I watched this yesterday, always interesting to see behind the curtain. What a great bunch of people, great opportunity if you are an audio tech, this would be a wonderful place to work and the chance of getting some vintage gear goes up exponentially.
@cesarjlisboa7586 Жыл бұрын
I am glad to see a great company as audio research back in the business. I am really exited to see happens!❤
@burlingtonbill111 ай бұрын
What a great company, great history & legendary products! Thanks for posting this!
@milr96 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that inside look at Audio Research! I love my Reference One preamp.
@gprojectnoob4779 Жыл бұрын
Wow , great tour. I've loved AR since i was a kid. My dad was National Service Manager for Tech HiFi in Boston in the late 70's-early 80's (along w/manager at Bose mid 70's) so i was exposed to alot of gear and AR was top. Audio Research is THE OG and its very cool to see the new place.
@johntucker5994 Жыл бұрын
I love these behind-the-scenes tours, especially of historic, high quality manufacturers.
@pervertedalchemist9944 Жыл бұрын
Gotta love the time and effort put into making quality audio equipment.
@spunkthecombo Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@lwdp74 Жыл бұрын
I met Bill J at CES. Really nice guy. Drew me up a quick sketch on updating my D76a. Haven’t been stateside since Chicago went to Vegas, too far to drive. I think AR was first to go back to tubes after listening to the early transistor junk. May he rest in peace. He really made a difference.
@tattednyctrkman8119 Жыл бұрын
Loved watching this inside look at ARC. My Ref 6 SE upgrade just arrived this morning at my home. Turn around time was an amazing week to upgrade. 👏👏👍👊💪
@LivingmusicRomania7 ай бұрын
Hello I own AUDIO RESEARCH PHONO AND CD PLAYER....Oh boy I love this company...Best Wishes from Romania George.
@jk-mm5to Жыл бұрын
Still loving my SP-8.
@Josal Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Indon I am about to buy one of ARC tube Power amp. 🙏🏽🤘🏽👍🏽
@kft5903 ай бұрын
Surviving after William Johnson passed away when he was the main amplifier and preamplifier designer as talented as he was would be extremely difficult, like Pass Labs surviving if Nelson Pass were to die.
@andershammer9307 Жыл бұрын
I am a repair tech and I presently work for Siemens and I'd love to work for Audio Research. I used to do sales and repair at a local high-end stereo store. I own 2 SP6's and I regularly use an SP6B that I repaired years ago.
@robertthurston6858 Жыл бұрын
Send them your resume, it sounds like need more good techs ☺️
@andershammer9307 Жыл бұрын
@@robertthurston6858 love to but I don't think it will happen.
@amosperrine1909 Жыл бұрын
While customer service has ebbed and flowed over the years, I have been extremely happy with my SP3A-1, SP 6, D75, and two D-75As, to power my Tympani 1B speakers, twice rebuilt.
@davidlane11698 ай бұрын
'Ole Audiophile to Mr. Fremer, sir: Hysterical what the mind remembers about the past, I aways remember acoustic research as a superb manufacturer of loudspeakers, not amplifiers. They had an unusual feature in the Heil air-motion transformer with two large side-firing woofers, ask them. This sat me down. NEVER saw a whisper of an AR amp, saw the speakers countless times. Weird...
@andershammer9307 Жыл бұрын
I also have an SP2 and a D50 repaired and working and a D90 which i'm still working on. It developed a problem where it overheats the bias regulator.
@kloss213 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully they will increase the build quality. Some of the issue was audiophiles outing the poor quality of the costly amps. Note tube sockets direct soldered to circuit boards that's pretty darm cheesy for costly gear. Wish them the best but that needs to be addressed.
@markwroblewski650015 күн бұрын
I reckon placing the beautiful lamps inside an enclosure is a designing error.Lamps should be exposed for cooling reasons.Heat shortens life of the electrolytics for sure. 6:04
@Derfunkmeister11 ай бұрын
I was wondering what was going on at Audio Research, I actually thought they were taken over or bought by the company that owns Mcintosh and Sonos Faber and we have seen a lot of new products from them but not so much from Audio Research. And they don't make CD players anymore. Why not? I am still perfectly happy with my Ref. 2 MK. II
@Suaveone121 күн бұрын
Audio research LS1
@andershammer9307 Жыл бұрын
Which Sunday are you coming to Pittsburgh ? There is an Audio Research dealer here who also sells Wilson speakers and If you like you can hear my system.
@larrymarcus70767 ай бұрын
the difference between ch precision and arc is amazing; the american mid west and the swiss. the swiss seem to be in better shape but it's all about the sound
@overijsemuenster96657 ай бұрын
so Micheal, how many bucks you made with that advert? Did you promise a good review soon?
@andershammer9307 Жыл бұрын
Whatever happened to Leonard the old repair guy ? I used to call him all the time.
@rontoolsie10 ай бұрын
Leonard used to diagnose the problems with my D70mk2 over the phone, and could tell me EXACTLY which tube to replace based on my description. There was no email back then, 3:51 so all communications were over the phone.
@raymondlerat425 Жыл бұрын
The aufio Hi F highEnd risq to diseapper if the prices remain at the same rate...AR,CJ,VAC and others are involved in.... Most of these companies have to reduce their staff which does not exceed 25 people today..😮 How to survive....
@CrescendoFineAudioWheatRidge Жыл бұрын
The grey I/50 w/ red knobs looks pretty neat.
@maximilienrobespierre11084 ай бұрын
Great content! But, dear Lord! The video is difficult to watch with the awful camera work. I’m visual nauseous.
@jc513736 ай бұрын
great company...But they need to make lower priced products outside just the Integrated Suggs produced. McIntosh ruined them by eliminating too many products that compete with their lines. And now look at McIntosh, which sounds like shit compared to ARC.
@joelowens5211 Жыл бұрын
Personally didn't care for Audio Research. Build quality is great they just push center stage vocals way back for my taste. It's a processing sound you either like or do not like. I prefer VAC
@cesarjlisboa7586 Жыл бұрын
Taste. Sound stage and vocals, have a lot to do with your speakers choice. Needs to be paring.
@VideoArchiveGuy Жыл бұрын
@@cesarjlisboa7586 I hate gear that places vocals on the plane of the speakers or forward of them, so…
@1999zrx1100 Жыл бұрын
Choice and placement, some have such amazing ears to pick up on these nuances.
@joelowens5211 Жыл бұрын
I am not talking about singer voice on plane of speakers or in front of them. I am talking about singers voice being pushed way back like at a concert with seats for away versus being in a dive joint where I am 5 rows back and singer is right their on stage with instruments behind him. far away works for orchestra but not vocals as they are too disconnected for the performance. I have a pair of VAC 452 IQ musicblocs in mono and VAC master pre-amp with dragon cables audioquest and Rossini apex dac with separate master clock. Sonus faber aida 2 speakers. I just do not care for Audio researches sonic presentation and I have listened to their Ref6se and did not like it. Personal taste. My soundstage is huge with center vocal in the middle with proper layering not too front and not too back with presentation.
@joelowens5211 Жыл бұрын
@@boulderswingdance8639 Yes exactly we have different tastes and that is fine. What you like is the exact opposite of me. I like soundstage where no walls or speaker exist but the signer is center pushed back but not too far. I go to lots of concerts with great seats but that is different experience for me than listening in my relax room where sounds like the artist is there and the music washes over me. That is why various equipment exists. Not saying Audio research is not high quality it's just not my cup of tea.