bifwynne
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| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Not sure if this is relevant, but just an fyi. I've been in contact with Kal at ARC. I understand that the SE upgrade is now automatically built into the Ref 75, Ref 150 and Ref 250. The ARC website has been updated too. In short, the "regular" un... | |
| New Audio Research Reference 150 SE Herb ... add my name to the list. My Ref 150 was delivered to ARC yesterday for the SE upgrade. Kal said my amp would go into the queue and wait its turn for the upgrade. Kal also said that there is only one tech dedicated to doing the SE upgrades... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Herb ... add me to the list. Upgrade-itis hit me. I'm shipping my Ref 150 to ARC tonight for the SE upgrade. There are so many other bottlenecks in my system (e.g., room, speakers, quality of source material, etc), I wonder out loud if this is a g... | |
| Audio Research 75 SE Carey ... did ARC change or modify the top cover to accommodate the larger tubes. Or do you play sans cover??Also, are you able to tell if they took a soldiering iron to the existing circuit boards and swap out components, or did they swap out the... | |
| Vandersteen 5a Carbons Thanks CT. I generally recall that AC's listening rooms are pretty carefully set up. My listening room/basement is disaster. | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Oregonpapa... what speakers did ARC use to demo their gear? | |
| Audio Research 75 SE Thanks for the reports guys. I'm leaning in favor of doing the SE upgrade. Just concerned that the next bottleneck will turn out to be speakers. Kal said the Ref 150 SE will work magic with the Maggie 3.7i speaakers. But room size (room height and... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Oregonpapa, are you aware of any shows coming up in the next several weeks that could slow down the factory in making SE upgrades?? I'm waiting for comments from another member before making my SE upgrade decision.And please keep the comments comi... | |
| Ref-75-SE delivered ... Oregonpap ... Thanks for the initial impressions. I'm sure it's all uphill from here. You may not hear the real benefit until 600 hours have passed. Please keep the reports coming in.Just had retinal surgery ... again. I am out of commission for a... | |
| Vandersteen 5a Carbons Ctsooner, I will have to find my way to Johnny R's shop. He is an ARC dealer and knows more Vandies than Richard (sic). As I said above, I suspect that I didn't hear the Treos at their best.Other speakers on my radar screen are Magico S-5s. They a... | |
| Vandersteen 5a Carbons Ctsooner ... the Paradigm S8s (v3) are very good speakers. The Vandy dealer compared the Treos to the Paradigm Tributes. The Tributes ate the Vandy's lunch. But again, I'll be generous and open minded. I suspect the room was the culprit. Equipment... | |
| Vandersteen 5a Carbons Guys, I just read the last few posts. Never owned Vandies, but a couple of years ago, I spent some time socializing with Treos at a dealer. The dealer had taken in trade an ARC VS-115 amp, which happened to have been the same model amp I was using... | |
| Audio Research 75 SE Rrolack ... I just dropped 2 quads of KT-150s into my Ref 150. Sound is better, but not transformational. So I wait to hear back from Oregonpapa and Carey1110. | |
| Audio Research 75 SE Ditto David12. When I asked, ARC was somewhat tongue-in-cheek about the circuit changes and parts that go into the SE upgrade. Having said that, I doubt that ARC would charge $5000 to do an SE upgrade to my Ref 150, where the retail price of the t... | |
| Audio repair in New York State Just guessing, but does Peter Ledermann of Soundsmith reapir HK. I would call him and ask. Is this an old unit or a new unit and still under warranty. That may affect your choice. |