Revel speakers - dealer scuttlebutt

Harman isn't known for selling off brands. They do have a history of buying brands for tech and then killing off the brand slowly. Samsung is letting Harman continue to operate on it's own much more than many of it's past acquisitions (at least for the foreseeable future). 
But when it comes to "they don't make them like they used to" - Harman certainly does water down products. Most of the flagship stuff maintains the highest quality, but the entry level gets heavily watered down. 

As far as Samsung buying for the car business, that was the big headlines on the PRs because media cycles were pumping autonomous driving heavily at the time, and that was Harman's fastest growing business segment. The fact of the matter is Samsung makes screens and computer chips, and Harman makes audio processors and transducers. It really was a nice pairing as far as owning production and outsourcing less pieces go. 

I never realised how many companies are now in that group.
 Samsung is defiantly a power house in entertainment they seem to have every angle covered now. 

Harmon group: 
AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, JBL pro, JBL synth, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Revel, AMX, Crown, Martin, Soundcraft, Studer, BSS, DBX, DigiTech, Arcam. 

Studer surprised me the most. 

Starting to be only a few true companies now with all the "groups" buying up our traditional audio companies.  

sort of scary really as most of the smaller Audio companies are a 1-2 person show and when they leave - pass on -retire the companies sputter and die. That only leaves the large groups with their for profit models and their lack of true connection to the products they sell left as a main stays. No wonder products from many of the companies in these large groups are sort of lifeless products that ride on the previous good names of the designers. 

As for the car market I agree there, they seem to be more concerned as to how we can plastering a brand name on a cars audio system to help sell cars make a profit from branding. 

Samsung is defiantly a power house in entertainment they seem to have every angle covered now.

Look at it this way, Samsung now is making all the parts for the experience. Everyone hates on Bixby in their smartphones (because it sucks still), but if they get that right down the road they’ll not only have the software and user data, but also the devices. It’s not hard to imagine having a Samsung smart home (or hotel, or hospital, or stadium, etc) in the future. It might just have a bunch a brands stamped on everything to make you feel like you didn’t give all of your control to one corporation.

hello , I have a set of revel Ultima Gem  used probably 3 times. like new for 2500. if interested feel free to email dani23mccabe@gmail.com or call 9183271749 my father owned these before he passed. I have no use for them. Would love to sell as I need to. single mom one in college and I need to pay her ,dorm fees soon. if you agree not interested could you please spread the word! Thank you,
Danielle Allen

danielle231973,

For trying to sell your speakers you are best off placing an ad on Audiogon or in your local craigslist.  There are also other audio focused sites that you can place advertisements.