Dirac Names New CEO - Poised for Harman Buy Out?

[gene]

Anders Storm, a software, engineering, and semiconductor industry veteran, brings deep technical knowledge to Dirac as its new CEO. Meanwhile, Dirac co-founder Mathias Johansson is leaving the company after 23 years to join Harman.

As fans of both Dirac and Harman, we’re glad to see that Dirac appears to be in good hands, and we’re curious to see what Mathias Johansson accomplishes at Harman. Will his expertise be put to work largely in Harman’s profitable automotive business, or will Harman develop its own competitive, commercialized room correction system based on the Sound Field Management techniques developed at Harman under Dr. Floyd Toole? Will Harman continue its buying spree and eventually acquire Dirac, just as it recently bought Flux Software Engineering and Roon?

Read: Dirac Names New CEO as Co-Founder Mathias Johansson Departs for Harman

 

[TankTop5]

I sure hope they get bought out. Current licensing kind of sucks. I have a new receiver and I want to let it run for a few months before buying Dirac, if the unit is a dud, I have to buy the license all over again. I wasn’t aware but recently found out they used to have lifetime licensing agreements. If people could pay $1500 for a lifetime license with all the upgrades included, people would be in. the current model is a bit expensive.

 

[everettT]

I sure hope they get bought out. Current licensing kind of sucks. I have a new receiver and I want to let it run for a few months before buying Dirac, if the unit is a dud, I have to buy the license all over again. I wasn’t aware but recently found out they used to have lifetime licensing agreements. If people could pay $1500 for a lifetime license with all the upgrades included, people would be in. the current model is a bit expensive.

Dirac is not cheap (not expensive either for a one click solution) but there are few DIY techniques that will achieve the same and/or better results than Dirac .The only comparable with software occurs in the $15 to $20k prepro market and Dirac cant touch them. Heck, I might grab an used McIntosh 7.x prepro if it's cheap enough, under 2k for room perfect..might be worth the investment, especially considering their 2 channel MEN room perfect standalone sells for $4 currently