audio research sells out good or bad ?


Audio reserach sells out to Quadrivio SGR investment company after 38 years ,the same company who aquired sonus faber.I do wonder if any company can sustain the type of personel products and direction when the boys on top are watching out for the bottom line.I am not saying that this is a bad thing only saying that 2 channel is made up of niche players and to build a companys from a 10 mio business to 50 mio you would think things would have to change. They are a great company with a great following and hope they are around for another 38 years.
jruffo
bad, bad, and really bad. The brand will always be there, the quality, engineering and passion will not. If you doubt this, just look what happened to McIntosh. Sad. Quadrivio is deep into China, and you know where that leads. Not announced, but already happening is the appointment of a finance guy who will be resident on site at ARC home base. Let the counting begin.
The report I saw on the Stereophile web site said all the right things to make the audiophile world feel warm and cozy about this. Only time will tell if they maintain the status quo. I think the experience with Sonus Faber is encouraging so I wouldn't worry about it ... yet.
Good or bad for whom? Good for William Z. and the company principals. Not necessarily bad for audiophiles who love ARC products. See what the future holds :)