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Fine Sounds Group
McIntosh Group (formerly Fine Sounds Group) is an American holding company specializing in audio equipment and owns the brands McIntosh Laboratory, Sonus Faber, Wadia Digital, Sumiko and Fine Sounds Asia. History The Fine Sounds Group project took shape in 2007, when the asset management company Quadrivio SGR – main shareholder of the group – acquired the brand Sonus Faber, an Italian company specializing in high-end loudspeakers. In 2009 Mauro Grange joined the group as CEO of Sonus Faber. The "buy and build" strategy carried on by Quadrivio resulted in the acquisition of Audio Research in 2008, Sumiko in 2010, Wadia in 2011 and McIntosh Laboratories in 2012, which constitute the holdings of Fine Sounds Group. Through the acquisition of these brands, Fine Sounds Group became a relevant holding company in the sector of high-end audio, with €50 million sales in 2011. The holding company took part in an official event as one unique family for the first time in 2013, with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIntosh Laboratory
McIntosh Laboratory is an American manufacturer of handcrafted high-end audio equipment based in Binghamton, New York. The company was founded in 1949 by Frank McIntosh. The company designs and produces audio amplifiers, stereo tuners and other consumer electronics products. Company history In 1946 Frank McIntosh, a design consultant for broadcast and TV stations, hired Gordon Gow to help him design a high power, low distortion amplifier for his clients. This amplifier would become the 50W-1. It included McIntosh’s first patented circuit, the Unity Coupled Circuit, still used by current products. In 1956, the company moved to its current location of 2 Chambers Street, Binghamton, New York. Dave O'Brien joined McIntosh in 1962. He led the McIntosh Amplifier Clinics for the next 30 years. McIntosh created a Loudspeaker division in 1967. McIntosh amplifiers were used at the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. The Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound" reputedly used forty-ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
