Parent Company of Paradigm and MartinLogan Buys GoldenEar From Audioquest

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Five years ago, GoldenEar Technology founder Sandy Gross announced his well-earned retirement from the audio business, alongside the bombshell revelation that he had sold his respected loudspeaker manufacturing firm to The Quest Group, parent company to Audioquest. Now GoldenEar has changed hands yet again, this time finding a home with PML Sound International, the parent company of Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan. Effective January 1, 2025, GoldenEar will operate under its new identity as GoldenEar Studio Inc. According to PML, GoldenEar will continue its legacy of delivering premium audio experiences while benefiting from PML’s expertise in innovation, engineering, and manufacturing.

A loudspeaker company should be run by a group with expertise in designing and manufacturing loudspeakers, not a company selling exotic cables with questionable marketing claims. I'm very pleased to see the acquisition of GoldenEar by a very research and engineering driven firm like PML and look forward to seeing how their products evolve in the future as a result of this acquisition.

Will engineering-focused leadership unlock GoldenEar's full potential post-AudioQuest?

Read: Parent Company of Paradigm and MartinLogan Buys GoldenEar From Audioquest

 

[Cos]

Golden Ear has been stagnate for a while, they really have not released any new products outside of the T66 and some subs. This could be a good opportunity to move ahead "beyond the socks" and speakers as tall as me. I am curious if they will move manufacturing back to Canada. That would be a huge plus.

 

[Parag]

Unique market positioning for the Golden Ear brand will be key. They will have a different customer than Paradigm or ML. I like the idea of adding ARC and streaming to the GE lineup. Go tech-forward and leave the audiophile purist for the other lines. Compete with Sonos and Klipsch but higher end. Get the customers who appreciate B&O but don't want to spend that much. Eliminate the need for an AVR and all that furniture and cables and offer the modern/younger customer a clean hi-tech solution.

 

[Cos]

Unique market positioning for the Golden Ear brand will be key. They will have a different customer than Paradigm or ML. I like the idea of adding ARC and streaming to the GE lineup. Go tech-forward and leave the audiophile purist for the other lines. Compete with Sonos and Klipsch but higher end. Get the customers who appreciate B&O but don't want to spend that much. Eliminate the need for an AVR and all that furniture and cables and offer the modern/younger customer a clean hi-tech solution.

They could also go the powered route. When I spoke to Sandy at a CES a few years back the BRX were supposed to be wireless powered speakers, if I remember correctly. Could differentiate itself in their lineup.

 

[Golfx]

Unique market positioning for the Golden Ear brand will be key. They will have a different customer than Paradigm or ML. I like the idea of adding ARC and streaming to the GE lineup. Go tech-forward and leave the audiophile purist for the other lines. Compete with Sonos and Klipsch but higher end. Get the customers who appreciate B&O but don't want to spend that much. Eliminate the need for an AVR and all that furniture and cables and offer the modern/younger customer a clean hi-tech solution.

? AVRs and all that furniture and cables. Still need power. Still need source(S). Still need furniture. Still need cables.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I like the idea of adding ARC and streaming to the GE lineup.

You mean adding ARC Room Correction INTO the Golden Ear speaker BUILT-IN with power amps?

That could attract a certain group who wants all speakers to have built-in amps/EQ/DSP.

 

[Cos]

You mean adding ARC Room Correction INTO the Golden Ear speaker BUILT-IN with power amps?

That could attract a certain group who wants all speakers to have built-in amps/EQ/DSP.

Like a KEF LS60 with room correction, if that is technically possible, it was be an "Easy(Easier) Mode" 2 channel setup for those that don't want to invest the $$$ in all the separates and technically obsess over every single detail. Easier for gen Z to adopt . Less cables, HDMI and Ethernet and power. Easier to integrate into a room than having space for all the equipment and higher WAF.

 

[Golfx]

Like a KEF LS60 with room correction, if that is technically possible, it was be an "Easy(Easier) Mode" 2 channel setup for those that don't want to invest the $$$ in all the separates and technically obsess over every single detail. Easier for gen Z to adopt . Less cables, HDMI and Ethernet and power. Easier to integrate into a room than having space for all the equipment and higher WAF.

Sounds like optimistic excuses. Until an amp fails. Uh oh