Audio Research 300.2 power amplifier in excellent condition. Price reduced.

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Price is fair and firm.
Audio Research 300.2 is in very good condition in a pet and smoke free environment.
Has one tiny knick on the top-right handle, but is not visible from a few feet away.
Comes with a manual, and power cord but not in the original box. Will pack properly for shipping in the CONUS.

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Initially, the ARC is for my second system but it is too wide where it is being located.
This amplifier is very powerful and will drive just about any speakers. It is rated at 300 Wpc into 8 ohms and 500 Wpc into 4 ohms, XLR, and single-ended inputs, 12 volts trigger, and detachable power cord. Speakers terminals only accept spades or bare wire and must use spade to banana adapter in order to use banana plug. It images well, wide sound stage, has good depth of field, has taut and tight bass, and is very detailed. Sonically, overall - it is an excellent sounding amplifier compared favorably among the best amplifier out there.

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TAS - Audio Research’s $3995 model 300.2 power amplifier is a 300Wpc design based on Tripath Class D (or as Tripath would have it, “Class T”) amplification technology. At its best, the 300.2 is one of the most musically satisfying amps I’ve ever had in my system.
I found that this amplifier needed to be powered up for 24-to-48 hours or more before its sound fully gelled (and even then, improvements continued to accrue).
It is true about the warm-up time. I left mine on all the time if I’m planning on listening within a few days. It only gets slightly warm.

ARC sounds so expressive and full of life, it is more engaging on an emotional level than most other amplifiers. Instead of presenting “good sound” in a vacuum, the 300.2 gives listeners the sense of participating in musical conversations. In that context, the ARC’s ability to convey emotional content makes all the difference.