The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k

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The Audio Research Reference 10 is here. $30k is the entry fee. Check it out in the link below.

http://www.arcdb.ws/REF10/REF10.html
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mitch4t02-14-2013 3:07pm

larryi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,326 posts 02-15-2013 at 10:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Keith, Progress can come at a furious pace when one starts at such a low initial reference point.
larryi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,326 posts 02-16-2013 at 01:04am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mitch, I probably should not have been so glib. I have heard AR gear in a wide range of systems and I generally did not like the lean sound of their linestages. But, this could have been more a matter of system matching. I did hear a few nice systems using the Reference 3 and 5, so, to be specific, I don't like any of their linestages below the Reference 3.
larryi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,326 posts 02-18-2013 at 04:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Dave b, I would guess that we disagree with what is "neutral" sound. I have heard AR gear in numerous system, though not my own, and as I have mentioned above, I don't really like their linestages below the Reference 3. I am with Orpheus that the sound can be characterized as "analytical." This is a matter of personal preference. These days, a lot of gear deliver a similar sound, so it appears to be a preference of some audiophiles.