Changes on the horizon for Bowers & Wilkins
Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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Seems like a prime candidate for sound united to purchase.
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Seems like a prime candidate for sound united to purchase.
All your base are belong to us
A brilliant idea. Then we can have the Bowers & Wilkins 802-R2D2 with Alexa built in.
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Another one bites the dust. Sounds like a year from now, B&W will be in the business of Bluetooth speakers and wireless earbuds and/or home automation. Seems like Oppo all over again:-/"Conservative Libertarians love the country, progressive leftists love the government." - Andrew Wilkow
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Maybe they will finally make a decent speaker.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Maybe they will finally make a decent speaker.
naaaah. Why start now? They've been selling ear-gougers for decades.
As to Sound United buying the carcass to scavenge... well... don't forget Samsung/Harman!
Coming soon to a Walmart near you?
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@Joey_V are you concerned about product support?Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10 -
I've heard a few B&W's that I rather liked, in fact I almost bought a used pair back in January 2019 but decided on the KEFs instead. Sad to see this and I hope that they will not have the same fate as Harman Kardon.
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Really enjoyed my time with CDM 1nt. Fantastic mudrange on those suckers. Still have the center channel.
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Nautilus 802’s were my favorites. I liked the tweeter before they went to the diamonds they use now.2-channelBelles 22A Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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While on one hand this can just be normal corporate turnover. However, for a while now people have been predicting the slow down, and end, of high-end audio. I wonder if this is because of a slow down at B&W, or just poor management.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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While on one hand this can just be normal corporate turnover. However, for a while now people have been predicting the slow down, and end, of high-end audio. I wonder if this is because of a slow down at B&W, or just poor management.
Appears to be the latter...The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Are these the same people that predicted the demise of vinyl?
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Saw this on a different site as well.
Sad to see, hopefully BW emerges out in decent shape. I look forward to the new d4 if they ever came out with one.
@halo Yeah I would be a little concerned, but there should be sufficient parts I would think and I bought from an authorized dealer so I'm sure there will still be parts.Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R -
As I recall from a past life in the analytical instrumentation biz, EU regulations require (or at least used to require) something like 5 years of support when things "go away" due, e.g., to companies folding (or being bought out and shut down). Those requirements don't apply in the US, but if parts and support are available somewhere in the world, I reckon a US-based customer would have some recourse.
The above, of course, would be the worst case scenario.
There's almost certainly too much value in the brand name for it to be allowed to lie fallow, were they bought out.
