MB Quart has new owners

MacLeod
MacLeod Posts: 14,358
edited October 2005 in Car Audio & Electronics
And you wont believe who it is. Mb Quart fans wept when RF bought them but just when we were getting over that we're hit with their newest owners......Maxxsonics! :eek:

Yes, one of the most prestigious names in car audio is now owned by the makers of Crunch. :rolleyes:

Whats next? Focal bought out by Kraco?
DLS bought out by Audiobahn?
Dynaudio bought out by Pyramid?

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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited October 2005
    I heard they were bought a few months back but didn't know by who. Gotta love it! Just like when DEI bought PPI and Orion... downhill they went. Anyone want to think back with me when Lanzar was an amazing amp? Til they got bought by Pyramid that was...
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2005
    Truly, that is very sad. I guess I can just cross MB Quart off my list. :(
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  • spwuinmk67
    spwuinmk67 Posts: 797
    edited October 2005
    I guess that means I should be glad I bought them when I did.
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited October 2005
    woooooooo
    go Maxxsonics!! Hofonics for life ****!
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  • hellohello
    hellohello Posts: 428
    edited October 2005
    I guess with all the corporate scheming and streamlining, what we need are more start-ups, little guys who arent out solely for the bottom line.. whos with me? lol jk
    Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery :)

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,804
    edited October 2005
    Maxxsonics also makes Hifonics. Crunch is just thier entry level line of amplifiers.

    Hifonics/Maxxsonics has been around for decades and while thier speakers might be nothing to write home about, thier amplifiers are quite impressive, especially for teh prices that are charged for them.
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  • hellohello
    hellohello Posts: 428
    edited October 2005
    Im not trying to put words in anyones mouth here, but is crunch actually not the tacky crap it looks to be?
    Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery :)

    System in the works: ;)
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2005
    No, Crunch is pretty bad. Flea market level.
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  • hellohello
    hellohello Posts: 428
    edited October 2005
    oh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up. :)
    Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery :)

    System in the works: ;)
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,804
    edited October 2005
    Crunch is bargain basement, entry level. The Hifonics stuff on the other hand is actually quite impressive even if some of it is gaudy.
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  • hellohello
    hellohello Posts: 428
    edited October 2005
    its a real bi-polar company, hifonics on one hand, crunch on the other, and now MB
    Picking ones nose signifies a strong sense of self discovery :)

    System in the works: ;)
    PP 6V6 with 12ax7 pre ~ 20 watts
    15" Jensen MOD 8ohm ~ 97db SPL
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  • TrappedUnder Ice
    TrappedUnder Ice Posts: 975
    edited October 2005
    wouldnt that be tri-polar...or just multiple personalities :)
    could be worse- Daewoo could have bought them- or worse- BOSE! hahahahahahahahaha
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  • 1996blackmax
    1996blackmax Posts: 2,436
    edited October 2005
    Toxis wrote:
    I heard they were bought a few months back but didn't know by who. Gotta love it! Just like when DEI bought PPI and Orion... downhill they went. Anyone want to think back with me when Lanzar was an amazing amp? Til they got bought by Pyramid that was...


    I think that was back when they first came out with those Opti-Drive amps right? I heard those were pretty nice.


    I remember I had a couple of Lanzar 15's back in 1992. The box took up most of the trunk in my 77 Buick LeSabre, those things hit pretty darn hard. I was pushing them with 2 Coustic AMP-460's (one amp for each sub). Old stuff man :D .
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  • denim
    denim Posts: 79
    edited October 2005
    swerve wrote:
    woooooooo
    go Maxxsonics!! Hofonics for life ****!


    :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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