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Did the AR receiver pre-date the AR amplifier, or were the tuner and amplifier released after the receiver? Why did AR include a headphone jack on the receiver, but not on the amp...I had to use one of those goofy Koss headphone boxes with my old AR amplifier!

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>Did the AR receiver pre-date the AR amplifier, or were the

>tuner and amplifier released after the receiver? Why did AR

>include a headphone jack on the receiver, but not on the

>amp...I had to use one of those goofy Koss headphone boxes

>with my old AR amplifier!

The AR Amplifier was the first, and it was introduced in 1967, the same year the AR-3a made its debut. The AR Receiver was introduced in 1969, and the AR Tuner followed in 1970. AR originally felt that a phone jack for headphones was not necessary with the Amplifier, but the demand for it was answered in the AR Receiver. The last of the original AR electronics came in 1973.

--Tom Tyson

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