Audio Research Trade Up Program

Philb7777

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Anyone know details on the Audio Research Trade Up Program? It is running from June 15 - July 31, 2017. You can trade up your current Audio Research gear and get a trade in value of up to 75% of MSRP. I am wondering, does your gear go directly to Audio Research or does the Audio Research dealer take it for resale? I've got a Ref 5se and Ref Phono 2se with around 1800 hours on them and I'm curious what I can get in trade in for a Ref 6 and Ref 3. Just wondering how this exactly works as I have no local Audio Research dealer anymore.

http://audioresearch.thehouseofmouse.it/en-us/company/trade-in-to-trade-up-program

Thanks for any additional info anyone can give.
 
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tdh888

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According to one forum the product being traded up must be significantly more expensive than the product being traded in. The guy wanted to trade in his Phono 2 SE for the new Phono 3 but the dealer replied that if his trading in his Phono 2 SE , he should trade up to the REF Phono 10. The dealer would accept its trade in value of 75% of the original MSRP.
 

Philb7777

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According to one forum the product being traded up must be significantly more expensive than the product being traded in. The guy wanted to trade in his Phono 2 SE for the new Phono 3 but the dealer replied that if his trading in his Phono 2 SE , he should trade up to the REF Phono 10. The dealer would accept its trade in value of 75% of the original MSRP.

I think that is correct. From additional info I found out here is how it works:

As far as sending the product back to ARC, the dealer has the option to keep it or send it back. Either way, a customer can get it up to 75% of MSRP.

The way it works is that you can upgrade preamp to preamp, and phono to phono. The new ARC product must cost at least the MSRP of your original piece + the 75% you're getting for it. So that would eliminate, for example, a Ref 5se owner moving up to a Ref 6. A Ref 10 would be the only preamp one could trade up to in that system.
 

tdh888

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The REF300 , 600 , 610T & 750 dont qualify as well .
 

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