Audio Research D-76A
Little is documented about the Audio Research D-76A. No owner's manual, catalog sheet, or dedicated review has surfaced. The period classifieds do leave a paper trail. A mint-condition D-76A "amplifier" was offered at $750 in Audio (January 1979, p.133). The same classified column also listed a "gold panel" D76A paired with an SP3AI preamp at $1,100 the pair, with a D78A gold-panel amp nearby. In July 1980, a D76A appeared again at $750 (Audio, July 1980, p.84), this time alongside an EC-2 electronic crossover with rack-mount panel at $150. The model stayed in service for years. A January 1988 classified offered a recently retubed D76A in trade for a McIntosh MR78 tuner (Audio, January 1988, p.167).
The record shows an amplifier that held a steady used price around $750 from 1979 into 1980, with a gold-panel finish option and a natural pairing with the SP3AI preamp. Beyond that, documentation is thin. No power rating, circuit type, dimensions, or production dates have been found. The ads never state whether the D-76A was a stereo or mono design, or integrated versus power amplifier. High Fidelity's December 1980 issue ran a feature on the used-component market, There's Gold (Well, a Little Silver, Actually) in Old Components (High Fidelity, December 1980, p.55).
- Documented type: amplifier (configuration not specified)
- Observed asking prices: $750 (mint, Jan. 1979; again July 1980); $1,100 as a pair with SP3AI preamp
- "Gold panel" version offered in Jan. 1979 classifieds
- A recently retubed example was still offered for trade in Jan. 1988
- No specifications, circuit details, or production dates documented
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