Bob Carver LLC has been purchased by Emotiva

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).

As with lots of maunufacturers these days they may start having the sub assemblies made overseas to save costs but do the final assembly/packaging/shipping here in the USA. Sort of a "have your cake and eat it to" scenario.

Sounds like a win-win for everyone:
http://www.stereophile.com/content/jade-design-acquires-bob-carver-llc

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Wow! The economies of scale at work, I love it.
Hi-fi becomes more accessible. It's a beautiful thing.
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