More potential bad news for some big names...

I have never been to his house/store. I've never met him, and have nothing to say positive or negative.

His store- Don Better Audio

His brands are very niche, and he's retail + tax kinda guy.

I do know a couple people that have bought from him. They had no complaints, and all agreed he's very knowledgeable.

grislybutter

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11-21-2024 at 02:39pm 

@nonoise Yes Andrew Robinson is a fraud. Honestly I don't know why anyone would review contemporary Marantz gear in the audiophile category. It's cheap mass produced, mass market stuff

Nonsense.

denon and marantz are long gone. who cares if the name finally disappears from current production materials? klipsh, tho--im surprised they are at risk.

I suspect the audio industry, like many others, and Harley-Davidson comes to mind, are finding the baby boom generation has passed the peak years of spending.  As a member of that group, I can say I've accumulated most of what I need/want, and will not be a great customer in the future.  The generations coming behind the boomers are smaller, poorer (?) and have different tastes.  The book Boom Bust Echo was a good read on this subject.  

The Masimo brands will be on the block in the next few months if not sooner now that Masimo is controlled by Politan.

As with McIntosh and SF, any company that is controlled by private equity. It's a question of when rather than if.

There is a future for at least some of these companies if they can return to stable ownership and management.

The Masimo experience was a disaster, as are most cases of highly unrelated diversification.