Parasound Inc sold! New ownership

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,732
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https://www.stereophile.com/content/parasound-under-new-ownership
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,554
    I hope it only gets better and he doesn't burn their customer service like what happened to Polks.
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  • SIHAB
    SIHAB Posts: 4,957
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    Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,525
    If Parasound produces and/or rebrands and sells a Bluetooth sound bar or headphones their business is doomed.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,194
    I've heard that first paragraph before. Usually it's slash and burn to eek out the highest profit possible. We'll just have to wait and see how "diversified" he takes the company.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    Looks like there’s a New Sheriff in Town ⭐️
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
    *****************************
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,296
    My guess is if you want a quality Parasound Product, buy it now.. Hope I’m wrong..
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

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    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • gyosa
    gyosa Posts: 751
    He’s a former usaf academy grad , A-10 pilot ….
    He’s in it for the money alone I bet .

    Seen this story before …

    Goodbye Parasound ….

    Bk
    PS Audio S300 , WiiM Ultra , Yamaha wxc-50 , Salk SuperCharged Songtowers , Kimber Kable 4TC, Sony 42” - BEDROOM

    B&K EX-442 ( it will go in my casket when I die ... ) , PS Audio 4.6 preamp ( old school , but it still jams on ... ) , Eversolo DMP-A6 , Boston Acoustic voyager 7’s - POOL

    Parasound A21, Eversolo DMP-A8 , Kimber Kable 4vs , Ascend Acoustics ELX Ribbon Towers , Sony XBR-A8F 65” OLED - DEN , MAIN system

    Onkyo TX-nr609 , Polk atrium 7 , Boston acoustic sound ware (4) , Boston acoustic sub , B&W center , Sharp 65” TV - PATIO
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,949
    edited December 2022
    Could've been worse, in terms of who bought them. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

    I'm actually curious to see how innovative he will be, in terms of his vision for expanding access to the hobby via unique and/or original product offerings. Should be entertaining to see if he can deliver on some of the things he touched on in the press release.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    Parasoundbar will be able to compete with Soundbar United.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Could've been worse, in terms of who bought them. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

    I'm actually curious to see how innovative he will be, in terms of his vision for expanding access to the hobby via unique and/or original product offerings. Should be entertaining to see if he can deliver on some of the things he touched on in the press release.

    Could've been Samsung. Or... umm... who owns Polk now? I mean -- it coulda been them guys.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,525
    edited December 2022
    I may be wrong, and I hope I am, but a venture capitalist may figure out that building amps that regularly last ten to twenty years and continue to offer repairs on them all that time isn't essential to turning a profit.

    If the Rotel model is followed without their mistakes it may be good. Rotel tried to jump on the Class D bandwagon but decided to revert to what they know well with their amps in recent years. They've even reintroduced their high end line of products although those still aren't easy to find in the US market.

    I would expect some kind of Parasound streaming integrated amp to come out at some point that builds off another company's underlying work.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,554
    Their (Rotel) class D was terrible sounding.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,387
    edited December 2022
    I am going to miss emailing the company and having Mr. Schram responding personally.

    If Mr Curl stays on then I think it is a sign the company will maintain its standards.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    Not sure how much longer Mr. Curl wants to keep building amps; he’s getting long in the tooth.
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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