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You really don't get it!

First off the IAR is not your typical "audio rag". This sounds like the first time you have ever heard of it. No advertising. The IAR has a very long history. It ain't Stereophile. OK? Have a bit of respect and learn who it is you are spouting off about.

Second, as big a fan as I am of Audio Research, the REF series amps are going to be the least reliable in the line by virtue of the sheer number of tubes employed. These are not a shining pillar of reliability. Tubes arc, fact of life. Every time you add a pair of output tubes you increace the problems that can occur by my guess a factor of about four. So you don't like the VTL design because of some preconception. What the hell do you really know about this amp other than the review I pointed you to(and then you bitch about)and what is on VTL's web site? This amp isn't aimed at your segment of the market. Get over it. If you want reliability and high power buy a solid state amp. If you want reliability in a tube amp buy a small one with one pair of outputs per channel. Perhaps the VTL people know something you don't? Could that be?

Seems you have never used or listened to an amp like these. Calling the VTL garbage with the small amout of info you have is closed minded.

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