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Boston Acoustics and Snell bought by D&M Holdings

D&M Holdings which owns Denon, Marantz, McIntosh to name a few now will own Boston Acoustics and Snell. When does this company buyout trend end and what does it mean to the audio industry? With one company having controlling interest in so many well known and respected audio manufactures, can we expect a convergience of technology? Would that mean that the high end lowers it's quality and becomes part of a corporate average? What will happen to for example McIntosh will it's resale fall more in line with Denon or Marantz, or will it hold it's own? What do you fellow AG'ers think?
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fatparrot
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I love to support the fewer and fewer remaining independents. The high end audio industry is becoming a corporate mega-monster! The good news is that designers and engineers producing exceptional gear, yet not having a good business sense, can have their products survive beyond the beta stage or a limited production run.

The bad news is that the "bean counters" and marketing divisions will be more influential in product development, redesign, and upgrades than the designers and engineers themselves!
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