Audio Research Sold

this is a good development - trent and brandon are part of the old guard, from when bill z was still alive 

in a way i think this is the company coming back into old hands

Well, they are releasing a 50th anniversary book, the history of ARC...it is unclear whether the book will run on KT 150’s.

I heard that ARC couldn't stand the good looks of McIntosh and McIntosh was always jealous of how good ARC sounded.  It was a mutual split.

I always appreciated that WZ Johnson-era ARC products included schematics and parts lists in their product manuals.  Tube circuits today are not so much more complicated, but are marketed as mystical things and priced accordingly.  

I wish them nothing but the best!
I’ve been an ARC fan since I bought a SP-3 in the 80’s.  Sometimes I wish I’d never sold it.

JD