Audio Research Reference 250 Mono Amplifiers (Pair)
Pre-owned item in excellent condition. This is a pair of mono amplifiers though only 1 is pictured. We have the original packaging. Both amps have brand new Audio Research factory valves installed. Between 5 and 10 years old.
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Description
The concept of a large monoblock amplifier is to provide control to a speaker. The difficult part of the job is maintaining finesse and musicality while doing it. Audio Research has produced some of the most critically acclaimed products during its 42-year history and the new Reference 250 aims to break new ground.
From the moment the music begins, the foundation of an exceptional musical experience is evident. Sound emerges from an inky black background, revealing microdetails and performance cues typically reserved for the live performance. Substantial, fundamental bass underscores the event with resolution and textural accuracy. Space around performers and groups of instruments stretch before you onto a lifelike stage with scale and body. Dynamics swing from silent passages to grand fortissimos without effort or strain. This is high definition listening.
The Reference 250 features new enhancements outside as well as major performance advances inside. First, you will notice a more modern, monochromatic appearance, including a new front panel with a small aluminium power button. An analogue meter with adjustable illumination is set in the front panel is capable of displaying power output and tube bias settings. A new low turbulence fan provide effective yet silent cooling. Internally, the Reference 250 is outfitted with the KT120 output tubes and a bulk power supply 50 percent larger than its predecessor. Connections include accommodation for 4, 8 or 16 ohm speakers, an XLR input as well as 12 volt trigger connections.
Visually understated and sonically breath-taking, the Reference 250 is unmistakably Audio Research.
These amplifiers have just had brand new Audio Research factory valves installed.
Product Specifications
POWER OUTPUT
250 watts per channel continuous from 20Hz to 20kHz. 1kHz total harmonic distortion typically 0.5% at 250 watts, below .04% at 1 watt. Approximate actual power available at “clipping” 270 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) 5Hz to 70kHz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
(-3dB points at 1 watt) 0.5Hz to 110 kHz
INPUT SENSITIVITY
2.4V RMS Balanced for rated output. (25.5 dB gain into 8 ohms.)
INPUT IMPEDANCE
200K ohms Balanced
OUTPUT TAPS
4, 8, 16 ohms
OUTPUT REGULATION
Approximately 0.9dB 16 ohm load to open circuit.
OVERALL NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
8.8dB
DAMPING FACTOR
Approximately 10
DISTORTION
–
SLEW RATE
20V/µs
RISE TIME
1.5 µs
HUM & NOISE
Less than 0.2mV RMS – 110dB below rated output (IHF-A weighted, input shorted, 16 ohm output).
POWER SUPPLY ENERGY STORAGE
Approximately 900 joules
POWER REQUIREMENTS
105-130VAC 60Hz (260-250VAC 50Hz) 770 watts at rated output, 1000 watts maximum, 380 watts at “idle,” 1 watt off.
TUBE COMPLEMENT
REFERENCE 250: (3 matched pairs) KT120 power output, (1 matched pair) KT120 driver, (2) 6H30 gain stage and regulator driver, (1) 6550C regulator. REFERENCE 250 SE: (3 matched pairs) KT150 power output, (1 matched pair) KT150 driver, (2) 6H30 gain stage and regulator driver, (1) 6550C regulator.
DIMENSIONS
19″ (48.3 cm) W x 8 ¾” (22.2 cm) H x 19½” (49.5 cm) D. Handles extend 1½” (3.8 cm) forward.
WEIGHT
73 lbs. (33.2 kg) Net; 88 lbs. (40 kg) Shipping.
