Heads Up: ARC is introducing the new SP-20 in Fall

Just for clarification, ARC is an American company in Minnesota, factory and all gear are made in Minnesota too. ARC is owned by a parent company called Fine Sounds which also owns Wadia, Sonus Faber and McIntosh. Both McIntosh and ARC have kept all operational systems the same. Wadia on the other hand, has downsized a bit and are sharing some quarters with ARC.

For what Syntax feels are state of the art gear, just look at his system page. I think he is a Lamm man and loves what Lamm does. I can understand this - Lamm products produce some of the best midrange sounds in the industry. That being said, I love my ARC stuff! And I definitely agree with all posters - prices continue to become more insane each year.

Bifwynne, Is that Yiddish?

Rsfphil; thanks for the correction. I was thinking about their Gell tube damper and incorrectly stated they were American owned. Opps.

Joman, an attempt at bad Yiddish. Technically it is supposed to mean go in health. In the context of my post, it means, "whatever" or "ho-hum."

I own an ARC LS27 & a Ref 150 , I have over the last 40 years owned other ARC gear as well as stints owning VTL , Conrad Johnson , Threshold and other stuff . I can honestly and unbiasedly say that the current set up transports me closer to the sense of listening to music rather than components more than any other gear I have owned since starting on my quest back in 1973 with a Marantz 1060 integrated amp . Even my wife , who is not that technically inclined , gasped a big ' WOW ' when she saw the quality of workmanship in the REF 150 while I was installing the tubes . As far as I can recall , in inflation adjusted terms , the LS27 is significantly cheaper than what I paid for an SP8 back in 1983 .