Ref 750 also a tower design like the 610

tdh888 · Jan 18, 2012

Hi to all,

Ref 750's are towers like the previous 610. Dimensions are similar and one significant difference is the presence of analog meters the same size used in the REF250 replacing the digital meter.

Source of info is from are local dealer and confirmed by Kalvin (customer rep.) of ARC.

Rumours in the net said that the Ref750 will go back to the traditional design similar to the REF 600.

tdh888

Steve Williams · Jan 18, 2012

Rumor is true because Dave Gordon told me the same at CES

tdh888 · Jan 18, 2012

I was hoping that they will build it like they use to ( just like your old REF 600) . I hope your right Steve.

tdh888

microstrip · Feb 3, 2012

Courtesy of the audioaficionado.org forum:

Steve Williams · Feb 3, 2012

tdh888 said:
I was hoping that they will build it like they use to ( just like your old REF 600) . I hope your right Steve.

tdh888

Problem was the heat they gave off into the chassis and then the room. Still these and the 610T also gave off immense heat so much so that I had to put a 3rd central AC in the house serving that room only. I loved my Ref 600 Mk lll

Steve Williams · Feb 3, 2012

microstrip said:
Courtesy of the audioaficionado.org forum:

They are pretty

tdh888 · Feb 3, 2012

My friend ordered the REF 750 and he told me its coming to our country before the end of the month. He said that we are going to listen to his REF 610 upgraded w/ KT 120's 1st before installing the REF 750 fresh from the box. Our local dealer said that its going to be unfair comparison because the new amp needs to be broken in. Will give you guys an update once we auditon it in his dedicated listening room.

tdh888

Steve Williams · Feb 3, 2012

My experience with any ARC products I owned is that they sound darn good out of the box but then a veiled sound until they're broken in.

Steve Williams · Feb 3, 2012

Is your friend keeping the 610T

Is he using an ARC preamp

tdh888 · Feb 3, 2012

Steve Williams said:
Is your friend keeping the 610T

Is he using an ARC preamp

No his going to trade in the REF 610's and our dealer whose also a close friend of ours allowed us to do the comparison before he takes the 610. The guy's preamp consist of the ARC REF Phono 2 , ARC REF 40 anniversary linestage . My friend ordered the upgrade for the REF Phono 2 ( also arriving together w/ the REF750) but he wont have it installed yet .He was thinking of having the REF Phono 2 upgrade installed after breaking in the REF750.

tdh888

Steve Williams · Feb 3, 2012

tdh888 said:
No his going to trade in the REF 610's and our dealer whose also a close friend of ours allowed us to do the comparison before he takes the 610. The guy's preamp consist of the ARC REF Phono 2 , ARC REF 40 anniversary linestage . My friend ordered the upgrade for the REF Phono 2 ( also arriving together w/ the REF750) but he wont have it installed yet .He was thinking of having the REF Phono 2 upgrade installed after breaking in the REF750.

tdh888

Your friend needs to see the new ARC Reference DAC.

dafos · Feb 4, 2012

Hi Steve, this common friend of ours is not really too much into digital though he has a ref cd 8.

JackD201 · Feb 4, 2012

Hi Jerry,

Is this pair headed to either RM or Pio?

microstrip · Feb 4, 2012

dafos said:
Hi Steve, this common friend of ours is not really too much into digital though he has a ref cd 8.

The CD8, when followed by a REF Anniversary in an ARC system, can sound much better than it should ...

dafos · Feb 4, 2012

JackD201 said:
Hi Jerry,

Is this pair headed to either RM or Pio?

Hi jack, its going to our friend from magallanes. Are you back from Sapporo?

dafos · Feb 4, 2012

microstrip said:
The CD8, when followed by a REF Anniversary in an ARC system, can sound much better than it should ...

The cd player is used primarily to warm up the system or to break in new components.

wizard · Feb 4, 2012

At BAV 2011 in Bangkok

JackD201 · Feb 4, 2012

dafos said:
Hi jack, its going to our friend from magallanes. Are you back from Sapporo?

I see

We're leaving for Sapporo on Tuesday

microstrip · Feb 4, 2012

dafos said:
The cd player is used primarily to warm up the system or to break in new components.

Luxury warm up... Can we ask what is the remaining system?

microstrip · Feb 4, 2012

A good friend of mine once told me that, if we are prepared to accept the foreseen limitations in maximum loudness and deep bass. an ARC REF 610 driving a pair of Mini2's would kill any system, irrespective of price. How should they sound with the REF750?

Ref 750 also a tower design like the 610

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