Focal, Naim Acquired

Belgium-based Barco has acquired the corporate parent of Focal and Naim. Barco is a pretty big company - 3,000 employees. Story here.

Consolidation. Sometimes it works. Sometimes not.

cleeds03-10-2026 7:19pm

thecarpathian Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,087 posts 03-15-2026 at 03:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete YG Acoustics has been an America based company since 2004. Just because the founder is Israeli I guess. His money, his beliefs, his decision.
yogiboy Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,181 posts 03-15-2026 at 04:02pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks for the clarification!
tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13,676 posts 03-15-2026 at 04:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sex and violence… interesting filter or not… I am not a naimnut but I’ve got ownership experience w a few bits of kit over the years… definitely has a potential place in various systems - Listening is the key.. kinda like Art Dudley did w a streamer/dac. Rip Art - miss you ! now MBL in the right room… is a different orbit :-)
tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13,676 posts 03-15-2026 at 04:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete And I’ve heard the big Focal properly setup with Aesthetix Atlas monoblocks… I suspect that as in many things audio there is more than one myopic amplifier choice …
nutty Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,432 posts 03-15-2026 at 05:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete julian Vereker must be rolling over in his grave.