Audio Research Makes Updates to the LS28SE Preamplifier | Announcements

Just a couple of weeks after finishing the review on the extraordinary Audio Research CD6SE compact disc player/DAC (review to appear in late June), I received this press release from ARC on the new LS28SE preamplifier: UDIO RESEARCH ANNOUNCES SPECIAL UPDATES TO LS28 PREAMPLIFIER The Company Will Release an SE Performance Update to the LS28 Line-Stage Preamplifier   MAPLE GROVE, MN – June 8, 2020 – Audio Research is pleased to announce important performance updates to its award-winning LS28 preamplifier as a part of their 50th Anniversary product line improvements. The new LS28SE is priced at MSRP $10,000 each (€11,500 each VAT Included) and will replace the LS28, with shipments beginning June 2020. The improvements in the LS28SE stem from what was learned during the creation of Audio Research’s Reference 160-series amplifiers.  Very similar to the wire and parts changes incorporated in the REF6SE and REF PH3SE, the LS28SE also includes upgrading to the same proprietary gold coupling caps used in the REF6SE. These numerous and costly component upgrades elevate the LS28SE’s performance to an entirely new level. The improved clarity, resolution, transient snap, sense of space, and a relaxed purity are instantly noticeable and will inspire extended listening sessions. Customers will be able […]