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In Reply to: RE: Absolute Sound review of first ARC solid state gear online? posted by mbnx01 on August 15, 2014 at 12:59:58
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Harry says Bill Johnson told him the reviews almost tanked the company. Evidently, the production "analog modules" were never as good as the prototypes. The good news is William Z went back to the drawing board and came up with the SP6 / D150 models which were excellent.
I heard the D150 in 1975, five years before "analog modules"!
I heard the D150 in 1975, five years before "analog modules"!
According to ARCDB, the D-150 preceded the D-100 by one year, but point taken. Perhaps I was thinking about the D-79 which came out in '79.
I've seen a couple ARC DSi-200 integrated amps show up for sale on Audiogon over the years but I am very gun shy on buying any pricey Class D amps based on prior experience with several such amps.
And I read rumor here that ARC is coming out with a new Class D amp ??
When I was looking for my next and ultimate amp about 6 years ago I auditioned the Audio Research 300.2 and the PASS X250 with Magnepan MG3.6's.
I like the Audio Research so much I was going to buy it, but found a used Pass X250 for 2600 at the time with warranty...The 300.2 was bout 3500 new.
I thought its sound was very similar to the PASS, the PASS just had a tad more there in the overall presentation.
I like that it stayed cool and would recommend staying with a AR preamp....
Hi Abe,
Your Ampzilla 2000 Mk2 will smoke any class D. I own a Son of Ampzilla 2000 and like it very much.
I owned an ARC D240 MK2, and had a friend that had the 100.2 and D300 from the 90's. All were very nice, but not as good as my Son of Ampzilla 2000.
I do not feel the newer ARC class D hold up to those older ARC amps. I don't understand why ARC went to Class D. The local twin Cities ARC dealer told me the new class D amps do not sell as well as the older ARC analog SS did.
I wish they'd go back to making the 100.2.
I think standards in Europe may require class d or similarly efficient designs in the future. Gotta save the planet, don't cha know.
"The problem with quotes from the internet is that many of them are just made up."
-Abraham Lincoln
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive
This sealed the fate on some chrome plating and special purpose PCB boards:(.
Yes, the EU is making it harder to sell non RoHS compliant electronics their. European hifi manufacturers have been slowly adopting their products to reflect these new requirements. You see a change in anything from faceplates and knobs, PCB boards, and the amplification means. It WILL affect any US made product sold in Europe, a major market for US made hifi electronics as the US manufacturer must also meet the new EU norm if they are sold in Europe. This is especially true for tube and SS amps with large transformer cores. The material must be RoHS compliant.
ARC's third generation solid state preamp the SP-7 was good. A friend had it in a system driving a Bedini amp powering Spica TC-50 speakers.
Much later (circa 2000) the D100.2 amp is still highly sought after on the used market. Not sure about the companion LS-9 linestage. Anyone know how it is?
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