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In Reply to: Audio Research VS. Golden Age Amplifiers posted by Ross on July 15, 2014 at 07:41:26:
POWER SUPPLIES were important {he used integrated circuitry instead of brute force magnetic iron {COSTLY} to achieve his goal but the results proved a power supply was indeed important in design. Years ago, Bill Thalmann {former chief designer for Conrad Johnson} once commented {"Bill would use 10 parts when 1 would do"} I do agree. The comment does not detract from his business sense/prowess to give the public enough choices,reliability, service after the sale whilst keeping the looks the same, whereby the appeal is long lasting. I LOVE the old Conrad Johnson look {sorta stolen from Marantz say I}, do not like the new Conrad Johnson look even if their Preamps sound superior to ARC reference {IMHO}.
The Mind has No Firewall~ U.S. Army War College.
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