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The company that brought tubes back
Since 1970founded by William Z. JohnsonPlymouth, Minnesota
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about audio research corporation
Founded in 1970 by William Z. Johnson, Audio Research almost single-handedly revived vacuum-tube amplification at a time when the entire industry had abandoned it for solid-state designs. The 1973 SP-3 preamplifier was declared the finest available by both Stereophile and The Absolute Sound, cementing the company's reputation. Their Reference Series, launched in 1995, remains one of the most acclaimed lines in high-end audio.
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The cost-no-object Reference monoblocks — the ARC statement amplifier.
The reference tube-electronics core — Reference 6SE preamplifier, Reference 80S stereo amplifier, REF CD9 SE.
The integrated entry into the brand — the I/50 and the GSi75 tube integrated.
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