This just in: Audio Research sold by McIntosh Group

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https://www.whathifi.com/news/audio-research-sold-by-mcintosh-group-to-former-sales-director
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,583
    Well I never knew Mac owned them....
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,149
    This is very interesting. It sounds like there must have been some internal conflicts on direction for the brand, but I also wonder if McIntosh was failing to convert sales under a larger corporate model.

    I will say I'd much rather see something like this happen than what big companies normally do, which is water brands down until they are unrecognizable and then kill off the brand for lack of sales. A transaction like this could breath old magic and new life back into the brand.
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  • invalid
    invalid Posts: 1,373
    I believe the brand will be all the better for it.
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  • ptrooper
    ptrooper Posts: 501
    Yea, sounds like a good plan, these real high end brands are better off under focused dictatorships! The reliability has fallen off in the last 10 years! We will see!!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,572
    Trent bought it, he initially sold it, I guess now he has the capital to buy it. Good for him.... and I believe he is focused on only ARC, so that's good for the brand.
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,319
    ptrooper wrote: »
    Yea, sounds like a good plan, these real high end brands are better off under focused dictatorships! The reliability has fallen off in the last 10 years! We will see!!

    The truth has never been said better, and it applies to many types of businesses.
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