{"id":28640,"date":"2018-04-28T14:26:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T14:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/?p=28640"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:08:42","slug":"arp-2600-cms-upgrades-phil-cirocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/en\/general\/arp-2600-cms-upgrades-phil-cirocco\/","title":{"rendered":"ARP 2600 &#8211; CMS Upgrades (Phil Cirocco)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether the loss of those\u00a0ARP 2600 loudspeakers is aesthetically acceptable or not, is up to you.\u00a0The truth is that the upgrades offered by Phil Cirocco are technically and musically outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>Since the modifications\u00a0have to be done in the USA (at CMS), customers from Europe \/ Asia \/ &#8230; need to send their ARP 2600 overseas.\u00a0Which is not cheap, but still nothing compared to the\u00a05000+ USD that a full-blown CMS upgrade costs. In other words: Classic vintage analog synthesizers are a costly affair in <em>all<\/em> respects.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-12.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35188 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-12.jpg\" alt=\"ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-12\" width=\"900\" height=\"650\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-12.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-12-480x347.jpg 480w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-12-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-12-399x288.jpg 399w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/650;\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Be that as it may: The modifications are\u00a0worth\u00a0the money. I only wonder why\u00a0the fourth VCO is on the right (!) side and the second VCF on the left (!) side. But surely there are technical reasons why Phil Cirocco opted for this arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Some\u00a0pictures\u00a0of the modded ARP 2600:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-09.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35185 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-09.jpg\" alt=\"ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-09\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-09.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-09-480x293.jpg 480w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-09-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-09-471x288.jpg 471w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/550;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-05.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35181 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-05.jpg\" alt=\"ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-05\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-05.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-05-480x293.jpg 480w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-05-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-05-471x288.jpg 471w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/550;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-03.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35179 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-03.jpg\" alt=\"ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-03\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-03.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-03-480x293.jpg 480w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-03-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-03-471x288.jpg 471w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/550;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-06.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35182 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-06.jpg\" alt=\"ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-06\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-06.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-06-480x293.jpg 480w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-06-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-06-471x288.jpg 471w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/550;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-04.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35180 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-04.jpg\" alt=\"ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-04\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-04.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-04-480x293.jpg 480w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-04-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-04-471x288.jpg 471w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/550;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-11.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35187 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-11.jpg\" alt=\"ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-11\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-11.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-11-480x293.jpg 480w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-11-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-11-471x288.jpg 471w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/550;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-10.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35186 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-10.jpg\" alt=\"ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-10\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-10.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-10-480x293.jpg 480w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-10-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-10-471x288.jpg 471w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/550;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-07.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35183 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-07.jpg\" alt=\"ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-07\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-07.jpg 900w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-07-480x293.jpg 480w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-07-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-Upgrade-07-471x288.jpg 471w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/550;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ARP2600-CMS-GreatSynthesizers.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-TYssZARs\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Download ARP XXL (4200 x 2900 px)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discretesynthesizers.com\/arptronics\/arp2600.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMS &#8211; Phil Cirocco &#8211; Arptronics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/greatsynthesizers.com\/en\/test\/arp-2600-holy-grail-of-analog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARP 2600\u00a0Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether the loss of those\u00a0ARP 2600 loudspeakers is aesthetically acceptable or not, is up to you.\u00a0The truth is that the upgrades offered by Phil Cirocco are technically and musically outstanding.&hellip; 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