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Audio Research VS55
SOLD $2,500.00
JUL
2008
R.R.P. $4,695.00
SoundStage Magazine review
Hi-Fi News Review
This is the baby of the ARC range but far from
lacking when it comes to performance per dollar.
Let me give all you struggling single guys a sure
fire love tip from 'The Doctor'. This beautiful healthy baby VS55 is
known to be so popular with the women that a customer of mine that got
divorced, bought a new VS55 off me and then made the effort to hit the
town after he finally cut the trouble and strife loose. Actually got
laid for the first time in a decade. All in the space of 2 weeks!
I'm sure the last part was a fluke but the first and second monumental
changes are quite achievable to most of you I would suggest.
Please don't think of Dr Hi-Fi as a potential home wrecker but more of a
liberator of your long deprived free will!
You know you want to....
After all..... We should all have the chance to be so happy. Don't let
your life pass you by.
The VS55 should appeal equally to all you desperate single guys out
there too, as it is the one draw card that might actually get you some
action. Often described as the cutest and loveliest amplifier Audio
Research has ever made, women have been known to go weak at the knees
from the very sight of this beauty.
Those of you out there with no backbone or who do not wear the pants in
their house should not have any problem getting this one through the
front door. You will be commended on your good taste and keen choice of
a most sophisticated and eye pleasing product, not scorned for blowing
more cash on useless crap like usual. Personal testimony from my
customers has proven this can turn on the ladies for you like nothing
else.
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VS55
Specifications:
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POWER OUTPUT: 50 watts per channel
continuous from 20Hz to 20kHz. 1kHz total harmonic
distortion typically 1% at 50 watts, below .05% at 1 watt.
Approximate actual power available at "clipping" 52 watts
(1kHz). (Note that actual power output is dependent upon
both line voltage and "condition" i. e.: if power line has
high distortion, maximum power will be affected adversely,
although from a listening standpoint this is not very
critical.)
POWER BANDWIDTH: (-3dB points) 12Hz
to 50kHz.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE: (-3dB points at
1 watt) 1.0 Hz to 60 kHz.
INPUT SENSITIVITY: 1.1V RMS
Single-ended for rated output. (25 dB gain into 8 ohms.)
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INPUT IMPEDANCE: 100K ohms
Single-ended.
OUTPUT TAPS: 8 ohms, 4 ohms.
OUTPUT REGULATION: Approximately
1.0 dB 8 ohm load to open circuit (Damping factor
approximately 10).
OVERALL NEGATIVE FEEDBACK: 12.5dB.
SLEW RATE: 5 volts/microsecond.
RISE TIME: 5 microseconds.
HUM & NOISE: Less than 0.2mV RMS -
100dB below rated output (IHF weighted, input shorted).
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POWER SUPPLY ENERGY STORAGE:
Approximately 166 joules.
POWER REQUIREMENTS: 105-125VAC 60Hz
(210-250VAC 50Hz) 320 watts at rated output, 500 watts
maximum, 200 watts at "idle".
TUBES REQUIRED: (2 ) Matched pair
6550EH - Power Output; (3) 6N1P input and driver.
DIMENSIONS : 14" (35.6 cm) W x 7"
(17.8 cm) H x 14" (35.6 cm) D. Rear connectors extend .88"
beyond chassis.
WEIGHT: 32 lbs. (14.5 kg) Net; 38
lbs. (17.3 kg) Shipping.
Specifications subject to change
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