Audio Research Financial Troubles

Just had ARC repair my new 150SE under warranty... and... the service was excellent and very responsive! 

Although, it was a very minor repair (which I likely could have completed myself) - tightening a speaker terminal on the back - they completed it within a couple of days of receiving it, and returned it.

With the quality of the ARC products and their responsive service - I would think their products should be in great demand.  You would be very fortunate if you find one for a good price.  

Coppy777, I agree. CJ makes high end equipment that is truly exceptional. The MV60se I own is no exception. This was the first post I’ve ever read regarding declining quality. 

Possibly, but at least some of us are business people with a lifetime of experience analyzing business financial situations including receiverships, so it's second nature.  No trust fund babies here.

@jetter  The financial geniuses in these forums already had their fun back in the May / June timeframe. Besides reporting some rote facts of the receivership, which did indeed look very bad, the speculation was generally inaccurate and none predicted the actual (happy) outcome. All it did was rile up needless panic. And now here we are again for some reason. 

Just had ARC repair my new 150SE under warranty... and... the service was excellent and very responsive! 

@bassdude  That's fantastic! I've heard out-of-warranty repairs currently have a long queue (~ 6 months). But in-warranty repairs are another ball of wax. Upgrades (e.g. 6 to 6SE) are also processing very efficiently, much more so than before. It's absolutely sensible for the business to prioritize these over out-of-warranty service, while not cutting off the latter. Their product history goes back decades! And many other high-end boutique outfits will also make you wait months for repair, in warranty or not - they just don't have it listed as explicitly.

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I've heard out-of-warranty repairs currently have a long queue (~ 6 months). But in-warranty repairs are another ball of wax. Upgrades (e.g. 6 to 6SE) are also processing very efficiently, much more so than before. It's absolutely sensible for the business to prioritize these over out-of-warranty service, while not cutting off the latter. Their product history goes back decades!

I agree that makes perfect sense. Consider also that ARC will not only service but can often upgrade most every product it has ever made. That's quite a feat.

Servicing a tube amplifier is a nightmare. Just try to get a repair done in Manhattan. Of all places where you should be able to do anything. One tube repair center may be going out of business soon. Not because of business issues but because no one wants to do the work on tubes anymore and therefore no one is capable of doing the work. The experienced people are drifting away. Manufacturers are delegating all this to the warranty repair centers which is really stupid.