1 ARTHUR ANDERSEN ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO. SC EXHIBIT 16.1 March 27, 1995 ________________________ Arthur Andersen LLP Mr. Walter Schuetze ________________________ Chief Accountant One International Place U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Boston MA 02110-2604 450 Fifth Street NW 617 330 4000 Washington D.C. 20549 Dear Mr. Schuetze: We have read Item 4 included in the attached Form 8-K dated March 27, 1995 of GenRad, Inc. to be filed with the Securities and Exhange Commission and are in agreement with the statements contained therein. Very truly yours, /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP AHD Attachment