Masimo Acquires Sound United - Are Denon, Classe, Polk, B&W, Marantz, going to fade away??

The only one I could see going away out of the bunch is Classe.

Too much of a niche product with no low-end offerings.

The rest all offer entry level gear as well as some higher-end stuff.

But their total R&D money will be cut, rather drastically. If these companies are forced to choose which end of the product market it will go toward, don't you think their other offerings will take a hit??

on the other hand we might and up seeing Classe TV‘s and bluetooth speakers - who knows?

all brand names are there to be exploited - look at where Telefunken ended up

The buying public will decide what to buy - and what companies will disappear. That's the way the audio business has always been. Look what happened to Nakamichi and AR. Now reduced to "lifestyle" products!

When was the last time Denon had products that appealed to the enthusiast market, and conversely when was the last time the general consumer even knew who they were?

Well that's the case in Australia. Perhaps in the US or Europe they still have sales distribution, but here they are a distant memory. Marantz is far better positioned as a brand to survive.