Harman To Acquire B&W, Denon, Polk And Marantz From Masimo In $350 Million Deal


just saw the above announcement--of particular note is that masimo paid over a billion for the same brands just a few years ago. not sure whether harman will add any value--they've neither hurt nor helped revel or arcam--or what this move indicates about the consumer audio market generally, but this doesn't bode well for the future.

loomisjohnson

That does sound like a bargain price for those brands.  Masimo didn't know what to do with those brands, hopefully Harman can be a better fit. Though you have to wonder what kind of attention each brand gets with the portfolio that Harman currently has.

Masimo on Marantz don’t have technical support after warranty. Even if you pay on your own pocket ? Their authorized repair shop won’t do it.

Harman (Harman Kardon, JBL, Mark Levinson, AKG, Infinity, Bang & Olufsen, Lexicon, Revel, Becker, BSS Audio, Crown, dbx, AMX, Arcam, Soundcraft, Martin, and JBL Professional) is owned by Samsung

Sounds undervalued. I see a bright future for Polk and B&W, they are very strong in their own segments. Marantz and Denon are probably OK but obviously not doing as well as they could.