Audio Research Financial Troubles

mulveling

... ARC’s issues have been resolved ...

Customers who are waiting months before even being allowed to return their products for service would not likely agree that the issues "have been resolved." The company seems to have acquired the capitalization it needed to continue operations, but it looks to me like it has a long road ahead.

Hey, I understand where you are coming from. I own a Ref 5 SE. let me know when I can stop by and grab your Ref 6,3,or 2,SE on the cheap so you do not have to worry anymore. 😁

@hsounds 

let me know when I can stop by and grab your Ref 6,3,or 2,SE on the cheap

If you are really in the market, have you looked on Audiogon or USAudiomart recently?  There is plenty to chose from at attractive prices.  

hsounds

I own a Ref 5 SE. let me know when I can stop by and grab your Ref 6,3,or 2,SE on the cheap so you do not have to worry anymore.

Huh? I already said I’m contemplating trading my 5SE for a 6SE. (I plan to keep my Ref Phono 2SE.) I don’t have any stock in ARC, so I have nothing to worry about.

If you are really in the market, have you looked on Audiogon or USAudiomart recently? There is plenty to chose from at attractive prices.

Is it true? Go to hifishark and filter by "North America". Then I see none of the Reference 3 phono preamp - don’t confuse those numerous & ancient Ref 3 line stages with the Ref 3 phono stage he (presumably) wants. There are a couple Ref 3SE phonos - 1 priced way above market, the other replicated on a few sites (TMR) and still a bit above market. There’s 1 Ref 2SE phono in Canada. And there’s 1 Ref 6 line stage (which actually used to be mine - nice unit). Definitely no glut of cut-rate units in those three recent-ish models. If you go back to the much older models (like Ref 3 line stage), yeah you could consider that a glut, but it's more understandable.