you'll need to see if you want a remote - some of the older ARC's don't have them
then there is the issue of when the nice knobs changed to the unhappy twist & hold ones (which look the same) - my LS-25 MkII has those and while I understand why they did it, it is not as ergonomically esthetic...
- BTW, mine was $2,500 refurbed by Upscale Audio and they toka credit card; I've seen them for $2,200 maybe less
the nice switches on the bottom should all be fine for the used ones
people will tell you certain older models sound better than newer ones, but I discount that - IIRC, SP-11 gets a lot of plaudits
check this out:
http://www.arcdb.ws/
I'm not saying there aren't other xlnt pre-amps, mind you...
then there is the issue of when the nice knobs changed to the unhappy twist & hold ones (which look the same) - my LS-25 MkII has those and while I understand why they did it, it is not as ergonomically esthetic...
- BTW, mine was $2,500 refurbed by Upscale Audio and they toka credit card; I've seen them for $2,200 maybe less
the nice switches on the bottom should all be fine for the used ones
people will tell you certain older models sound better than newer ones, but I discount that - IIRC, SP-11 gets a lot of plaudits
check this out:
http://www.arcdb.ws/
I'm not saying there aren't other xlnt pre-amps, mind you...