Audio Research Reference 7 Preamplifier

$28,000.00

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At this level, every detail matters: your room, your system, what you’re driving it with, what you’re listening to. I handle these orders personally because an investment like this deserves more than an Add to Cart button. We’ll work through system synergy, I’ll make sure the setup is right, and we’ll coordinate delivery so it arrives exactly how it should. A few of our brands require this direct approach, but at this price point, it’s how I’d do it anyway. Use the button above, or call/text me directly at 410-239-2020.

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Since their introductions in 2015 and 2019, the Reference 6 and 6SE preamps have offered unparalleled levels of performance, and remained Audio Research's best selling products. In 2024 the Reference 330M offered a dramatic new benchmark in amplifier performance, challenging Audio Research to create new preamplifiers that offered similar breakthroughs.

The new REF7 takes what Audio Research learned in the development of the 330M amp to dramatically engage the listener with its clarity, finesse, dynamics and sheer musicality. There is a new gravitas in its presentation, both musically and physically, with a new single chassis design that is more refined and elegant.

Accepting pre-orders now with a retail of $28,000.