Audio Research in Receivership.

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Sorry but its not true that to be an ARC Dealer you must carry every product. Ive had 3 ARC dealers within 30 minutes of me over the last decade and NONE of them had more than 1 ARC system in the house. Another dealer friend of mine just signed up to be an ARC dealer within the past few months and while the situation isnt solidified I can guarantee you 100% that he wont be carrying a full line. Think he's only getting the Mid Tier - Lower priced gear and not the M160 Mono/Stereo etc stuff

Per the previous discussion, the following new sale may be a sign of hard times in hi-end audio, for other companies than Audio Research. Big HE manufacturers selling off high-priced items at major discounts. For instance, a 5m pair of Audioquest Wind RCA interconnects (list $7300) selling off at $2399. A lot of other examples of fire-sale pricing on uber-priced equipment, such as: AudioQuest 2m XLR Wel Signature Interconnects (retail $10,200) selling off at $2,999.00.

https://www.musicdirect.com/search/?sc_lid=237651901&sc_llid=100554&sc_src=email_3470468&sc_uid=kgPjcS8a0E&utm_campaign=musicdirect%20soundbytes%20issue%20%231093_6_05-06-23sc_eh%3D4590af3f68eb09b91&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Emarsys#/+/0/score/desc/?tab=product&brand_name_na_str=AudioQuest&category_names_na_str=Cable,Equipment&specials_na_str=On%20Sale
   

This could be the end.   

The quality is extremely poor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR-ry-DFdeo&t=1229s

I am sure that Mr. Suggs had sophisticated financial analysis prepared by specialist to determine the advisability of purchasing ARC.  For those of you not familiar with the business world this is a mandatory and usual step for ANYONE purchasing a business, from the purchase of a major business to a coffee shop.  And probably the bank would have examined this analysis as well as the company assets securing the loan.

Then on a monthly or at least quarterly basis there would be analysis prepared that compares what budgeted income and expenses were, by major income and expense classes, to determine what is working well and what is not.

Quite frankly, I find it hard to see any light at the end of this tunnel.