Audio Research Sold

I always appreciated that WZ Johnson-era ARC products included schematics and parts lists in their product manuals.  Tube circuits today are not so much more complicated, but are marketed as mystical things and priced accordingly.  

I wish them nothing but the best!
I’ve been an ARC fan since I bought a SP-3 in the 80’s.  Sometimes I wish I’d never sold it.

JD

Change of ownership can direct change of direction.
For ARC I hope not.
I have had many ARC pieces.  Still use my SP10 in a secondary system.  This early two-piece pre remains iconic with lovely sound, perhaps a bit blossomy for current times.
My main pre-amp is a Ref 3 and CD8 turns low-density digits into real music like no other I have heard.
50 years is a very good innings in this business.  Long may it continue.

Absolutely clearthinker, I also own and have owned several ARC products. This is a bit worrisome as I doubt Trent Suggs has the deep pockets of Mcintosh. Was ARC interfering with Mac sales or was ARC not doing well and Mac decided to bale out? Fremer's article is political rubbish based mostly on liability issues and says nothing of substance.
We all love analog but we are in the minority. Mac has started delving into digital technology. If ARC wants to survive it will have to do the same with more than disc players and a DAC. It needs music/video servers and an advanced digital preamp with theater capability. I doubt there are enough of us dyed in the wool audiophiles to keep ARC alive. I thought the Mac/ARC match up would have been a good one. I view Mac as upper Mid Fi. They could have groomed or continued ARC in the Ultra High End market which is substantially different. They should not have been competing with each other.

Hmm, article seemed more like a marketing piece ... and it seems like more of a ownership-restructuring than outright sale.  Also, timeline is two days ago and I can't find another published article.  Probably just me, what could happen ...?