https://www.avsforum.com/threads/harman-buy...dustry.3324912/

Masimo has announced that it's selling its Sound United division to HARMAN International for $350 million. The deal, still subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close by the end of 2025.

For anyone unfamiliar, Sound United is the umbrella that holds several well-known audio brands, including Denon, Marantz, and Bowers & Wilkins. HARMAN, a subsidiary of Samsung and already owns brands like JBL, AKG, Harman Kardon, and Mark Levinson.

inb4 Samsung > all

Hifi is sunset industry
Thus the 350 M valuation

Inb4 Chi-Fi (china hi-fi) market disruptor

china can do it better and cheaper

Masimo?
That bread?

Samsung have the best soundbar yooo...

what china eq similar to Dirac?

Samsung is like the fictional Genom Corporation. They owned everything from manufacturing to hospitality.

cheaper yes, better?...don't think so yet

headphone today i still stick to reputable brand like sony, superlux
they just sound different
i do have chinese brand earbuds but do they sound as good?....not there yet

The best thing I can say about china earpongs is that

Last time I bought a soundpeats...china brand, had some electric sound after a few days then contacted them on shitpee

They were helpful and helped me diagnose but to no avail. Then they told me to add rm1 then sent me a replacement. I even asked if I need to ship this one back but they dun lol. Then the staticky sound went away and I got my replacement...so I bought 2 for a price of one... technically

the lenovo earbuds i bought also the same thing
use like few times, it won't work anymore
contacted their page, they just refund me fully without asking any question, without even requiring me to send it back
thn went to other brands like edifier, QCY....quality better, sound wise it's passable but it won't beat my superlux or sony headphones...those headphones are on another different level

baik beli xiomi

sony outside of their studio monitors, all tuned for bass, damn headache to listen to

depending on which, they do let you tune it
until today their XM headphone is still the best one i've listened to for it's price
now i'm using CH-720N, still great when i listen to it....those china headphone just cannot compare yet

like i always say, they wanna copy the design and the outer shell but they just can't copy the sound profile without proper hardware

Masimo the roti ???

Had a client who is electrical engineer worked in Japan for few years. According to him china electronics somehow will always have the electronic pitching sound. Only Japan and US can make it without sound. Thats why audiophile stuff expensive because of those parts making it high cost.

Altec Lansing vs4121 cukup mantap

Better they focus on bread

so many budget chinese brands don't have whatever pitching electronic noise. almost all budget to mid level hifi is made in china.

your client got ears or not?

This post has been edited by eyerule: May 7 2025, 09:07 AM

I have the XM3 for many yrs.

The sound quality is good. But the bass is a bit soft.

I thought China only knows quantity but not quality.