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The Audio Research Reference 3 is built to the absolute highest standards and is a work of art inside and out
The Ref 3 is very simple to operate and provides the user ultimate convenience with a welldesigned remote
As all preamp functions can be controlled with it
Audio Research has designed this preamp to simply integrate into any existing or planned system. It accommodates singleended
The editors didn't like
The Reference 3 takes several hundred hours of breakin before it sounds its best. While it sounds great right out the box
It doesn't reach its full potential until around the 300hour point
For those unfamiliar with tube products
There is a delay between when the unit is powered on and when you can begin listening. This time is needed to bring the tubes up to their proper operating conditi
Abstract: Despite its high rank as the best in its category, the Audio Research Reference 3 Preamplifier is, all in all, still easy-to-use and a joy to use. It has solid construction, well thought out and intuitive design, and powerful features that certainly co...
The Audio Research Reference 3 is built to the absolute highest standards and is a work of art inside and out, The Ref 3 is very simple to operate and provides the user ultimate convenience with a welldesigned remote, as all preamp functions can be controlled with it, Audio Research has designed this preamp to simply integrate into any existing or planned system. It accommodates singleended
The Reference 3 takes several hundred hours of breakin before it sounds its best. While it sounds great right out the box, it doesn't reach its full potential until around the 300hour point, For those unfamiliar with tube products, there is a delay between when the unit is powered on and when you can begin listening. This time is needed to bring the tubes up to their proper operating conditi
The Audio Research Reference 3 preamplifier is an astoundingly good piece of equipment that will serve as the heart of the finest systems. It's simple to use and own, yet produces music unlike any other product that I've had the pleasure of spending t...
Abstract: By accurately and elegantly bridging the sonic divide between tubes and solid state sound, the ARC Reference 3 is to music, as ballet is to dance, as opera is to musical theater, as diamonds are to gems, and as love is to poetry. The Ref 3 is that magi...
Abstract: In any category of product or service, there is a gold standard—one company that epitomizes the best in its field of endeavor. Consider the Rolex watch, the Ferrari sports car, the Steinway piano, the Dunhill pipe. All of these artisanal manufacture...
Audio Research tut‘s wieder einmal: Auch die neue große, einteilige Phonovorstufe klingt überragend lebendig, farbstark und durchsichtig. Schwächen? Der prohibitive Preis halt. Sonst nicht...