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  1. Dave Gordon

    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    Thank you for providing a rational, down to earth perspective. I agree with you, not because I work at Audio Research, but because I worked in retail audio a very long time ago and worked with various customers who listened to different musical styles, in different rooms, and at different...
  2. Dave Gordon

    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    Thank you, Gary, you hit the nail on the head. This looks easy, just as running an audio store looks easy, but it is not. Fortunately, the right owner found us, appreciating our legacy and what we represent. We reduced the price increase to an average of 16.8% in North America, some more and...
  3. Dave Gordon

    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    What is ARCDS?
  4. Dave Gordon

    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    There is a car audio tube company, Milbert Amplifiers, made in Maryland since 1986. I heard one in a super high end car system about 30 years ago, with custom Focal drivers. The amp was mounted in the trunk. https://milbert.com/ Around 2014 we were asked to build a tube car amp, but we declined...
  5. Dave Gordon

    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    The best products from Audio Research came out after Ward's passing. He was involved in the very early design phase of the new Reference amplifier, the 160M, but one was not built. Ward's replacement, Greg Lee (who was experienced with tube technology and had originally applied to ARC eleven...
  6. Dave Gordon

    ARC announces price increase effective Mid-March '24

    First of all, these will be the new prices of our products on March 31: REF10/REF Phono 10 $35,000 / $42,000 REF6SE/REF Phono 3SE $19,500 / $22,500 LS28SE/PH9/DAC9 $10,000 / $12,000 REF160M – pair $38,000 / $45,000 REF160S...
  7. Dave Gordon

    Audio Research join the forum as a sponsor!

    We would like to welcome Audio Research as a new sponsor to the forum Audio Research has a huge history dating from 1970, and has led the way in the tube amplification revival in the US and worldwide. They are proud to be able to service almost every preamp or power amp they have made, from the...
  8. Dave Gordon

    Whither Audio Research

    I am happy to report that Audio Research once again has a full service staff and the wait time for repairs is shrinking. Email service@audioresearch.com to find out how long it will be, and to get into the repair queue.
  9. Dave Gordon

    Whither Audio Research

    Having been with ARC since WZJ's ownership, it has been an interesting ride. We were happy that Bill sold to Fine Sounds (in 2008 when he was 81), which owned Sonus faber and no other audio companies at the time. FS understood exactly what made ARC special, invested in the company (engineering...
  10. Dave Gordon

    Whither Audio Research

    Hello, everyone. This is my first post on What's Best because I want you to know what is happening at Audio Research. Some of you know me since I was hire by Bill Johnson at Audio Research in 1989. I left for a few years and returned to ARC in 1996. We will be posting a statement on the Fans of...
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