ARC Ref 75 vs. Ref 75 SE

Bdp24, hasn't that been there marketing plan for 30 years now?

Dweller, I agree with you but I don't think they do that.

Bdp24, you might not like the way ARC does business but from a marketing viewpoint it doesn't get any better. Sell the customer the latest and greatness and then 2 years later offer an upgrade for 2k to 5k. They have a loyal customer base which will fall for this most of the time.

I have ARC gear so I am not a hater. I was speaking to a local well known tech a couple of weeks ago and I told him what I had. I told him I had a current ARC preamp but I have been thinking about upgrading my older amp. He told me he feels the older ARC gear is built better than the new gear and also sounds better. I found that an Interesting statement from an authorized service tech that works on a lot of different well known product.

I have a friend that has all EAR gear and he claims it's the best stuff out there. The problem is he never heard the reference gear from ARC or VAC.
I personally think he doesn't want to for the fear of liking it and getting rid of his equipment. And also if that happened he could not claim EAR as being the best.