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The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k
.Thanks for the kind words Pops. I'm certainly content with my current preamp, but the curiosity of the Ref5 SE and the Ref Anniversary is driving me nuts! . 
The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k
.I cannot afford to buy the Reference products new, but when they come up for sale on the used market several years later they are good buys. Frome $25k new, the Ref Anniversary is now down to $14k on the used market. In a couple of years, I will ... 
The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k
.Larry....OUCH!!I'll have to admit, I love Audio Research preamps & cd players. My experience outside of AR is extremely limited, and I really haven't been interested in looking elsewhere. Maybe I should broaden my horizons.. 
The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k
.Electroslacker, you're killing me! LOL!. 
The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k
.There should be some really sweet deals coming up this year on pre-owned Ref Anniversary models. I'm starting to save my scratch right now for one.. 
$5000.00 To Spend Looking for Tube Pre-Amp
.The Audio Research Ref3 is a monster. You'd do well to check it out.. 
Is the ''entry level'' DAC becoming extinct ?
.Ghasley, no offense taken. I just had to chuckle at myself at how I have been so cloistered with Audio Research gear. I love their preamps and cd players and I had dared not look at any other mfg for years. I love their sound and I have not bothe... 
The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k
.My guess is the Reference 6, 7, 8, and 9 will show up as single chassis preamps. The dual chassis preamps will be numbered 10 and up. . 
Is the ''entry level'' DAC becoming extinct ?
.Ouch! Ghasley, I think I need to get out more. I had no idea that others were doing this. Thanks for the heads-up. Questionable indeed. Dac 8, Reference Dac & CD9 might canibalize each other. . 
Is the ''entry level'' DAC becoming extinct ?
.The introduction of the new Audio Research CD9 cd player that includes a high-end dac with access to use other digital sources will probably start a trend for higher end dacs to be included on the majority of high end cd players and other digital... 
Anyone road test the new ARC Ref CD-9??
.No volume control on this model, it would canibalize their reference dac.. 
Is the ''entry level'' DAC becoming extinct ?
.Entry level preamps could be in trouble too. Last weekend I heard an Oppo 105 connected directly to an amp, it was outstanding. . 
Donald Byrd
.Bummer. Sad to hear that he's gone on to play in heaven. The first thing I ever heard by him was 'Flight Time' back in '73, and I loved that jam. Since then my tastes in jazz have changed to straight-ahead jazz...I then re-discovered his earlier ... 
Johnny B. Goode
Xiekitchen, the version on 'Mama Africa' is 7 min long. The version on his greatest hits compilation has the 4 min version, which is probably the same as the '45 you are speaking of....the bass is boiling. 
Passing of James Bongiorno
.As a college kid in the 70's, I used to dream of one day owning a set of Bongiorno designed SAE badass stereo equipment..