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Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group
Posted: November 19th, 2024, 6:19 pm
by mix4fix
https://www.bose.com/pressroom/bose-acq ... nouncementToday, Bose Corporation, a company synonymous with delivering amazing, premium audio experiences since its founding, announced the acquisition of McIntosh Group, the parent company of renowned high-performance and luxury audio brands that include McIntosh and Sonus faber. McIntosh Group manufactures the world’s finest amplifiers, speakers, turntables and other audio products, significantly expanding Bose’s portfolio.
Re: Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group
Posted: November 19th, 2024, 7:06 pm
by SoundMods
mix4fix wrote:https://www.bose.com/pressroom/bose-acquires-mcintosh-group-announcement
Today, Bose Corporation, a company synonymous with delivering amazing, premium audio experiences since its founding, announced the acquisition of McIntosh Group, the parent company of renowned high-performance and luxury audio brands that include McIntosh and Sonus faber. McIntosh Group manufactures the world’s finest amplifiers, speakers, turntables and other audio products, significantly expanding Bose’s portfolio.
That's the functional equivalent of Ford buying Bentley. WTF?! There goes the neighborhood!!
Re: Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group
Posted: November 19th, 2024, 8:26 pm
by Roscoe Primrose
SoundMods wrote:That's the functional equivalent of Ford buying Bentley. WTF?! There goes the neighborhood!!
Or Sparkomatic buying Altec.
Oh, wait, that actually happened too...
Re: Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group
Posted: November 19th, 2024, 9:06 pm
by mix4fix
Not Ford, but Nissan. I never had a Ford break down on me at $50K miles.
Re: Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group
Posted: November 19th, 2024, 11:07 pm
by David McGown
Well, at least it is a successful consumer audio company that acquired McIntosh and Sonus Faber. Much better than a company that doesn’t understand the business, brand and customers.
David
Re: Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group
Posted: November 20th, 2024, 10:57 am
by SoundMods
David McGown wrote:Well, at least it is a successful consumer audio company that acquired McIntosh and Sonus Faber. Much better than a company that doesn’t understand the business, brand and customers.
David
It appears that Amar Bose didn't start his company producing high-quality equipment. The apparent game was to market cheaply made ALM (Acceptable Level of Mediocrity) products with a lot of promises.
How long will it take Bose to dilute Mac and Sonus Faber to level?
Re: Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group
Posted: November 20th, 2024, 12:16 pm
by David McGown
SoundMods wrote:David McGown wrote:Well, at least it is a successful consumer audio company that acquired McIntosh and Sonus Faber. Much better than a company that doesn’t understand the business, brand and customers.
David
It appears that Amar Bose didn't start his company producing high-quality equipment. The apparent game was to market cheaply made ALM (Acceptable Level of Mediocrity) products with a lot of promises.
How long will it take Bose to dilute Mac and Sonus Faber to level?
It is clear from the press release that Bose is looking at expanding it's presence in the high-end OEM automotive audio electronics market, where McIntosh and Sonus Faber are considered premier brands in luxury vehicles (as ridiculous as it is to see blue VU meters on car audio display). So maybe they will not mess around with their core home audio business which really is the basis for these brands. It could be argued that McIntosh already sold out, frankly blue VU meters on a turntable?! (what I saw *MAY* have been a joke, but they tend to use any excuse to have them on everything they build).
David
Re: Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group
Posted: November 20th, 2024, 12:52 pm
by SoundMods
David[/quote] It is clear from the press release that Bose is looking at expanding it's presence in the high-end OEM automotive audio electronics market, where McIntosh and Sonus Faber are considered premier brands in luxury vehicles (as ridiculous as it is to see blue VU meters on car audio display). So maybe they will not mess around with their core home audio business which really is the basis for these brands. It could be argued that McIntosh already sold out, frankly blue VU meters on a turntable?! (what I saw *MAY* have been a joke, but they tend to use any excuse to have them on everything they build).David[/quote]
There is more to the story. McIntosh SS components are not longer deigned in house but provided by Denon -- the actual OEM. I have a CD MAC transport and the mother board and laser assembly is sourced from Denon. Additionally, a MAC service guy confirmed the Denon source for all its SS electronics.
Re: Bose Corporation Acquires McIntosh Group
Posted: November 20th, 2024, 1:57 pm
by David McGown
Not surprised at all, in fact, it makes sense to farm out design and production of component sub-assemblies where it is too specialized or costly to design and fabricate in-house. Better to make these overseas where the design expertise and high production/low cost fabrication facilities are located, and just do the overall product design and final assembly locally.
David