Well it is positive in that the whole works did not go under and end up in a bankruptcy. Masimo drove the outfit well on the rocks, and dumped it for essentially a fire sale with zero good will and a non entity. There was only one step after that and it was bankruptcy court. In fairness the Masimo though, this AV market is shrinking except for the utilitarian and bottom end. Samsung already make, under their own brand name what caters to that.
As I have said before, they don't need all those speaker companies. I would think B & W and Polk would more then suffice. When it comes to the electronics, that is where most innovation is required. So probably at least reduce the number of units and make many of not all electronics the same between brands and just change the label, either Denon or Marantz. The buyer can pick their label. I think actually reducing the number of similar products will be in everyone's interest. Moving to more architecturally acceptable products would be a big plus. Electronics of high quality and reliability is required. That means two and three channel units probably need to dominate their offerings. I think a line of architecturally acceptable gear is the way to go.
