Ittaku Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 (edited) SOLD Item: Audio Research Reference 150SE Power Amplifier Location: Melbourne Price: $14,000. Less than a Reference 75SE! RRP: $24,000 SNA Donation: 1% of sale Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: Upgraded Payment Method: Pickup/Delivery - Cash, EFT, COD, Paypal, bitcoin Extra Info: I'm the original owner of this wonderful amplifier which has performed flawlessly since I bought it only October last year from Carlton Audio Visual. It is an Australian model with 770 valve hours on it, effectively "just run in" and I have all the original packaging and documentation. Incredibly rich tonal palate, massive sound stage, superb neutrality, extremely quiet, bloom, speed, rhythm and drive and extension galore. Truly a magnificent sound and easily sounds much weightier than its 170W rating - the control on complex passages is astonishing presumably thanks to its "enriched class A/B" bias which gives about 110W of class A. A truly remarkable amplifier, I would never have dreamed of selling this baby if not for the fact that I upgraded to the ARC 250SE monoblocks. Shipping can be arranged at suitable cost but local pick up preferred given its 35kg weight. Includes a 2m Audio Principe Premium Shielded power cable with furutech C19 adapter ($350.) Product information page: http://www.audioresearch.com/en-us/products/power-amplifiers/reference-150-se Reviews: https://www.hifitest.de/test/vor-endstufenkombis_hifi/audio_research-ref_6_reference_150_se_13685 Reviews of Ref150 (SE is an upgrade to this:) http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/REF150SE HFN 1215.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/REF150-HFC.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/TONE-REF150-rev.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/Ref150_HFN.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/Ref150_TAB.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/REF150-Stereophile(0).pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/Stereophile-REF150POTY.pdf Pictures: Edited July 11, 2018 by Ittaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondes Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) @Ittaku can I ask which preamp you were using with this beauty? lol you going to take bitcoin? May vaporise before you can sell it Edited June 23, 2018 by Demondes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 Just now, Demondes said: @Ittaku can I ask which preamp you were using with this beauty? A Supratek Dual Cabernet (which I still have.) My system thread is below, the Ref250SEs have replaced the Ref150SE but otherwise the system is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog brother Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 beautiful amp. soundstage on these is panoramic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 17 hours ago, Demondes said: lol you going to take bitcoin? May vaporise before you can sell it That's my prerogative. I'm certainly happy to take it, and if anything, I prefer it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Price drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Last price drop before I go on vacation and increase the price instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKay Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 23/06/2018 at 9:52 AM, Ittaku said: Item: Audio Research Reference 150SE Power Amplifier Location: Melbourne Price: $14,100. Less than a Reference 75SE! RRP: $24,000 SNA Donation: 1% of sale Item Condition: Excellent Reason for selling: Upgraded Payment Method: Pickup/Delivery - Cash, EFT, COD, Paypal, bitcoin Extra Info: I'm the original owner of this wonderful amplifier which has performed flawlessly since I bought it only October last year from Carlton Audio Visual. It is an Australian model with 770 valve hours on it, effectively "just run in" and I have all the original packaging and documentation. Incredibly rich tonal palate, massive sound stage, superb neutrality, extremely quiet, bloom, speed, rhythm and drive and extension galore. Truly a magnificent sound and easily sounds much weightier than its 170W rating - the control on complex passages is astonishing presumably thanks to its "enriched class A/B" bias which gives about 110W of class A. A truly remarkable amplifier, I would never have dreamed of selling this baby if not for the fact that I upgraded to the ARC 250SE monoblocks. Shipping can be arranged at suitable cost but local pick up preferred given its 35kg weight. Includes a 2m Audio Principe Premium Shielded power cable with furutech C19 adapter ($350.) Product information page: http://www.audioresearch.com/en-us/products/power-amplifiers/reference-150-se Reviews: https://www.hifitest.de/test/vor-endstufenkombis_hifi/audio_research-ref_6_reference_150_se_13685 Reviews of Ref150 (SE is an upgrade to this:) http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/REF150SE HFN 1215.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/REF150-HFC.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/TONE-REF150-rev.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/Ref150_HFN.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/Ref150_TAB.pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/REF150-Stereophile(0).pdf http://www.audioresearch.com/ContentsFiles/Stereophile-REF150POTY.pdf Pictures: Nice amp, although the strategy of a price increase may be a novel approach to getting a sale. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Price rise as a disincentive while I'm on holiday... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Most substantial price drop to 14k now that I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Still up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) Still up for sale. Edited July 18, 2018 by Ittaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Still around, still a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Sold! Thanks everyone for your interest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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