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Audio Research AR 5600 MkII

Does anyone know anything at all about the Audio Research AR 5600 MkII Limited Edition receiver?

I have an opportunity to pick one up for next to nothing, in working condition (a little bit of cleaning required) and am wondering if anyone has experience with it.

I can't seem to find anything about it at all on the 'net.

Any information would be appreciated.(quality, reliability, sound, wpc etc)

thanks in advance
loose
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loose OP
239 posts
 
no-one at all?
rwwear
2,867 posts
 
Are you sure it's not Acoustic Research?
loose OP
239 posts
 
i'm positive.

It's an 'audio research ar5600 mkII limited edition receiver'
slikric3000
638 posts
 
If next to nuthin why not just get it, I would.
rgurney
279 posts
 
ARC never made such a product. I suspect it was made on the far side of the Pacific rim but a company which somehow borrowed the AR name.
loose OP
239 posts
 
i'm going to have to take a closer look at it. It seemed to be fairly hefty and robust.

Rgurney.. are you certain they never did? Do you have a link to an archive perhaps?
loose OP
239 posts
 
for some reason, i also seem to recall seeing such a product when i was younger... It's all very vague, though...

wish i could find ANY information on it.

I guess i'm just going to have to try it out and see how it performs.
rgurney
279 posts
 
Loose - Check out www.arcdb.ws - Audio Research database.
No such animal as an ARC receiver.
loose OP
239 posts
 
well, i went to have a closer look and although the inside was clean and it ran a set of cheap speakers that were lying around for a short while, it developed very bad distortion within a few minutes of playing.

...decided it wasn't worth any battle.
steinman
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I inherited this exact 350W made in a Korea old analog receiver from my mother’s estate. It is an oldie but goodie. I have it in my garage and it pumps my old Fidelio speakers. It takes about 5 seconds to warm up. it crackles a bit when adjusting volume and the tuning knob creaks a bit when selecting stations. I estimate that it is from about 1978 or so. Did you end up buying it 12 years ago?

switchback
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I have one. It was a collective purchase with my siblings. It was purchased circa 1976 at a downtown Toronto hifi dealer. I can still visualize the black & white advertisement flyer that lured us to pool our money- $699 (CAN) for the receiver and speakers. 
 

I am now the sole owner of this terrific sounding receiver. Had the tuning control components professionally repaired and circuitry cleaned. 

Using it as a second system streaming Sonos to my Elac’s and Maggie’s. 
it’s magical to me. 

I tried posting a pic but it wouldn’t let me paste it 

 
 

 

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