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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
mitch2
4,254 posts
 

Sounds like Harman is doing fine, which is good since I continue to enjoy my early-adopted lifetime subscription to Roon!

Since Harman is a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, then S. Korea must also be doing well.

gano
446 posts
 

and since S. Korea is part of the Planet.... :) Oh no

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texasblues1959
188 posts
 

With the exception of Levinson, Martin and to a degree B&W it is all mid-fi brands.

Fire sale indeed.

loomisjohnson OP
1,978 posts
 

massino also owns definitive , classe, heos and boston acoustics. i haven't seen sales figures, but i'd think only b&w (which does some car audio) and denon would have a lot of momentum--their other brands don't seem to have the same presence they once did. 

bbarten
74 posts
 

It's kinda sad to me that these brands aren't owned by people who really care about sound.

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