Jules_S 696 Super Wammer Posted February 23 (edited) While I am still reading through today's AVForums newsletter I found this - https://www.avforums.com/news/sennheiser-consumer-audio-potentially-up-for-sale.18469 Such a shame, I guess it says something about the shrinking market for quality domestic (personal) audio and the relentless march of the mediocre-but-hyped brands to fill in a lot of the gap Edited February 23 by Jules_S Edited thread title Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sktn77a 118 Posted February 23 I very much doubt they will disappear. Maybe under a new name but the product has so much market presence and goodwill, someone will buy it and keep it going. China......... Anybody......... China?????? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deggie 820 Posted February 23 China ....richer sounds ........Peter Jones ....?????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nearly bewildered 664 Super Wammer Posted February 23 I would have thought headphones have never been more popular...most odd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nearly bewildered 664 Super Wammer Posted February 23 1 hour ago, sktn77a said: I very much doubt they will disappear. Maybe under a new name but the product has so much market presence and goodwill, someone will buy it and keep it going. China......... Anybody......... China?????? My cup of tea tastes better using china lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jules_S 696 Super Wammer Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Nearly bewildered said: I would have thought headphones have never been more popular...most odd. I suspect you're right, however I also suspect that 90% of all headphones sold in the UK are cheap and nasty things, or at best, a brand that's marketed at the youth / hipster market. I wonder what percentage of the UK population have actually heard of Sennheiser? 20%? 25%? And of those who know the name, another percentage would probably dismiss them as "too expensive" or "not as good as <fill in brand of choice>" The risk with an outright sale would be that the company who purchases it is only interested in the brand name and reputation, but then ruins it by selling lower quality models at the same prices, effectively trashing it. At least as a partnership I suppose Sennheiser will still have a say in how the brand is developed, and hopefully avoiding the worst outcome. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nearly bewildered 664 Super Wammer Posted February 23 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Jules_S said: I suspect you're right, however I also suspect that 90% of all headphones sold in the UK are cheap and nasty things, or at best, a brand that's marketed at the youth / hipster market. I wonder what percentage of the UK population have actually heard of Sennheiser? 20%? 25%? And of those who know the name, another percentage would probably dismiss them as "too expensive" or "not as good as <fill in brand of choice>" The risk with an outright sale would be that the company who purchases it is only interested in the brand name and reputation, but then ruins it by selling lower quality models at the same prices, effectively trashing it. At least as a partnership I suppose Sennheiser will still have a say in how the brand is developed, and hopefully avoiding the worst outcome. the young may start buying cheap headphones but I think at some point they will get wise..and get something decent? And sennheiser is a good choice..as they make very nice headphones which are within the reach of these young people who have realised it's not all bass and treble.. Edited February 23 by Nearly bewildered Spelling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
