AUDIO RESEARCH LAUNCHES NEW SPECIAL EDITION UPDATE TO CD6 AND CD9 PRODUCTS

MAPLE GROVE, MN – April 5th, 2019 – Audio Research is pleased to announce a special edition update to the CD6 and Reference CD9 Transport/DAC.

The new CD6SE and Reference CD9SE feature beautiful faceplate updates that closely match ARC’s Foundation and Reference-series components. The redesigned faceplates, with matching buttons, illumination, and black plexiglass display allow an integrated and uniform look across the latest model platforms.

Both SE units boast the latest V3.0 USB audio card, providing compatibility with macOS, Windows 10, and any Linux-based system that supports ALSA devices. This feature allows full streaming capability from products like Aurender, or Roon’s Nucleus. This USB audio card offers a state-of-the-art FPGA design that re-clocks data and formats appropriately; firmware updates are not required. Digital inputs on the original CD6 included two TOSlink inputs, in addition to RCA and USB. The CD6SE will have one TOSlink input and one AES/EBU input, in addition to RCA and USB. Digital inputs on the REF CD9SE will remain unchanged, with the same inputs as the CD6SE.

The CD6SE and REFCD9SE capabilities include:

* PCM Sample rates up to 192kHz

* 16, 24 and 32Bit depths supported

* MacOS sample rates to 192kHz

* SPDIF (RCA), TOSlink, AES/EBU (XLR) and USB 2.0 digital audio inputs

* AES/EBU (XLR) and SPDIF (BNC) digital audio outputs

* MacOS, Windows, Linux compatibility for USB 2.0 digital audio input

The CD6SE will retail for $10,000 USD and the REFCD9SE will retail for $15,000 USD. Natural silver or black anodized front panels and handles will be available, shipments will begin Monday, April 8th.

About 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.