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Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS

Soooo disappointing.
So you want to use in home theatre mode.  Get ready to pay up to operate.   The tubes stay on and when family uses system 10 plus hrs a day for tv and videos, the tubes burn away.  Most of the 8 tubes have life of 4000 hrs and cost $150 per tube to replace.  Over 5 years operating costs could approach $5000 or more.  And this excludes wasteful elec costs of $100 to $200 per year for bulbs running without being used.   Sooooo disappointing.


I called audio research and they confirmed all this.  Further, they lacked any sensitivity to theses issues.  Seemed kinda arrogant.  

Sooooo disappointing.
emergingsoul
tablejockey
3,772 posts
 
Weird thread. Is this that new "what's the deal with ARC" complaint forum?

Buy tube gear to listen to music. SS does just fine for explosions and special effects along with marathon viewing as mentioned.
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jjss49
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truism in life --

some good things in life are free, but lots of other really really good stuff costs money to have and enjoy

money is over rated, it is the experiences that matter

when you are done and have no more time, all the money in the world will not buy you one more second


rcprince
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Clearly the OP has no love for ARC.  My suggestion is buy a solid-state preamp and be done with it--there have been some good suggestions made above.  If you really want the ARC, get a cheap solid state integrated amp/HT processor for your home theater and just use the ARC for music.  But stop bashing ARC for the fact that it's expensive to own and operate--I think most of us know that.
decooney
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@tubebuffer
..."I don’t see how this arc problem this family to much on the tv problem." ...

Oh my gosh, LMFAO. Tubes use to be in TVs and lasted a good while.
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roxy54
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Didn't you learn your lesson with your first Audio Research bash thread emergingsoul? This one is really an embarrassment.
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