New Audio Research products Q2 2025

[tima]

New tube and solid-state products.

- As a product the new I-70 70W tube integrated amp with phono stage looks interesting at $8500.
- LS3 solid state preamp with slots for optional phono stage and a DAC. $9000
- LS2 tube preamp with same slot options as the LS3, $10000
- S100 (100W) $9500 and S200 (200W) solid state amps, $12000
- D80 tube amp $15000

'New ARC Strategy'
Musicality and Believability at the core of the design cycle for users "who care deeply about musical believability"
Dream Design teams: Team Tube, Team Solid-State, Team Beyond the Edge w/ new top designer to be named later.

Video from TAS with scripted quack.

00:00 Audio Research Corporation
1:07 6 New Products
06:21 ARC Today
09:12 The New ARC Strategy
12:54 Summary

 

[Another Johnson]

It is interesting that Mike Bettinger has landed at ARC to guide the solid state R&D efforts.

I wonder who will be the as yet unannounced team leader for the new “cutting edge” team. Stay tuned.