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audio research sells out good or bad ?

Audio reserach sells out to Quadrivio SGR investment company after 38 years ,the same company who aquired sonus faber.I do wonder if any company can sustain the type of personel products and direction when the boys on top are watching out for the bottom line.I am not saying that this is a bad thing only saying that 2 channel is made up of niche players and to build a companys from a 10 mio business to 50 mio you would think things would have to change. They are a great company with a great following and hope they are around for another 38 years.
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jmcgrogan2
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It doesn't sound like a good thing to me. I agree that when big suits are watching the bottom line, sonics and service tend to be the first cuts.
Mondial selling the Aragon line to Klipsch, Classe selling to B&W, and Madrigal selling the Mark Levinson line to Harmon International are prime examples.
As with all things in life though, when one door closes, another door opens. Who knows, maybe this will help some of the new smaller manufacturers like Dodd, Audio Horizons, Doshi, and others.

It will be interesting to see what effect this has on the Audio Research products on the used market.

Cheers,
John
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jmcgrogan2
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02-05-08: Chadnliz
Well I hope they dont cheapen up quality and performance, guess its a good thing my dad bought his Ref3 last month.

I bought my Ref 3 in March 2007, but my concern is service (though knock wood, I haven't needed any yet). I've heard too many horror stories from Aragon and Mark Levinson owners after their companies sold out. It is comforting knowing, worst case scenerio, that Steve Huntley will be there for ARC owners though....

Cheers,
John
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