Audio Research Sold

fsonicsmith519 

Every company that’s ever produced a product for sale has had hit or misses. At the end of the day, it’s about what one like or dislikes. I do have McIntosh and Audio Research products. I love the McIntosh Current tuners and there old MC2105 solid state from 1977-78 but I do love the Audio Research amplifier and preamplifier if it is tube. Example; I do own an Audio Research Reference 250SE Monoblock amplifiers and a McIntosh MR85 Tuner. Some companies do things better than others.

Remember, when McIntosh entered into the Best Buy market (produce and sell as many products as possible), Their value and reliability has gone down quite a bit. Plenty of forums on this, especially with the MC601 Monoblock amplifiers. Trying to convince Audio Research to mass produce could diminish reliability and sound quality that Audio Research stood for. I could be wrong but that’s what I found out from a friend of mine who is a manager for the Magnolia section. Let’s test your memory. Remember Circuit City with the Onkyo and Onkyo Integra line. To get the Grand Integra you had to special order it from Japan.