Harman To Acquire B&W, Denon, Polk And Marantz From Masimo In $350 Million Deal

[caspian85]

Better get a Marantz 30n SACD player now or wait for what Harman is cooking? A streamer with Dirac and balanced inputs and outputs with full roon support would be something .

The Onkyo M-80 preamp ticks all these boxes - and will apparently support Dirac ART as well

 

[caspian85]

The Onkyo M-80 preamp ticks all these boxes - and will apparently support Dirac ART as well

Onkyo P-80, I stand corrected. The M-80 is the matching power amp

 

[Snoopy]

Onkyo P-80, I stand corrected. The M-80 is the matching power amp

I have my eye on the P-80.. and since I’m upgrading most of my equipment currently I might get the P-80 for my Stereo Setup. (The preamp should be able to be disabled). With the AS2200.

And the Marantz 30n for my Headphone setup where I recently got a Cayin HA-2A.

Just have to trade in some of my Old Equipment and wait for sales

 

[Putter]

Polk -- and it saddens me deeply to say this, as they were one of my gateway drugs into hifi ca. 1976 -- is moribund.
I don't think there is a future for that brand name.

https://flic.kr/p/fmsmcv

I was most upset by the Harman eliminating Infinity as a home speaker brand when from a value point of view they were at the top of their game with the Primus line. Getting into the Masimo end of things, I was also saddened when they phased out the Boston line.