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Tubes Asylum: REVIEW: Audio Research, Inc. Reference 110 Amplifier (Tube) by Aurelien Questions about tubes and gear that glows. FAQ |
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Model: Reference 110 Category: Amplifier (Tube) Suggested Retail Price: $9900 Description: HIgh-end tube amplifier Manufacturer URL: Audio Research, Inc. Model Picture: View
Review by Aurelien ( A ) on October 08, 2006 at 08:47:45
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for the Reference 110
First, sorry for my english...I have spent now more than a month with the Reference 110. An incredible amplifier ! In the last 15 years, I have been on the solids-state side. IMHO, tube gears were always missing something. With the ARC REF 110, my thoughts have changed ! This is the first time I feel a tube amp has no weakness : great bass, incledibly refined midrange, treeble without end.
My wife said a few days ago : we don't need to go to the concert anymore ! Of course this (fortunately) cannot be true but this amplifier drives you as cloth as you can be.
Unless you have extremely low-efficiency speakers in a huge room, I think this is the best amp from ARC : it has the refinment of the Reference serie and seems to me more "accurate" than the 210 or the 610.
There is nothing else I would like to ear from a high-end amplifier.
Best regards,
Aurelien.PS: some pics of my unit:
http://www.arcdb.ws/REF110/ARC_REF110_top3.jpg
http://www.arcdb.ws/REF110/ARC_REF110_top2.jpg
Product Weakness: none Product Strengths: Incredible transparency, purity, authority
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: ARC REF 110 Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): ARC REF 3 Sources (CDP/Turntable): YBA Speakers: JBL K2 Cables/Interconnects: Siltech Music Used (Genre/Selections): mostly classical Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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