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Looks pretty but at $5000 MSRP ??

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In Reply to: RE: Something different from Audio Research posted by Gary on November 10, 2021 at 08:38:21

I've had a few ARC pieces in my system over the years and learned that the "ARC house sound" is not for me. Sounds more like thin solid-state to me.

I owned three ARC preamps and three ARC amps over the decades. Only one of the ARC pieces was decent sounding to my taste - the VT-100mkII - but that was because I was driving it with another brand of tube preamp to give it a hint of full-bodied richness. Otherwise it was a bit lean.

I also owned the ARC VSi-60 integrated in my office system but my Rogue Cronus Magnum at half the price sounds much better. Both were outfitted with KT-120 power tubes.

My Rogue side-by-side with my VSi-60 in 2016:

Sold the ARC VSi-60 after a couple months. I still own the older Rogue.

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RE: Looks pretty but at $5000 MSRP ?? - Gary 08:38:10 11/11/21 (0)