AMERICAN MADE: Audio Research I/50

[@jazzmetalaudiophile]

Awesome work Jana. I really hope to see more of these factory tours. I enjoy these type of videos immensely in the first place but your videography work brings it to another level.

[@jdreamer00]

What a beautifully made video. Thank you Jana and John for making my weekend with this work of art. I've been a long time Audio Research fan and it makes me so happy to get a closer look inside. Bravo! More please!!!

[@fakeklg]

It’s amazing the level of detail and quality control that goes into manufacturing and supporting these components.

[@pennfootball71]

circuit boards instead of point to point wiring?

[@TheKelzman]

That's Minnesota for you.

[@DarkoAudio]

**PLEASE READ CAREFULLY** 1) This video was funded by PATREON: www.patreon.com/johndarko with zero financial contribution from the manufacturer. 2) All comments are moderated by a third party. Polite comments that advance the conversation are most welcome (but no URLs, please).

[@thegoyzilla1]

You perfectly captured what makes ARC a special place to be a part of, and the amount of detail that goes into the production of every amplifier that goes out into the world for audiophiles to enjoy.

[@S.L.1211]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video and would LOVE to see more content like this with other manufacturers. It demystifies what goes into production and gives me a greater sense of appreciation for the final product and offers insight into the craftsmanship. Hope to see more like this :)

[@laurencereynolds9122]

Yes, I’d love a video of the McIntosh factory.

[@Southfloridelphia]

This really makes you understand what you are paying for from a small manufacturer that is trying to put out the best product vs a mass produced that is trying to hit a price point.

[@skaragianis]

“Every single unit”. A very special brand here. Thanks for an excellent documentary of these guys

[@looopy2u]

Excellent video, letting the manufacturer speak for themselves. Refreshing!

[@playbackamusicloversjourne8620]

Thanks for that & Jana, nice to see you back! Always enjoy the flow of your videos. Salamat.

[@donmeola5862]

Great video! It is always nice to see how an idea, design, build comes to fruition and even better when you can go along with each step and see the completed finished product! I would love to sit down and hear one as seeing is believing but hearing is even better! Thanks John & Jana! Best 12 minutes spent today!

[@brochg]

Beautiful video, John and Jana! Thank you ever so much!

[@taidee]

This is a great video, thanks guys. We won't mind more of this, it helps us appreciate why these things cost what they cost.

[@im_an_alvani]

REALLY nicely done video.

[@heppy881]

Hi. Great work on this. Even though I could never afford one of their amps I can appreciate the workmanship, care and personal touch that goes into each and every amp they make.

[@johndavies6253]

I love these factory tours. As someone who has spent decades working in the automotive industry, seeing how hifi components are made is fascinating! Thank you both. More please!!

[@erics.4113]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to put this together.

[@maximo90019]

Yeah!!!!! So good to have them in the conversation!

[@joshjeffery3464]

Great video. There are only a handful of quality companies around the world that make like this now. We should support them because this method and approach to HiFi is top notch and sounds terrific!

[@Ennay_Essaytch]

Echoing others in digging factory tours. These can be a better sales pitch than a sales pitch. Btw - more Jana, please. There’s a calming tone to her delivery that I’m always happy to hear.

[@chrisrud5158]

Murica! Seriously though, always refreshing to see domestic manufacturing and the level of care that ARC puts into their products.

[@jamesallan729]

Really glad to see this direction at Audio Research, making part of their line affordable to a much larger consumer segment that wants to buy great sounding gear made in the U.S. I say this as a 40-year owner of an Audio Research SP6B preamp.

[@jlo8775]

Awesome video! I’m a huge fan of ARC…American made mil-spec quality gear can’t be beat 💪🇺🇸

[@ChadElleston]

Quality work. I like the idea of checking out some of these smaller, more boutique items. I would love to see a Decware and Ohm Speakers overview.

[@danny_davis]

I was looking at the I/50 on their website earlier today and particularly liked the photograph of the red one with its homage to Kraftwerk! 🤖

[@jefft275]

Awesome video! I never knew they built everything in house by hand, and had a listening test by Warren to go out the door. Pretty intense. I've always liked their gear and owned an LS16 preamp.

[@jayoliver3734]

I could listen to Jana speak all day. Soooooo soothing and mellow.

[@crimsonghost6454]

Very cool. I would love to see more.

[@braaapbandit6590]

Those are fine pieces of tubes! 💪

[@SuperMcgenius]

Nice to see Ms J again. 👍

[@bryanherr1093]

Nice work Jana.. Looking forward to the Magnepan video.

[@AudioElectronicsChicago]

I love this video! Thanks for showing, they put quality in everything!

[@peterdelgreco903]

Great video! I live in the Twin cities and it’s cool that we have some great audio manufacturers right here in Minnesota .

[@MoRegistrations]

Wow, that is some small scale, hand built manufacturing. Not even a wave soldering machine for the in house through-hole boards.

[@thirdkey9]

So very interesting. Well done and Hope you do more industry revealing vids like this.

[@bradotoole7538]

Every once in a while you find a game-changing product. I believe this is one of those products.

[@octothorpe12]

That was a lot of fun! Thanks for it!

[@TM-fx2pi]

A perfect example of ……measurements aren’t everything…… they are PART of an equation, they actually LISTEN too.

[@dudemastermaster8944]

Nothing new, but yea.

[@russellbrikowski6139]

All I can say is great video thanks Jana & John.

[@idohaver11]

Looks beautiful, great job ARC.

[@Ali_Shafai]

Thank you John and Jana, a lovely video.

[@jackvanderwerf1294]

wow, hey thanks... what a nice presentation this was~

[@bertroost1675]

I really like the chassis. All those holes makes it cool looking.

[@michaelvaladez6570]

Nicely done video. Greatly appreciated. Nice to see a quality product made in the USA.

[@interesting7906]

I met Brandon in Germany, very nice guy. I would love that job of listening to the amps before they get shipped. I could even be happy to do the boxing and packaging. 😉

[@robertyoung1777]

Fantastic Thank you

[@johnpark8759]

Excellent video! Good job!

[@mttfrsr932]

I want Warren's job. I wouldn't mind a tough day at his office.

[@ronniefranks4351]

Nice looking integrated. I especially like the overall layout. Would love to hear one.

[@sashacolic2427]

Bellissima! Kudos to Jana and John!

[@richj6877]

What a great idea, I am looking forward to more in this series. With the market so flooded with ChiFi products, this is really good to see. I would also love to see other countries featured in the future.

[@amosperrine1909]

I have two (2) ARC D75As, I like them so much that a couple years back instead of buying something new, I had them recapped, upgraded power chords, etc. The sound great with my original Magneplanar 1D screens.

[@douglas2lee929]

The old SCIMED building. Worked there for 7 years!

[@MarcelloRostagni]

Jana and @Darko Audio Rock! Great content guys.

[@Cocteau61]

really excellent video Bravo John and Jana

[@playingforthecheapse]

Excellent video, cool music and very clear message.

[@xstensl8823]

looks like a fun place to work, but Minnesota? burrrr

[@daquiksta]

Great content! Looking forward to seeing more of it.

[@ckca7180]

Thank you for the video showing the whole assembly process. May I ask what color do you recommend?

[@midnightsocean2689]

Very cool video. No wonder these are mad expensive. That manufacturing process is extensive.

[@droneacharya6057]

good to see factory videos of products we use. i like these kinda videos since childhood (discovery channel)

[@dwightballard3868]

I had the SP 10 and SP 11, very good back in the day! I wonder about the exclusive use of tubes. While I "get" that tubes can sound very euphonic and warm tonal characteristic, it is a 50 year old technology that has not evolved much since that time. In the world of solid state, there continues to be evolutions in design and will continue to do so. Getting the latest technology and having the reliability of solid state is a considerable advantage. I have considered getting a tube amp and auditioned one recently and thought my 10 year old Krell class A amp sounded warmer in the midrange, but also ran Really Hot!

[@mchapeyron]

Super cool!

[@papermate8773]

Great video, thank you.

[@tigerfish66]

what a great video, thank you

[@stevenhebert3076]

What’s the board made of and how thick is it? Tube rolling over time may create a less stable board. Thoughts

[@davidmartin8187]

Great video keep up the great work and thanks.

[@paulv4337]

Great video, thanks guys for enlightening us. Keep it going!

[@jalovecjoffrey9542]

Wooow that's handmade quality

[@seedood]

Great video. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@bba935]

Good stuff! More, please.

[@garethsnaim8174]

Warren has impressive eyebrows

[@davidsmithson9236]

They are dual purpose, as the also act as diffusers.

[@bertoray5497]

And an impressive occupation to boot.

[@juliancrun]

Awesome. Colngratulations.

[@johnrobins795]

Jana, Thank🎶You❤

[@ptbfrch]

Would really love to hear one. Looks fantastic!

[@neilberkeley5469]

I live 10 minutes from there Had no idea that was their hq Excellent

[@yeoh3346]

Warren keeps the volume down.

[@1200supraman]

Awesome video! Being an ARC owner, I would love to see how some of their other products are made. Keep 'em coming!

[@toddhupp]

The perforated chassis is a good idea with tubes.

[@thisiskaos9249]

Hi, Want to know what are the speakers, sources and tracks that Mr. Warren Gale uses for his listening tests. Thanks.

[@kentonkirkpatrick5225]

I'd like to know what Audio Research has against the 300B tube. To my knowledge, they have never made an amp that uses it. They seem hung up on 6550's and their modern variants.

[@allen9954]

Awesome video!

[@Drackleyrva]

Excellent video! I've never owned any AR but I'd love to try the I50. I hope you get one to review soon. :)

[@keeferdog5617]

Nice job Janna! I wonder why Audio Research reputation has gone downhill in recent years? All I hear about is, what used to be with AR, in audiophile circles….

[@ysfoz5684]

Because of terrible customer service.

[@adamyelle4901]

Love seeing these guys at Axpona. Beautiful gear! I've got a feeling that one of their amps powering your Wilson's would be a good looking combination.

[@spuddyl9938]

Something tells me I'm not able to afford this.

[@word2RG]

separating out the circuit boards is a profitable idea. The golden goose repair service can effect an instant "repair" while still charging astronomical customer fees.

[@neilpage1757]

Great video and factory visit

[@Scott-DJ]

Although the video claims everything they make is vacuum tube, that's not true because I have their awesome MP1 analog multi-channel preamp--which is a beast. I thought my conrad-johnson MET1 tube preamplifier sounded good, but the ARC is a definite step Up. Amazing sound quality.

[@jonnyfinlay5665]

Love it. Fascinating view into the amount of work involved. Now I want to hear their stuff 😅

[@ricardocoloma-md]

love it!

[@derrickgarcia303]

Would it drive a pair of Martin Logan Vantage since it’s only rated 50wpc?

[@itsrecordingman]

jana is amazing

[@fluffkiss18]

What a great video to wake up to...I enjoy seeing the build process and attention to high level quality control. (Also makes me proud to be a Minnesotan).

[@aceofspades6667]

Come to Utah.. We have tons of hifi companies here: Wilson, Zu, Tekton, RBH, Kimber, Spatial Audio, etc...

[@yeoh3346]

What happened to WordPerfect Corp?

[@mgsboedmisodpc2]

looking good girl..good to see you taking a trip out of town. Hoped you got to act like a tourist while there.

[@Tsilsby]

Well, you have my attention. I didn't even know AR was American made. I will have to find a dealer and check them out. EDIT: I am all about High Quality products. However, that's a $5k amplifier. I am going to have to pass on this one, but thanks for the tour!!

[@xstensl8823]

problem with this amp is that there is not voltage selector or auto bias.

[@klaymoon1]

Loos good! Does I/50 have analog out so it can be used as a preamp for other power amps?

[@Matasky2010]

What kind of 'break through' are you looking for in a tube amplifier?

[@jamesallan729]

I didn’t see exotic capacitors and resistors, but I did see quality workmanship with solid parts. Rogue is a great company and great bang for buck. Schiit is another great U.S. company, the Freya+ is da bomb.

[@brockleybob5449]

Nice One!

[@GiancarloCarccamo]

Great video