year. It looks like a beauty. If I had the coin, this would be at the top of my list. As it stands, I am waiting patiently until I can upgrade to the already very well received ARC Ref 5 preamp. For those interested, here is the blog entry at The Audio Beat: The Audio Beat - Casual Revelations: Audio Research's Reference Anniversary Preamplifier; Audio Research Reference Anniversary Preamp

For more info/specs from ARC, here is the link: Audio Research - Anniversary Edition Reference Preamplifier


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Old 07-01-2010, 02:07 PM
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Cyril.......The Audio Research 40th Anniversary Reference Preamp looks amazing. This will become the new ARC benchmark preamp. It is a beauty.
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Old 07-01-2010, 03:44 PM
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Dan...I agree. I found the comment that it is selling at 3x the forecast/projections of the company at this point (a few months from the launch date) interesting. Ofcourse the projections could have been very conservative to start out with but it's just interesting that a $25K preamp is outselling the company's expectations in this economy.
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Old 07-02-2010, 11:41 PM
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Yep.

My dealer said they were expecting to get orders for 100 of these beauties. They currently have orders for over 250.
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250 $25K preamps sold in a small town in Florida??? WOW.

Oh, sorry, i just reread that . You meant ARC has orders for 250... not your dealer....
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250 $25K preamps sold in a small town in Florida??? WOW.

Oh, sorry, i just reread that . You meant ARC has orders for 250... not your dealer....
LOL. I doubt even one comes to St. Pete. Too hot here to have so many tubes!

BTW, my dealer and friend of 16 years is in the city I lived in prior to St. Pete.
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Has anyone had a chance to see and hear the 40th preamp yet?
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nope...my local ARC dealer has taken orders for it but will not order it for a floor demo...
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Has anyone had a chance to see and hear the 40th preamp yet?
Yes, 2 days ago Pete McGrath demoed WA Sophia 3 with this preamp and DAC8, Ref 110.

I was really impressed with this setup,we spent a long time with Pete on different kinds of (his) musics, this preamp is a killer...
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Jean-Marc...were the Ref 110s able to easily drive the Sophia 3s? I am sure Peter McGrath played some music showcasing large scale dynamics. Was wondering if the Ref 110 was able to deliver on that front. Also the DAC8 is supposed to be quite good. Any thoughts? How would you describe the overall sound of that combination? Thx
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