Audio Research VT 100 MKIII

How does this amp compared to ARC amps that followed? Is the amp worth much on the used market? How was it's reliability?

sksos103-21-2015 12:57pm

taters Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,149 posts 03-23-2015 at 09:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I haven't heard a word about Music Reference in years. Is the guy still around?
taters Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,149 posts 03-24-2015 at 11:56am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Dynaudio C-1
taters Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,149 posts 03-25-2015 at 04:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have never heard the Proac speakers but a lot of people like them. I tried to like the Harbeth speakers but they never seem to be dynamic to me. The Dyn's aren't perfect but they are very good. And the dynamics you get from such small speakers is Incredible.
taters Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,149 posts 03-22-2015 at 05:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have owned the mklll since 2001 and it has not given me one problem. 100 percent reliable. I have retubed the amp 3 times and tubes have gone up about 30 percent since I have owned the piece. I think I have spent about 2300.00 on maintenance and that was just changing tubes and having them biased from a professional. That breaks down to less than 200 a year in maintenance cost. Pretty cheap considering the amount of tubes it uses.