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Audio Research Corporation (ARC), based in Minnesota,
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Canon GL1, William Z. Johnson,
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ARC has long-term relationships with its dealers,
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www.gosale777.com, who are reporting that two-channel audio is doing better now than it was five years ago. ARC,
Sony HDR-FX1000, like other high-end brands,
HP EliteBook 2540p XT932UT, isn't playing a numbers game; the company prefers slow and steady growth,
Canon GL2, and it wants to hang in there for the long run. Exports to Europe and Asia currently exceed U.S. sales.
All ARC products, brand-new and 40-year-old units alike,
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Apple MacBook Air Summer 2009," Warren Gehl. He listens to each product over a very high-end Wilson Audio Sasha speaker system. Gehl's ears regularly catch things that aren't quite right; nothing leaves the factory until he's approved it.
I'll post a review of an ARC VSi60 Integrated amplifier ($4,495) in a few weeks; it was a very impressive-sounding machine.
An Audio Research VS-115 tube power amp
That level of customer service is extremely rare in consumer electronics, but it's one of the things that distinguishes high-end from mass market brands. When you call ARC during business hours,
Panasonic AG-HMC40, a human operator answers the phone; that's such a rarity nowadays it's worth mentioning here.
ARC stands behind virtually every product it has made over its long history, and offers updates for their customers' older units. For example,
THINKPAD X201, the Audio Research SP3 stereo preamplifier was sold from 1972-1976 and many are still in use today. ARC offers hardware updates to SP3 owners who want to freshen up the sound of their preamps.
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Audio Research)
Audio Research's Warren Gehl at work, evaluating the sound!
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Steve Guttenberg)
The company's engineers and designers are as obsessive about sound quality as the most hard-core audiophile. For example,
Sony HDR-AX2000, every solder connection is done by hand (as opposed to the more common "wave soldering." That additional labor and production time is expensive,
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ARC gear is expensive, but a smart way to get into the game for less is to buy a used piece. You can ship it to ARC for a $90 checkup to fully evaluate its condition.
The company currently offers a wide range of tube and Class D components. I recently visited the factory and was impressed by the level of dedication of the workers. ARC doesn't have a huge staff cranking out thousands of units every day; no,
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