I can't speak for the newer amps but I used to own a SP-6A in the late 70s for many years and had never had any problem with it. I also have friends who used to own different early model ARC tube preamps and none of them experienced any major problem other than normal problems due to aging like noisy volume control, dust collection, dry up capacitors, aged tubes, etc... So I would say the early models are quite reliable.
Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability
I was out shopping for amps this weekend, and I ran across a guy getting his ARC tube amp repaired.
He said he really like it, but he has gone through tube replacements, and he had the thing burn up on him, the power lines on the board had smoked and burned. I saw the splices on the board, the damage was pretty big, and about $500 in repairs.
The owner of the shop said he got in ARC amps often due to poor design and reliability.
I am interested in ARC because the reviews are great, but I was wondering if other folks are having trouble with their ARC Amps?
How about the Pre-Amps?
Thanks,
Scott
He said he really like it, but he has gone through tube replacements, and he had the thing burn up on him, the power lines on the board had smoked and burned. I saw the splices on the board, the damage was pretty big, and about $500 in repairs.
The owner of the shop said he got in ARC amps often due to poor design and reliability.
I am interested in ARC because the reviews are great, but I was wondering if other folks are having trouble with their ARC Amps?
How about the Pre-Amps?
Thanks,
Scott
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