Audio Research

Audio Research Corporation is one of the oldest manufacturers of high-end audio equipment still in operation. They were pioneers at advancing the state-of-the-art for audio reproduction in the 1970s, re-introducing the vacuum tube as the primary active amplification device. Audio Research prefers the class-A amplifier design. With the help of audiophile publications such as Stereophile and The Absolute Sound, they solidified their position as one of the most well-respected audio manufacturers. Many industry observers consider the founder, William Z. Johnson, as one of the true originators of the entire concept of high-end audio as it exists today.[1]

Audio Research
Corporation
IndustryElectronics
Founded1970 (1970)
FounderWilliam Z. Johnson
HeadquartersMaple Grove, Minnesota, U.S.
ProductsAudio equipment
ParentMcIntosh Group
Websitewww.audioresearch.com

History

The company was founded by William Zane Johnson in 1970 and was located in Plymouth, Minnesota before moving to Maple Grove, MN[2] in August 2018, when the 10 year lease on the Plymouth property expired. Johnson began designing custom audio electronics in the early 1950s and was the former owner of Electronic Industries, a specialty audio retail store in Minneapolis until the mid-1960s. Johnson died on December 10, 2011, in Rancho Mirage, California, at the age of 85.[3]

In 2008, Audio Research was acquired by Fine Sounds SpA, which also owns several other highly esteemed high-end audio companies, including McIntosh, Sonus Faber, Wadia, and Sumiko. In 2016, Fine Sounds Group was renamed McIntosh Group.[4]

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References
  1. Harley, Robert (January 3, 2008). "William Z. Johnson of Audio Research: High Definition". Stereophile. ISSN 0585-2544.
  2. Kajko, Suave (January 27, 2020). "Meet the Makers". Novo Press.
  3. Stone, Steven (December 22, 2011). "William Zane Johnson R.I.P. 1926 - 2011". Audiophile Review.
  4. Johnston, Lisa (August 10, 2016). "Fine Sounds Group changes name to McIntosh Group". Twice. ISSN 0892-7278.
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