Audio Research VSi60 integrated reliability?


Just wondering the reliability of the VSi60 integrated. Am tempted by the idea of a tube integrated, but a little wary with the stereophile review and comment about exploding units. Saw a previous a'gon posting with quite a few replies about another similar situation which seems to have been deleted. Anyways I hear quite a lot of positive remarks about ARC's reputation and reliability, but those posts frankly are ridiculous if the amp is exploding.
dchang81
I've owned a VSI60 for over a year and it's an awesome sounding, reliable amp. I'd recommend it highly for it's price/performance - even better sounding with the new KT120 tubes.
There may be some tube amp companies that have reliability problems, but I don't think ARC is one of them. I've owned at least half a dozen ARC tube amps/preamps since 1978, including a VS55 and VSi60 currently, and I wouldn't keep buying their products if I had been experiencing problems with them. Yes, tubes have to be replaced, you have to make sure the bias is set correctly, and occasionally you may have to replace a resistor if you own the amp long enough, but this company did not gain its reputation by making unreliable products.