Harman/Samsung Buys an Empire in Sound United From Masimo

[highfigh]

Got it! But in any event he is yesterday's guy after the Masimo purchase of Sound United.

The problem is that we are in the hands of a bunch of bureaucrats at the monopolies commission. If they nix Harmon's purchase, I think this will end badly. As far as I can tell Sound United are barely hanging on at present. The AV 10 I purchased is now out of stock in the US. Believe it or not, demand for these high end units seem to be high. It seems I am not the only one rushing for safety.

At the moment year end seems a long way off for Sound United. I am not sure they can hang on that long, as I would bet they are are accumulating debt, faster than the worth of the company.

I still have heard nothing about the warranty service of my 7706. I expect the service centers are owed money and holding off doing any work for Marantz. I have a feeling I will never see that unit again, and be out the money after the unit was in service only 3 months.

If Sound United do go under, it will be a very bad day for audio and AV enthusiasts. I know we all breathed a sigh of relief after this Harmon offer for Sound United, but this saga is far from over I fear.

Demand for the AV-10 is high? That may not have been expected and it explains the shortage.

You haven't heard, but have you called? If they withhold money, the service centers should refuse to take new incoming work.

 

[TLS Guy]

Demand for the AV-10 is high? That may not have been expected and it explains the shortage.

You haven't heard, but have you called? If they withhold money, the service centers should refuse to take new incoming work.

I will wait a little longer. After checking with the dealer, who shipped the unit, it was shipped May 27, 2025. So I would allow until May 28 for the unit to arrive at the service center and probably May 31 before they opened it. Apparently their service turnaround is up to 90 days. That get us to the end of July. So I will wait until the last week of August before initiating contact.