Whither Audio Research

[Gregadd]

 

[Another Johnson]

Also here from a July 16th post

Interview with new owner of ARC Val Cora

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[jpgr4blu]

I can only say that the Mk 2 upgrade to my Ref 160Ms was done in a few weeks and made a noticeable improvement, especially in the mids and bass. They breathe a bit better--like they have more headroom.

 

[Daverich4]

Statement from Audio Research on their current repair times.

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[rangda]

Statement from Audio Research on their current repair times.

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I've been waiting for a non-warranty repair since early April, that statement lines up with what I was told then.

 

[microstrip]

Fortunately our country distributor has a top quality technician that is used to service Audio Research for several decades. Dur to the high shipping expense and customs trouble most european distributors had to create and support local service facilities, Audio Research just supplied the parts.

 

[DDgtt]

Actually I just got a Mola Mola Kaluga, Brian Putzey’s masterpiece of a class D amplifier. Sounds a darn sight better than most class A and class A/B solid state amps I owned. No, it’s not a SET, but I think most audiophiles would be hard pressed to identify it as a class D from its sound.

I just saw your post from much earlier this year. Do you happen to have the Makua preamp with your Kaluga amplifiers? If not the Makua really makes them sing!

 

[Dave Gordon]

I've been waiting for a non-warranty repair since early April, that statement lines up with what I was told then.

I am happy to report that Audio Research once again has a full service staff and the wait time for repairs is shrinking. Email service@audioresearch.com to find out how long it will be, and to get into the repair queue.

 

[Pacha]

I am happy to report that Audio Research once again has a full service staff and the wait time for repairs is shrinking. Email service@audioresearch.com to find out how long it will be, and to get into the repair queue.

That's really good news. I also received an email this morning and the tube sets for my Ref 250se amps are now available and after burning in will be on the way to me.

 

[godofwealth]

I just saw your post from much earlier this year. Do you happen to have the Makua preamp with your Kaluga amplifiers? If not the Makua really makes them sing!

Yes, I do have the Makua preamp as well with its built in DAC and phono stages. Amazingly versatile preamp. The phono stage is the most flexible one I have ever used in 30+ years. Its design is minimalism in the extreme — no logos of any kind! Everything operates from the iPhone app.

 

[Another Johnson]

I am happy to report that Audio Research once again has a full service staff and the wait time for repairs is shrinking. Email service@audioresearch.com to find out how long it will be, and to get into the repair queue.

I thought it would be good to leapfrog the two party discussion of another brand and bring Dave Gordon’s post about ARC’s having filled their technician slots forward.

This is certainly good news for ARC aficionados, and worth highlighting rather than burying.

 

[caesar]

Now that the new guy has had a few months with the company , has he articulated a new strategy ? Or is the plan to repair old guys’ gear and replace tubes?

 

[PHAA_]

Good interview. Good answers (IMO). Still keeping and using my AR gear; have no plans to part with it.

 

[caesar]

Good interview. Good answers (IMO). Still keeping and using my AR gear; have no plans to part with it.

thanks. the question is who has time to watch these videos, other than super-bored alter kakers?

 

[Ron Resnick]

thanks. the question is who has time to watch these videos, other than super-bored alter kakers?

Is "alter kaker" short for meaning the alter-ego of someone who likes cake?

 

[caesar]

Is "alter kaker" short for meaning the alter-ego of someone who likes cake?

Yiddish lingo for old guys... with these videos, there is even less information reaching the hobbyists...

 

[jbrrp1]

Yeah....I'm and "alter kaker" and I don't have much time for the videos. The few I've tried are pretty thin gruel, not much information density.

 

[skids929]

Just got an LS28SE preamp, and I can whole-heartedly say that 25+ years in this hobby it's the best preamp I've owned, or heard. I am optimistic that ARC will succeed and they have the right products, and people at the helm now. And although they did just have an untimely price increase that coincides with all these recent issues, I still think they offer a superior product. I truly hope they slot in some more affordable products so they can bring in new folks into the brand. The i50 isn't enough, they need a lower line than even the Foundation to pull folks into what is a great brand with a long heritage. I am told when Fine Sounds owned them the ARC product line was gutted if it posed any competition to the McIntosh brand, so maybe some rebuilding is in order.

Count me in as a fan and supporter of ARC wishing them all the very best moving forward.

 

[Another Johnson]

Just got an LS28SE preamp, and I can whole-heartedly say that 25+ years in this hobby it's the best preamp I've owned, or heard. I am optimistic that ARC will succeed and they have the right products, and people at the helm now. And although they did just have an untimely price increase that coincides with all these recent issues, I still think they offer a superior product. I truly hope they slot in some more affordable products so they can bring in new folks into the brand. The i50 isn't enough, they need a lower line than even the Foundation to pull folks into what is a great brand with a long heritage. I am told when Fine Sounds owned them the ARC product line was gutted if it posed any competition to the McIntosh brand, so maybe some rebuilding is in order.

Count me in a fan and supporter of ARC wishing them all the very best moving forward.

I loved my LS28SE. At a meer $10k retail it smoked my $13k retail CJ ET7s2.

 

[skids929]

I loved my LS28SE. At a meer $10k retail it smoked my $13k retail CJ ET7s2.

Occasionally I ask myself should I have sprung for the Ref6, but honestly don't think I need anymore than this preamp. They really are World class, it completely lifted my entire system, felt like I got a new DAC.