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In Reply to: New vs vintage ARC tube amps posted by mondial on January 19, 2021 at 23:01:39:
Obviously, it is getting cleaner. Hell tubes in the 70s were a mess. But ARC got great sound quality out of them with the SP-3 preamp and others of that ilk.
With the move to the hybrid and then the tube pres, the sound got cleaner, clearer and probably some of the sonic changes you mention.
A couple friends with ARC, on going newer 4 times in the last 10 years finding nice used units always enjoying the improved clarity and such but he is a Yamaha guy and they have that thin, Natural Sound built into them.
The other one has a recent ARC but missed the bloom of the old units and found a nice SP-8 to enjoy and he is very happy with that one.
I can see the same kind of sound changes happening in their amplifier line as well. It is all good. I could probably live with any of them and be happy.
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