Pundit
Post by audionut on May 5, 2023 8:06:33 GMT 12
|
Post by michaelw on May 5, 2023 12:58:10 GMT 12
Of concern but not gone until the fat lady sings Administration is one of the many legal protections available to US companies when they get into trouble. I quite liked the Galileo designs that came out of the Fine Sounds merger, apparently I was in the minority as the line quickly disappeared. Googling for more on this I came upon this brief history of ARC up to it's last owner. www.strata-gee.com/audio-research-alone-again-naturally/
|
Member
Post by davidsylvian on May 7, 2023 15:49:29 GMT 12
I liked the Galileo designs too, and thought that they were an attractive development from the deliberate laboratory style that ARC seemed locked into. Hopefully someone (or group) with deep pockets who is passionate about audio, but with good business instincts will take it on. It's a long way now, from the passionate pioneers that started up audio companies last century. My kids aren't even slightly interested in audio outside of Spotify through an iPhone speaker, or at best some ear buds. The current worldwide belt tightening doesn't help the audio industry, although ARC's typical clients may not be as affected by the cost of living crisis as the hoi polloi.
|
Post by Citroen on May 7, 2023 16:35:55 GMT 12
Sadly the next generation only seems to be invested in cell phone music.
Home audio is a Bluetooth speaker, or at best a decent pair of headphones.
|
Pundit
Post by audionut on May 8, 2023 7:58:34 GMT 12
I'm sure some investment company will come along an add AR it to their collection. We can only hope they will care about sound quality and not just the bottom $ line. And yes the Galileo line was a nice refreshed look, perhaps they should have stuck with that.
|
Post by michaelw on May 8, 2023 10:57:13 GMT 12
Investment company is what got them into this mess ?
Investment co.s/venture capitalists are death to high end audio
|
Pundit
Post by simonb on May 8, 2023 13:00:08 GMT 12
I had a vague memory they had been owned by the group which was owned in turn by Samsung but maybe that changed?
Simon Brown
Design Build Listen Ltd,
Makers of The Wand Analogue Products
Distributor of Hana Cartridges
|
Post by michaelw on May 8, 2023 14:05:58 GMT 12
That was Harman International - Harman Kardon, Mark Levinson, Arcam etc. No ties to ARC. Got a friend who hates Samsung, so he buys an Arcam amp not realising Arcam is ultimately owned by Samsung 
|
Pundit
Post by cartridge on May 10, 2023 12:52:28 GMT 12
|
Post by Citroen on May 13, 2023 20:38:32 GMT 12
|
Post by michaelw on May 13, 2023 21:55:33 GMT 12
|
Post by Citroen on May 13, 2023 22:27:44 GMT 12
"The new owners will be announced May 15th", TTA
|
Post by colinf on May 23, 2023 9:07:21 GMT 12
Audio Research still showed some product at Munich.
AMR-iFi R&D
|
Pundit
Post by audionut on May 31, 2023 7:51:50 GMT 12
I found this ... so it all looks good for AR... a nice out come for all. My first thought was Ricardo Franassovici bought the company, he sure has the funds for it, but he's wiser then that :-)
|
Post by michaelw on May 31, 2023 10:58:54 GMT 12
Just like the shaver guy, long time ARC owner buys the company
|
Pundit
Post by audionut on Jun 22, 2023 8:14:59 GMT 12
|
Post by michaelw on Jun 22, 2023 11:22:19 GMT 12
Fremer visits Audio Research,
It's ironic that so many videos on audio have such awful sound, Fremer is no exception, the sound is really, really bad.
|
