A new Reference tube amplifier from venerable manufacturer Audio Research is always a big deal. Incorporating significant upgrades from its Reference 250 predecessor, the Reference 250 SE mono amplifier features Tung-Sol’s latest high-current output tube, the KT150 as well as new active and passiv...
I concluded my September 2023 review of this tubed integrated amplifier by writing that the Audio Research I/50 "is the perfect amplifier for use in a relatively small room with a high-quality source and speakers, especially if the latter have a fairly high impedance. The I/50 has a touch...
Could someone please let me know of other low distortion tube amps. Many thanks.Reply: Audio Research has several tube amplifiers that are currently in production, and has made many other model over the years that are available used. Virtually all of them have extremely low distortion....
Historically, tube amplifiers have always been praised by guitarists for their unique warm sound, while solid-state amps were set aside. This is not the case anymore, as technology has come a long way in the last few decades. In fact, solid-state amps tend to be more affordable than ...
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Audio Research SE Amps The following is a press release issued by Audio Research. March 10, 2015 –The current Reference Series amplifiers are some of the most awarded amplifiersAudio Researchhas created – each amplifier has been designated Amplifier of the Year or Component of the Year from ...
The calculation is even easier: Zprim = U²/P, where U is the nominal line voltage, here 100 V, and P is the power labelled at the terminal. Anyway, the...
which required wide bandwidth and big power supplies with lots of regulation. Audio Research tube products were not meant to act as euphonic filters; they were meant to be transparent, with great bandwidth, and the regulated power supplies allowed the micro- and macro-dynamics to bring music to...
Tube amps don't necessarily have audible distortion except for guitar amp's which are supposed to sound good when overdriven. I think it's both. From what I understand tubes tend to soft clip when overdriven whereas solid state transistors & MOSFETs tend to hard clip, but it depends on the...