Have you heard of Aric Audio?

zingo
zingo Posts: 11,258
edited July 2009 in Electronics
Since I am in the market for a tube preamp, I have been scouring ebay and CL. I found this guy on ebay. His prices are good and his ebay reviews are good (both as a seller and for the product). Have you heard anything about these preamps?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Aric-Audio-Stereo-Tube-Preamp-3-5-Multi-Inputs_W0QQitemZ150188189242QQihZ005QQcategoryZ12050QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://www.shop.aricaudio.com/category.sc?categoryId=2
Jake
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2007
    bump
    Jake
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2007
    I'm thinking about just going for it. Around $200 and free shipping. Seems like quality parts, but I don't know...
    Jake
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2007
    I personally have not, but would be interested in what you find out...should you get one


    You could always roll it back out and sell it for what ya got into it...if you didn`t like it
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2007
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    Jake
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited June 2009
    Did you ever make the purchase? Any thoughts on these? They're very tempting.....
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2009
    Never did, but they do look nice and simple.
    Jake
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited June 2009
    The units look pretty good, give it a try.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited June 2009
    I found this thread on AudioKarma:

    http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=147347

    I think I'll wait...
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited July 2009
    well, just ordered one of these, will be here next week. its the 3.7 and he was able to add another input and change the xlr to another rca. and its in "burgundy" :D will let folks know how it sounds when i get the chance to burn it in.
    Computer room Hegeman 1 SpeakersM&K VX-80 subKenwood DP-7010Cambridge Audio CXC Transport Rega DACPrimaLuna Prologue Four AmpAric Audio Tube PreampGarage Jennings Research SquareCustom tube preampCrown XLS-1000Denon DCD-1500II Modded MSB Link DAC
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited July 2009
    Congratulations on the new preamp!

    I agree, they look very promising. I'll be very interested to hear your thoughts. I recently bought a used Sound Valves preamp (basically a modified PAS3), but may eventually want to try the same configuration you ordered.

    May I ask the price?
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited July 2009
    it was $335 with shipping
    Computer room Hegeman 1 SpeakersM&K VX-80 subKenwood DP-7010Cambridge Audio CXC Transport Rega DACPrimaLuna Prologue Four AmpAric Audio Tube PreampGarage Jennings Research SquareCustom tube preampCrown XLS-1000Denon DCD-1500II Modded MSB Link DAC
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,249
    edited July 2009
    Let us know what you think. I looked at a couple of his pieces as well. Infact recently there was an older version FS locally. I passed on it and recently bought a Dared Sl2000A tube pre.

    It would be fun sometime to get a few of these "entry" tube pre's together and do a shootout/comparo. Tube pre's by nature are pretty simple and the Dodd ELP opened my eyes a lot as to what a simple basic tube pre can sound like.

    Good luck and be sure to write your impressions

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node3 - Tubes add soul!
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