Audio Research Owners Worried?

@fsonicsmith1 Sorry to hear of your issues with ARC. I do remember in the WZJ days, the amps came with a schematic as part of the instruction manual. I started a thread about schematics and the varying co-operation of companies to supply them, or not, a while back. The fact that some companies want to hold back on supplying the schematic to one of their customers is IMHO, somewhat of a disgrace. Yes, I understand and comprehend the reasoning behind that, but it doesn’t sit well with me!

I own all Audio Research Reference gear. I am not worried in the least. If I was thinking about buying another piece of ARC gear I would buy it immediately. I have never had a failure in owning one or more components over 40 years.

Not worried. I’ve owned only ARC amps and pre-amps since ‘87. I currently own a Ref75SE and a LS28SE. I’ve always had an excellent (albeit expensive) experiences with ARC service and ARC authorized service centers. 

I think it’s very likely that they will continue in some form or another. I might not buy any more gear from them but there’s a lot of money to be made on the service side. I’m confident that service will continue even if it’s only by the authorized service centers.

Anyone who is selling their ARC gear on this news probably did the same with their 401k when the marked tanked. Patience is a virtue.

RHG3 did you have your LS28 upgraded to the SE or buy it as an SE? Curious to know the differences between both?

There are multiple threads going around indicating that Audio Research has filed for bankruptcy.