No God No! Say it Ain’t So!

certainly bose will eliminate redundant admin and shipping positions at mcintosh, but i seriously doubt they would interfere with the design/engineering side. by all accounts, d&m left mcintosh alone when they acquired it in 2003 and kept their tech separate from denon/marantz. that said, i'm pretty sure bose will use this as a way to get further entrenched in car audio--the luxury car forums are full of folks complaining about their bose systems, and this seems like a smart way for bose to get some high end cred. i'm not sure how much this will help the value of mcintosh's legacy products, however....

I’m so glad I already bought some Sonus Farber speakers before they changed the speaker design and put nine of the same driver’s in a box and called it the all new SF 901. 😁😆😁

This is the almighty $$$$$$ at work.  Usually, the first move will be to clear house and consolidate positions.  Next thing you know, Best Buy will be the place for MC.  {maybe]

@mfili35

Volkswagen is also making the new Scout, and missing the boat altogether. They bought the brand to compete in the "rugged off road SUV" market which currently consists of Jeep, Bronco, Defender, 4-runner and similar. The Iconic versions of this category have removable tops, as the Scout always had. None of the mock-ups I've seen include a removable top, it just looks like they kept to some of the original styling of the rear side windows and some nod to the original front end. Otherwise it looks and feels like a suburban mom's soccer vehicle. 

I have my fingers crossed they have an epiphany and realize this version of the Scout needs to fully understand it's heritage of being a beast off road with some tree climbing abilities.

So my opinion of Bose buying McIntosh and SF? I do not drink Dogfish Head beer anymore since Samuel Adam's white powdered wig shed into their boiling brew. If I find some pints that were brewed before the takeover, and they were stored and cared for properly, yes, I would be interested Same for McIntosh, except I'm a little more open to trying the Bose version than the Samuel Adams Version.

Can't wait to see the new SF docking station to go with my 15 year old Ipod Classic.  Which is still operating flawlessly.  🤣