Bob Carver LLC has been purchased by Emotiva

If he had to sell, he sold it to a company with integrity. Will Emotiva keep the manufacturing in the US? I hope so. Good for Bob.

I don't know about Bob Carver's integrity.
He sold out without notifying dealers or distributors. That's kind of a low unprofessional move. What do dealers and distributors do with old stock at the cost of new retail???
Proper manufacturers alert dealers and distributors prior media.

Buf, retail prices have come down but some dealers have been doing that all along.

There is a possibility that the pre emotiva products will have greater value.

Business is business...if you think some sort of dealer loyalty or concern about reputation trumps cash, you're living in an imaginary world. If Emotiva can make all or part of Carver amps overseas, any (or most) issues people have with that will evaporate if they become less expensive, the quality improves, or the amps get more widely distributed (although unlikely as so few "brick and mortar" retailers exist).