I think the audiophile industry thinks they can exist without advertising. I have a realtor send me listings of new homes for sale and I yet to see two speakers in any of their rooms. Does this mean people don't like music or do they not know there is a different entertainment platform available. I think it is nice to have people over for dinner or a couple glasses of wine, turn on the stereo system to provide some nice background music. Maybe we all need to do this to make people aware. They will spend $3,000 on a 65 inch TV and not add speakers to listen to TV. I cannot believe people will buy a $5,000 entertainment cabinet and then listen to TV speakers. They also live in a $million home and won't spend the money to watch movies using surround speakers. It is like manufacturing speakers and then expecting business to come. The audio industry needs to advertise in order to market and show people there are better alternatives.
Masimo Acquires Sound United - Are Denon, Classe, Polk, B&W, Marantz, going to fade away??
FOMO posted a yt that describes the overall financial overlay of the deal and why he thinks it may portend bad news for Audio and HT fans. In the near future, some very well known, iconic brands may no longer have the financial backing they've been able to enjoy up to now. Could this be the end of these brands as we know them? What do you think?