I hope we won't see snake oil from this source. I think it is more in the line of "if you can't beat them, join them."
Westlake Audio have built fine well crafted studio systems for the professional recording industry since 1971.
They were one of the greatest exponents of the "West Coast Sound."
There signature was, and is, beautifully crafted wooden horns.
However these types of systems are not as popular in the popular recording industry as they used to be.
I think they are having a hard time competing with the likes of ATC and PMC.
It is telling that in days gone by Westlake sales were 70% pro. Now it is only 30%, with 70% now being domestic audio.
Whereas ATC is now almost entirely a professional speaker company. Billy Woodman told me he would be long out of business, if it were not for the US professional market.
The domestic speaker market is not only crowded, but declining.
In days past most homes had a dedicated audio system, now few do, let alone a decent AV system.
They is now much more competition for the electronic dollar from computers, ipods, ipads, and iphones and the like.
So I suspect they are hurting financially.