EveAnna has sold her biz


https://www.mixonline.com/business/manley-laboratories-acquired?fbclid=IwY2xjawLdZVBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHizwnFf0FNcDCK49SQ0xQAZq47mdJpbGjILB-1tfWE5s1NUk_k2cvGUTvXsO_aem_-SZVRTtq8rgIlDEe5ZvggQ

Ralph Karsten has been vocal as to the uncertain future of tube gear. This is a punch to the gut. My totally unsupported hunch is that EveAnna has the same concerns. I always wanted to have one of Manley's 300B amps. I don't know now. I am a very happy owner of a Steelhead phono stage for ten years. Eventually the outboard power supply will fail (they always do) and I may be without the ability to have it serviced if this new owner ends up closing shop. 

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Manley Laboratories sells principally to the Pro audio business. Consumer gear was a sideline and high-end consumer audio is declining as well. I'm guessing that there has been a considerable decline in Pro tube audio gear over the last 10-15 years. You can make good products but you need to have paying customers in order to support a business.