Industry News

    Industry NewsIssue 76

    Sears: the Last Gasp?

    We’ve written about the decline and fall of Sears a…
    Industry NewsIssue 60

    Sonos: Bad News and Less-Bad News

    Since its founding in 2002, Sonos has stood apart in…
    Industry NewsIssue 61

    AT&T Cleared to Take Over Time Warner; Mixed News for Sears

    While things are momentarily quiet in the audio biz itself,…
    Industry NewsIssue 62

    Toys ‘R’ Us Is Dead

    Back in Copper #56, Industry News featured a Jeremiad of…
    Industry NewsIssue 63

    Sonos: Another Killer IPO?

    For the last few years, investors have been somewhat cautious…
    Industry NewsIssue 64

    Miraculously, Best Buy Lives

    Industry News has written many times about brick and mortar…
    Industry NewsIssue 65

    A Monster Story, and Sonos Goes IPO

    Noel Lee was an engineer at the Lawrence-Livermore Laboratory and…
    Industry NewsIssue 66

    Bang & Olufsen: Back From the Edge?

    The last time Industry News looked at 93-year-old Danish manufacturer…
    Industry NewsIssue 67

    The Gibson Saga Continues

    We’ve written about the continuing saga of Gibson Brands numerous…
    Industry NewsIssue 68

    Krell Returns

    The title of the article is mildly misleading: strictly speaking,…
    Industry NewsIssue 69

    Sears, Yet Again

    It seems like only yesterday when Industry News wrote about…
    Industry NewsIssue 71

    What Are They Buying Back?

    At this point in 2018, many will argue that stock…
    Industry NewsIssue 72

    A Tale of Two Bankruptcies

    Not all bankruptcies are alike. The two forms generally seen…
    Industry NewsIssue 73

    Monster and Sonos: Back in the News

    Some companies seem to have a hard time staying out…
    Industry NewsIssue 74

    Gibson to Close Memphis Factory

    Regular readers of Copper, and especially of Industry News, have no doubt…
    Industry NewsIssue 75

    Gibson: Missed It By That Much

    Believe it or not, it’s not over yet. Reports of…
    Industry NewsIssue 59

    New Editor at Inner Fidelity/AudioStream; Pro-Ject Buys Musical Fidelity

    Industry News recently reported the sale of Stereophile and its…
    Industry NewsIssue 78

    Andrea Brinkmann, RIP

    Brinkmann Audio is a highly-regarded German manufacturer of turntables and…
    Industry NewsIssue 85

    Sound United Grows Again

    Sound United announced the acquisition of Onkyo’s home audio division,…
    Industry NewsIssue 86

    Thiel: the Final Chapter

    At Copper, we’ve followed the slow-motion demise of Thiel Audio…
    Industry NewsIssue 106

    CanJam NYC 2020 Show Report, Part One

    Ever since the Sony Walkman became a private music listening…
    Industry NewsIssue 106

    The Changing Audio Consumer and the Future of Audio

    While many of us focus on high-performance two-channel audio systems,…
    Industry NewsIssue 107

    CanJam NYC 2020 Show Report, Part Two

    Part One of this report appeared in Issue 106. CanJam…
    Industry NewsIssue 109

    Audio Companies Respond to COVID-19

    In a recent video Steve Guttenberg aka The Audiophiliac pointed…
    Industry NewsIssue 110

    Tales of an Audio Forum Administrator, Part One

    Internet forums are a way of life for many of…
    Industry NewsIssue 111

    In Memoriam: Victor Goldstein

    The audio world lost one of its most pre-eminent, wonderful,…
    Industry NewsIssue 112

    Axiom Audio Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

    Canadian loudspeaker and electronics manufacturer Axiom Audio is celebrating their…
    Industry NewsIssue 123

    AES Show Fall 2020 Highlights, Part One

    The major city lockdowns across the nation because of COVID-19…
    Industry NewsIssue 124

    AES Show Fall 2020, Part Two

    I’d like to commend the Audio Engineering Society (AES) for…
    Industry NewsIssue 125

    AES Fall Show 2020, Part Three

    This fall, the Audio Engineering Society (AES) held its annual…
    Industry NewsIssue 125

    AES’ Audio Wonders of the World: Blackbird Studio

    The AES (Audio Engineering Society) Show Fall 2020 was of…
    Industry NewsIssue 136

    The Virtual Audio Dealer

    Wendell Diller is the marketing manager for Magnepan. Located in…
    Industry NewsIssue 41

    Conrad-Johnson Sold

    Bill Conrad and Lew Johnson were government economists who happened…
    Industry NewsIssue 26

    More Changes at McIntosh Group; CEDIA Show Bought—and Sold?

    [As reported in last issue’s Industry News, Mauro Grange, CEO…
    Industry NewsIssue 27

    MQA Signs Deal with Universal Music Group; More Woes for Samsung

    MQA and Universal Music Group to Collaborate on Advancing Hi-Res…
    Industry NewsIssue 28

    Sound United Acquires D+M; Control 4 Acquires Triad

    Sound United Announces Acquisition of D+M Group [Who are the…
    Industry NewsIssue 29

    Radio Shack Declares Bankruptcy (Again);
    Sonos Wins Suit Against Denon/D+M

    General Wireless Operations Inc. Commences Voluntary Chapter 11 Proceeding [As…
    Industry NewsIssue 30

    Schiit Goes B & M;
    RIAA Releases Music Sales Statistics

    Schiit Reimagines the Company Store (Seriously) [Schiit is a love-it-or-hate-it…
    Industry NewsIssue 31

    hhgregg Shuts Down and Neil Young Returns

    hhgregg to Liquidate Assets [Never a big player in audio…
    Industry NewsIssue 32

    Neil Young—Again?

    [In last issue’s Industry News, I mentioned that following the…
    Industry NewsIssue 33

    More Upheaval at Sears and Texting Music

    Sears Holdings Corporation Chairman and CEO: “We Are Fighting Like…
    Industry NewsIssue 34

    No Love For the Shack
    and Sears Continues in Freefall

    Last Chance For Store Closing Deals At Your Neighborhood RadioShack!…
    Industry NewsIssue 35

    B & O Sells Czech Factory to Tymphany

    Bang & Olufsen completes divestiture of its Czech subsidiary and…
    Industry NewsIssue 36

    Spotify: Bigger User Base, Bigger Losses

    [Spotify has not issued a press-release on several recent developments…
    Industry NewsIssue 37

    McIntosh Group Adds Co-CEO

    [As discussed in Industry News in issues #25 and #26 .…
    Industry NewsIssue 38

    Changes at B&W/Classe

    [This is another occasion upon which press-releases cannot be relied,…
    Industry NewsIssue 39

    Neil Young—Yet Again!

    Neil Young may be dedicated to communicating with his fan…
    Industry NewsIssue 40

    Changes Everywhere in Audio

    There are major changes afoot in the audio industry, and…
    Industry NewsIssue 25

    CEO Leaves McIntosh Group; Sprint Buys Shares in Tidal

    Every issue, we will present major news of the audio…
    Industry NewsIssue 42

    Massive Layoffs at Harman Pro

    Back in Copper #27, we reported legal woes at Samsung…
    Industry NewsIssue 43

    Classe’ Closes; Focal CEO Passes Away

    As mentioned back in Copper #40, changes were afoot at…
    Industry NewsIssue 44

    AKG Closes in Vienna; Cavalli Audio Closes

    As reported in Copper #42,  Harman laid off 650 employees…
    Industry NewsIssue 45

    More Bad News for Sears and Gibson

    We’ve previously written about the sad, seemingly-inevitable  decline of Sears.…
    Industry NewsIssue 46

    Gibson and hh gregg—Yet Again!

    We previously wrote about the financial problems of Gibson Brands…
    Industry NewsIssue 47

    Circuit City Bankruptcy Enters Tenth Year

    Circuit City began by taking over the last few stores of…
    Industry NewsIssue 48

    The Stories that Just Wouldn’t Go Away in 2017

    The end of the year is often a time to…
    Industry NewsIssue 50

    Qobuz Comes to the US; Circuit City Returns?

    If CES is good for nothing else, it’s good for…
    Industry NewsIssue 51

    One Down, One to Go

    Starting in  Copper #40, there have been several occasions when we’ve…
    Industry NewsIssue 52

    Some Good News, Some Bad News

    In Copper #51 we wrote about the demise of Thiel…
    Industry NewsIssue 53

    Sony CEO Steps Down; More Challenges for Gibson

    Sony Corporation laid out major management shifts in a recent…
    Industry NewsIssue 54

    Spotify Files for IPO; Tower Records Founder Dies

    Back in Copper #36, we looked at the financial state…
    Industry NewsIssue 56

    Debt Is Death (Sometimes)

    Our focus this time in Industry News will be on…
    Industry NewsIssue 55

    Stereophile, What Hi-Fi? Sold

    Consolidation in the publishing world is nothing new, but it…
    Industry NewsIssue 58

    SME Buys Garrard; Shure Kills Cartridges; Gibson Files Chapter 11

    SME Limited Acquires the Garrard Audio Brand 1st May 2018 –…
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