Audio Research Refernce 75se


Hey.

i just heard Ref75 she that I would like to buy.

It has some quite buzz noise when u stand really close to the amp, and if u put the ear close to it you can hear it.

the seller said it is normal.. any experience with it?

mike30

Showing 1 response by jrw1971

I own that amp.  Agree with others; there shouldn’t be a buzz/hum.  I’ve had issues with other ARC amps, and it was miserable.  (Brand new 160S that had to get a new PCB after a few months, which took several months).  FWIW, I also ran it with Treo CTs for a few months.  To each his own, YMMV, and all that, but I did not think the REF 75 was enough for those speakers.  They sounded dramatically better — liberated — with the 160S.  Until it broke.