AUDIO RESEARCH ANNOUNCES SPECIAL UPDATES TO ITS REFERENCE SERIES

MAPLE GROVE, MN – December 16, 2019 – Audio Research is pleased to announce important updates to two products in its Reference series, the Reference 6 line-stage preamplifier, and the Reference 750SE mono power amplifier. Both products will begin to ship in December.

A special edition performance update has been created for the REF6 line-stage preamplifier. The REF6SE ($17,000 USD) replaces the REF6, which has won more than a dozen international awards since its introduction in 2015, most recently, SoundStage’s 2019 Product of The Year Award. The knowledge gained in the creation of ARC’s latest products has contributed to the evolutionary upgrades incorporated in the REF6SE.

Many component and wiring upgrades create an immediate sonic impact, providing higher resolution, greater transparency, better focus, and effortless dynamics that draw the listener into the rich musical soundscape. Regardless of the system into which it is mated, the REF6SE provides exciting new insights into recordings.

The SE update will be available to current REF6 owners in late January 2020. Units in North America must be sent to Audio Research to have the update installed, and should be scheduled through service@audioresearch.com. The price is $3,000.00 USD and includes return freight in North America.

An update will not be available to convert the REF750SE to REF750SEL because the changes are too substantial to make the upgrade feasible.

We are proud to announce a special limited edition of the REF750SE mono amplifier. Only 10 pairs available, the REF750SEL ($75,000US/pr.) replaces the REF750SE, with first shipments available after December 16th.

Named The Absolute Sound’s 2018 Tube Amplifier of the Year, it is hard to imagine that significant sonic improvements could be made to this statement product, but the development of the Reference 160M and 160S amplifiers provided a number of component and wiring upgrades that have been incorporated in the new 750SEL. This new product establishes a new benchmark of quality for Audio Research amplifiers, with the sonic improvements instantly heard, boasting new levels of transparency, purity, naturalness, and improved micro- and macro-dynamic contrasts–from pppp to ffff—that allow the music to come alive.

About AUDIO RESEARCH (ARC)

Audio Research is one of the oldest continually operating manufacturers in American audio. The company was founded in 1970 in Minneapolis with one goal in mind: to advance the state-of-the-art in music reproduction. Today, Audio Research remains a performance-oriented company by philosophy and design. New product introductions are driven only by genuine advances in technology and performance — the HIGH DEFINITION that is the hallmark of the company’s products. The company has grown steadily over the last 49 years, with a network of top audio specialist retailers across North America and more than sixty distributors worldwide. The company occupies a 20,000 square-foot, technically-advanced production plant and administrative headquarters in Maple Grove, Minnesota, where approximately 35 technical, assembly and support staff guide the product line from concept to finished goods.