Audio Research 40th Anniversary Edition Reference Tube Preamplifier

Product: Audio Research 40th Anniversary Edition Reference Tube Preamplifier

Product SKU: 12127

Serial Number: 20305222

Voltage: 120V

Cosmetic Description: 8/10 Excellent condition with minimal visible cosmetic wear including a few minor nicks on the top left edge of the power supply and faint rubbing in the plexiglass tops. This beautiful preamp set looks like new even under close examination, but a keen eye can find a couple of barely perceptible blemishes under good lighting conditions.

What is Included: Preamplifier, Remote, 2 Sovtek 6550WE tubes, 10 Sovtek 6H30P tubes, Manual, Power Supply, Power umbilicals, Factory packaging

Functional Notes: Operational condition of this item is excellent, fully tested and no issues found.

Age: September 2010

# of Owners: 1

Tobacco Exposure: No

Service History: None

MSRP: $25000

Other Notes: Tube hours: 1300

"The Anniversary Edition Reference preamp is fundamentally different-sounding—not just than the Reference 3 or 5 but than any preamp, tube or solid-state, I’ve heard. The Anniversary Edition Preamp is also more realistic than any preamp I’ve yet heard. It is genuinely thrilling to listen to a piece of gear that makes instruments and vocalists on familiar records sound consistently and unmistakably more like real instruments and real singers. In fact, I didn't think there is a bigger thrill in audio. The Reference 40 supplies that thrill on every LP or CD you listen to. It is, in my opinion, the single best product ARC has made in its 40 years of excellence—an instant audio classic." -Jonathan Valin

Product Specifications

Manual

Reviews:  TAS
The Audio Beat
HiFi News

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