If I had the funds I would finance the whole thing.
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Naturally.
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The letter reads like the band playing on the deck of the Titanic. I wonder how many dealers will be willing to pay before delivery.
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Time will tell.
Just had a look and ex-demo or nearly new top end ARC is being sold off by some dealers here at down to one third of retail.
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I wouldn’t without a top to bottom audit of the books and review of the leadership of the company. There is a reason ARC is in receivership. The root causes of a troubled company, this isn’t the only time recently ARC has been in distress, must be addressed. The objective is to remain fiscally healthy, not nostalgia. The new owner, if there is one, will be stressing whatever changes are necessary to get ARC back on a profitable path able to pay its creditors and properly service its dealer network. That’s the bottom line. We shall see.
The discussion here is that their products are nostalgic and expensive, they used solid state to overcome noise issues due to too many valves, etc. not a lot of surprise, you have to look forward, not back.
I’ve heard the 610t and they were not noisy, so I don’t see your point about too many valves.
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My most recent listen to ARC gear was it was quiet, clean and clear. Of course I can only speak to the system I actually heard. Each time I have listened to a system driven by ARC gear I was most impressed. Considering ARC’s price point and current situation it is not likely I’ll be pursuing their gear.
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My experience as well, wonderful equipment.
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I honestly was not a fan of ARC gear for some decades, but I’ve found their amps at least from that last dozen years or so to be very engaging.
I had placed the SP11 high on my preamp list, but never pulled the trigger. The VT200 was a notorious tube eater, so I stayed away. Personally I prefer the conrad-johnson amplifier house sound in comparison. It comes down to system synergy.
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I don’t think you understand serious wealth. A hobby is a hobby. The only difference is the scale.
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I value Audio Research as I do Pass Labs, McIntosh, others because they’re stalwarts in the industry that serves our hobby/passion/illness. I hope they get bought out by someone good.
@aangen Al–where are you? You, George and Matt. Do it. C’mon.
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Sorry buddy, I’m not a tube guy.
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More money than sense?
I believe I addressed this up above. If you’ve got enough money, keeping ARC afloat as a hobby is a rounding error for some. If it was a rounding error for me, I would have bought them, created a perpetual trust and had fun. A hobby is a hobby, it’s just about scale.
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I have a friend gets a brand new Aston Martin every year for no other reason then she can. This year it’s a DB11 Volante. She doesn’t even go to the dealership. The dealer sends someone to her house with images of the latest convertibles and she almost always chooses one of the light blue colors.
There’s no telling what serious wealth will do.
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A great philosopher once said: “It’s good to be the King”, or in this case…
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My dream make of an automobile…although I would not prefer the convertible…
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