Price to change the face plate / handles of a REF5 ?

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by tunes

If you do find one in black they will replace the faceplate to your colour of choice during the upgrade to SE but will charge you for the change in colour of handles and (in the case of the ref 5) knobs. I have black handles on my ref phono 2 that I was going to replace with silver (for a fee) when the unit goes in for the SE upgrade. If you end up with a black ref 5 and want to swap handles, let me know. I think the handle size is the same.

I see. Good idea.

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[Bavarian05]

Originally Posted by C220MC275

Hello my friends,

Does someone knows the price of a new face plate and handles for a REF 5 ?
I found a second hand unit but it is all silver and I would like it in black.
Could you ask your local ARC dealer and tell me ?
Mine is in holidays.
Thanks a lot !

Prior to upgrading my LS17 to SE status a few months ago, I was very close to pulling the trigger on a used Ref 3 my dealer had taken on trade. Unfortunately it was silver and I wanted black to match my Ref 110. I spoke with Calvin and he said the new face plate would run almost $600 as they would need to have it made and didn't have any old stock on them. If they had it in stock, it normally runs $350. As the Ref 5 is a current model, they would likely still have them stocked. Though if it were me, I would spend the extra dough if possible and have the SE upgrade performed and choose your new faceplate color at that time included with the SE upgrade.

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[Barry1]

Cost for a Ref Anniv 40 which was identical is $450 for faceplate $50/handle and $60-80 for the knobs according to Kalvin on 12/20/2011.