Bose acquires premium audio model McIntosh

Bose has acquired the high-end audio model McIntosh — a transfer that Bose says will “considerably” broaden its product lineup. The acquisition, which additionally consists of McIntosh subsidiary Sonus faber, additionally “opens new alternatives within the automotive sector,” as each firms plan to work collectively to broaden their in-car audio choices:

By leveraging Bose’s 40-plus years of expertise in automotive audio, and McIntosh Group’s legacy of efficiency and design, the manufacturers will work collectively to broaden their analysis and proceed to engineer genuine in-car experiences that redefine automotive sound.

It doesn’t seem like Bose or McIntosh will make any adjustments to their current merchandise. Bose says it should proceed to launch its headphones, audio system, soundbars, and in-car audio, whereas McIntosh and Sonus faber will maintain creating premium audio merchandise, together with amplifiers, loudspeakers, and turntables.

The patron audio trade has turn out to be an increasing number of consolidated over time, with Masimo choosing up a number of well-known manufacturers like Polk, Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, and extra when it purchased Sound United in 2022. In the meantime, Samsung acquired JBL and Harman Kardon’s mum or dad firm, Harman, in 2016, and Sony purchased the headphone maker Audeze final yr. Voxx Worldwide additionally owns a bunch of audio manufacturers, together with Klispch, Pioneer, and Onkyo.

“During the last six many years we’ve delivered one of the best premium audio experiences attainable; now, with McIntosh Group in our portfolio, we are able to unlock much more methods to carry music to life within the dwelling, on-the-go and within the automobile,” Bose CEO Lila Snyder stated within the press launch. “We sit up for honouring the heritage of those manufacturers, investing of their future and pushing the boundaries of audio innovation to carry prospects experiences they’ve by no means heard earlier than.”