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Looks pretty but at $5000 MSRP ??

Posted by AbeCollins on November 11, 2021 at 07:28:56:
I've had a few ARC pieces in my system over the years and learned that the "ARC house sound" is not for me. Sounds more like thin solid-state to me.
I owned three ARC preamps and three ARC amps over the decades. Only one of the ARC pieces was decent sounding to my taste - the VT-100mkII - but that was because I was driving it with another brand of tube preamp to give it a hint of full-bodied richness. Otherwise it was a bit lean.
I also owned the ARC VSi-60 integrated in my office system but my Rogue Cronus Magnum at half the price sounds much better. Both were outfitted with KT-120 power tubes.
My Rogue side-by-side with my VSi-60 in 2016:

Bought the ARC VSi-60 used then sold it after a couple months. I still own the Rogue Cronus Magnum.