AUDIO RESEARCH REFERENCE 2 PREAMP NEAR MINT

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AUDIO RESEARCH REFERENCE 2 Mk 1 TUBE PREAMP NEAR MINT CONDITION This AUDIO RESEARCH REFERENCE 2 tube preamp is in NEAR MINT condition. It operates, looks and sounds FANTASTIC. Please Note: this is the mark 1 version which has 8 tubes (6922's) in the signal path and 3 tubes in the power supply. The mark 2 version replaces 2 tubes in the signal path and 1 tube in the power supply with JFET's which makes it more 'solid state' sounding. This original REF2 has sound that is more 'tube like' in character. This REF 2 will include its original shipping carton with packing materials as well as it's remote control, screwdriver (to install tubes) and AC power cord. I am the original owner of this REF 2 which I for which I paid $9.995 + tax. This is one of those rare products that when first heard, truly justifies the word breakthrough. The REFERENCE 2 represents that much of an advance by every important sonic standard; it's sound is bigger, bolder, richer, better focused with greater delineation of inner detail than you've probably ever experienced. The dimensionality and, perhaps most importantly, the naturalness and dynamic immediacy take the listener inside the music in a thrilling, intimate way. Whatever music you play through the REF2 becomes more intuitively meaningful and comprehensible, with less of the electronic curtain that has been the plague of more conventional music reproduction components. This highest level of resolution and musicality has been accomplished in large measure by it's audio and power supply circuits, incorporating tube rectification (via one 5AR4) and tube regulation (via one 6L6) of the power supply (also packed with Infinicaps, and one 6922). Gain is provided by eight hand-selected 6922 twin triodes. Redesigned toroid transformers also contribute to improved dynamics. Mechanically, the REF2 is almost identical to its predecessor, with one significant exception: the input selector now offers a unity-gain A-V processor pass-through, allowing easy incorporation into video systems for both stellar music performance and convenient gain control via the processor's master level control when desired. Now, you can easily have it all in one flexible system. Importantly, the REF2 circuit also effectively prevents any possibility of input-signal overload while preserving incredible sonic purity. A total of eight balanced and single-ended inputs are provided, plus two sets of main outputs and record out. In addition, all front-panel functions are accessible from the included remote control.