Why are People Dumping their Audio Research Gear and What Does it Say about them?

You would have to slash the prices by 50% 5 times before it becomes affordable to an average middle class audio enthusiast. So pretty much never 

Not sure where you are getting your information. Several insiders have posted here and on other forums that there are several private equity firms looking to buy.

stringreen

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05-08-2023 at 08:49pm 

what I heard was that they were going out of business....gone

they are definitely not close to going out of business. It could change any day, but as of now, that's NOT the case

Says more about the seller. Many people emotionally overreact when a negative event/issue occurs.

Audio research runs their tubes especially hard and they need to be replaced more frequently. And many say they sound like solid state.

I was close to buying one but it doesn’t work well with home theater due to heavy tubes use.

They were priced on the hi side. And now with all the dealers involved and reluctance by dealers to take trade-ins, used prices Will be very depressed. Long-term servicing a product is now a question. Someone pays $15,000 for A preamp and then 4 years from now something doesn’t work properly and then you worry about servicing and warranty it’s a death spiral it’s a financial mess nobody’s gonna wanna buy this company.

So happy I never bought one of these. And this is just the beginning for other hi-fi dealers and manufacturers. Financing costs are going a lot higher and 4 to 5% and even higher it’s very difficult to manage inventory