ARC REF 6 upgraded by ARC.


I have an ARC REF 6 I bought in 2019. I just upgraded my amp to the ARC REF 750. I now want to upgrade my REF 6. Does ARC still do this  I now I should call them to see but it’s Fri night and probably wolnt be opened til Monday. And I really would like to know before that. 

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Ref 6 to SE upgrade is about 5k now excluding New tubes(7).I was not able to send mine back in 2021, so when I called again this month i received return authorization to send in the unit and it was ready to be shipped back ion 2 days.

@tattooedtrackman I mean that the upgrade for 5,000 doesn't seem worth it!  Someone said 18 caps and some wire?  $250 worth of parts? They made a huge profit when you bought the unit new from them . Why not take care of there loyal customers and do the upgrade for a moderate profit.  Do you really think they pay the tech 200 per hour?  Probably pay the tech per unit. But this economy has people raising prices because they can. 

5 K   is also  quoted as upgrade charge for 160M upgrade.

Don't know how many caps /wires or boards are changed.

@syd7865   On their websites under service. On FAQ on Service. Upgrades. It says new tubes installed as appropriate. 

Yes ,tubes are tested and replaced if necessary for a fee@150 per tube.Company prefers that you send in old tubes for upgrade, as Tube availability  is scarce these days. only big tube 6550 is included free of charge in upgrade.