3db Audioholic Slumlord Sep 7, 2002 16,486 0 113 65 Ottawa Canada Jul 9, 2024 #1 Who Should Masimo Sell the Sound United Brands To Medical Services company, Masimo, has a fire sale going for their $1,000,000,000 in AV brands. Who will be the buyer? We've got thoughts... futureaudiophile.com Reactions: JerryLove and Trell
Who Should Masimo Sell the Sound United Brands To Medical Services company, Masimo, has a fire sale going for their $1,000,000,000 in AV brands. Who will be the buyer? We've got thoughts... futureaudiophile.com
S shadyJ Speaker of the House Staff member Oct 16, 2006 12,053 0 113 Jul 9, 2024 #2 3db said: Who Should Masimo Sell the Sound United Brands To Medical Services company, Masimo, has a fire sale going for their $1,000,000,000 in AV brands. Who will be the buyer? We've got thoughts... futureaudiophile.com Click to expand... Some weird choices in there. SVS should buy Denon/Marantz? Firstly, SVS is unlikely to afford Denon/Marantz, and second, SVS is not an independant company. It's owned by another company. Sandy Gross and Matthew Polk buying back Polk Audio and Definitive Technology? I really hope not. Deftech's best speakers came out after Gross left, and Polk's best speakers have been in the last few generations. I would hate for them to give up on actual modern loudspeaker design for some old guys who may well be stuck in the past. On the other hand, I would love for someone to buy B&W just so they could inject some modern loudspeaker science into their engineering. As for who should buy Sound United's brands, I couldn't say. Home audio isn't exactly a booming market. The shame of it is that there is some really good engineering in their brands. I am still blown away by just how good the Polk Reserve R700s are. My guess is what will happen is they will eventually fall into the clutches of some vulture capitalists who will squeeze them dry and then murder them for insurance money. Reactions: Tankini and BoredSysAdmin
3db said: Who Should Masimo Sell the Sound United Brands To Medical Services company, Masimo, has a fire sale going for their $1,000,000,000 in AV brands. Who will be the buyer? We've got thoughts... futureaudiophile.com Click to expand... Some weird choices in there. SVS should buy Denon/Marantz? Firstly, SVS is unlikely to afford Denon/Marantz, and second, SVS is not an independant company. It's owned by another company. Sandy Gross and Matthew Polk buying back Polk Audio and Definitive Technology? I really hope not. Deftech's best speakers came out after Gross left, and Polk's best speakers have been in the last few generations. I would hate for them to give up on actual modern loudspeaker design for some old guys who may well be stuck in the past. On the other hand, I would love for someone to buy B&W just so they could inject some modern loudspeaker science into their engineering. As for who should buy Sound United's brands, I couldn't say. Home audio isn't exactly a booming market. The shame of it is that there is some really good engineering in their brands. I am still blown away by just how good the Polk Reserve R700s are. My guess is what will happen is they will eventually fall into the clutches of some vulture capitalists who will squeeze them dry and then murder them for insurance money.
lovinthehd Audioholic Jedi Sep 11, 2012 44,872 0 113 Oakridge, OR Jul 9, 2024 #3 So the spinoff Kiani proposed didn't work out?
JerryLove Audioholic Ninja Jul 17, 2008 3,158 0 113 Tampa, FL Jul 18, 2024 #4 Fingers crossed for B&W going back to originator. I wonder why the shareholder revolt. I would think they would have had to sign off on the buy.
Fingers crossed for B&W going back to originator. I wonder why the shareholder revolt. I would think they would have had to sign off on the buy.
lovinthehd Audioholic Jedi Sep 11, 2012 44,872 0 113 Oakridge, OR Jul 18, 2024 #5 JerryLove said: Fingers crossed for B&W going back to originator. I wonder why the shareholder revolt. I would think they would have had to sign off on the buy. Click to expand... From what I remember seeing it's the low profit margins for Sound United generally compared to what they're used to with the medical eqpt.
JerryLove said: Fingers crossed for B&W going back to originator. I wonder why the shareholder revolt. I would think they would have had to sign off on the buy. Click to expand... From what I remember seeing it's the low profit margins for Sound United generally compared to what they're used to with the medical eqpt.
