... and in other speaker (driver) news: B&C acquires Eminence

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
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Just saw this news on a local listserv:
https://audioxpress.com/news/b-c-speakers-finalizes-eminence-acquisition-in-the-us-and-china

My "supertweeters" (not really "super" -- it's all relative, frequency-wise!) are by B&C. Quite respectable they are as well.

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,412
    Is this a good or bad thing?
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  • invalid
    invalid Posts: 1,363
    This is not the speaker company that makes the planar hybrid speaker and the rotary subwoofer.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Is this a good or bad thing?
    Time will tell.
    Eminence has a long and (mostly) proud history. B&C makes some fine drivers now. The acquisition price for Eminence was astonishingly low, so it's probably a good thing.

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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Just saw this news on a local listserv:
    https://audioxpress.com/news/b-c-speakers-finalizes-eminence-acquisition-in-the-us-and-china

    My "supertweeters" (not really "super" -- it's all relative, frequency-wise!) are by B&C. Quite respectable they are as well.

    51969732944_765708dbed_b.jpg

    Interesting. B&C made the 6.5” midrange found in the Legacy Audio Victorias. Great sounding driver.
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  • vader540is
    vader540is Posts: 190
    B&C also bought 18Sound a couple years ago IIRC
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,769
    vader540is wrote: »
    B&C also bought 18Sound a couple years ago IIRC

    They did indeed, and Ciare, too.
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