I just finished a long session tonight with my ARC D70 mk2. If you are interested in an amp that can now be had for not huge money, and want a giant killer, imo this is the amp for you!
i have ’AB’ ed this amp against the later VT series and the classic series, it was really no contest!! The little D70mk2 just kills them!
Now , as usual there is a price to pay... the age of this amp dictates a couple of things..you will need to have the amp set up by a tech, the biasing procedure is a nightmare, plus you will need to get cables with small spades only. This due to the old fashioned speaker connectors that the amp uses. However, if you accept these issues, I believe you can acquire an amp that imo has little to no competition....even today. WZJ hit one out of the park with this amp and the highly sought after monoblocks... the M100’s. I suspect these amps were his zenith! And what a zenith they are!
i have ’AB’ ed this amp against the later VT series and the classic series, it was really no contest!! The little D70mk2 just kills them!
Now , as usual there is a price to pay... the age of this amp dictates a couple of things..you will need to have the amp set up by a tech, the biasing procedure is a nightmare, plus you will need to get cables with small spades only. This due to the old fashioned speaker connectors that the amp uses. However, if you accept these issues, I believe you can acquire an amp that imo has little to no competition....even today. WZJ hit one out of the park with this amp and the highly sought after monoblocks... the M100’s. I suspect these amps were his zenith! And what a zenith they are!