More potential bad news for some big names...

Instant increase in sales... Meters, the bigger the better. They don't have to be accurate, just moving. Who cares about driving 2-3 Ohm loads, as long as it's got meters.

While it's not impossible that major legacy brands could fold, we have to be careful of internet click-bait.  The fact that Masimo lost money does not mean the brands are failing.  I recall when the camera industry was negatively impacted by smart phone cameras and many sites claimed that Nikon, Fuji, etc., were in big trouble and might fail.  Some reporting sites didn't even look at the fact that the sale of cameras and photo lenses wasn't the majority of those companies businesses (they had substantial business in the medical field, copying field, etc.).  With some smart re-posturing both camera divisions are doing just fine, thank you very much.  Let's see what actually happens here. 

The sky is falling, the sky is falling, it just hit me on the head. 

@nonoise Yes Andrew Robinson is a fraud. Honestly I don't know why anyone would review contemporary Marantz gear in the audiophile category. It's cheap mass produced, mass market stuff

Just my experience..... I live in Cleveland ,Ohio. For at least the last 5 years...We have 1 Audio store, and that is run out of the guys house. He carries very expensive extremely niche brands.  Cleveland has a population of 375,00 and regionally its well over 1 million people. We used to have at least a dozen brick and mortar stores, and now 1 out of some guys house.

My point is, at least in my neck of the woods...there is no demand for high end audio, or mid/fi gear. I believe it is a generational problem. I think as us dinosaurs get old and go deaf...there is no one behind us to pick up the slack.

Also all the young people grow up with music on their phones/state of the art ear buds/and blue tooth speakers that blow away what we had, and its so much easier and convenient.

I don't see this changing for the better. High end audio will always be around , but at a much smaller scale. Which will certainly eliminate Audio manufacturers and Audio stores.