RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 7 months agoSamsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Marantz and Polkwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkSamsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Marantz and Polkwww.engadget.comRSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square5linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTastehWaffleZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoWhy? Samsung owns Harman and puts out quality equipment. The Samsung Galaxy Pro2 buds are arguably some of the best sounding earbuds.
minus-squarelnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoIt says Sound by AKG, how much engineering, how much marketing?
minus-squareTastehWaffleZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoAKG was bought by Harman, which Samsung owns, and they’re still putting out products. My point is just that I’m not immediately pessimistic
minus-squarezod000@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoAs far as I am aware, AKG hasn’t done anything meaningful since the Samsung buyout. What they HAVE done is move most, if not all, all their headphone manufacturing to Asia from Europe. I really hope we don’t see Denon’s higher headphones killed off.
Why? Samsung owns Harman and puts out quality equipment. The Samsung Galaxy Pro2 buds are arguably some of the best sounding earbuds.
It says Sound by AKG, how much engineering, how much marketing?
AKG was bought by Harman, which Samsung owns, and they’re still putting out products. My point is just that I’m not immediately pessimistic
As far as I am aware, AKG hasn’t done anything meaningful since the Samsung buyout. What they HAVE done is move most, if not all, all their headphone manufacturing to Asia from Europe. I really hope we don’t see Denon’s higher headphones killed off.