Audio Research Financial Troubles

Nobody really knows what will happen with them or any business. It depends on the decisions leadership makes, how well the company is positioned, and how well it delivers a compelling promise to the market in a way to support continued profitability. 

People much smarter than me have ruined businesses. I hope they continue to do well, but in the end they are subject to the laws of the free market.  

They went Waay down hill in quality over the past15 years,

CJ same thing ,,McIntosh too has slipped ,nice outside inside quality average at best . Living off their old reputation. I sold Audio for years  and even my technicians said many companies skimp on the internal parts quality.

which sadly is true .

These threads are really just lightning rods to bring out the "I don't like Audio Research" guys 😅

We'll see another one, same purported topic, in a few months at most. 

Audioman58,

If CJ quality has declined, should anyone consider having CJ update older equipment? I own a MV60se and have considered CJ giving it the once over. They will replace and upgrade caps etc. It works flawlessly right now but a complete cleaning and update may last another 10-15+ years.