OT News about the Altec Lansing co.

**LICORNE** · February 24th, 2013, 03:11 PM

Infinity Group.

(Quote)The company will also target the professional, car audio and high-end home audio markets in which Altec once played.

Infinity Group Buys Altec Lansing Name, Plans To Rebuild Brand

**bowtie427ss** · February 24th, 2013, 03:30 PM

I got really excited at first thinking it was Infinity of loudspeaker fame, but remembering that the Harman monster absorbed them a while back.

Whole thing seems kinda upside down from an original "Altec" perspective. Altec's "core products" were hardly about mass market consumer garbage.

Infinity will initially resurrect Altec?s core products, which include tabletop docking speakers, headphones, and PC speakers.

I wish them well in their venture, and hope they can attach our beloved name to a quality product worthy of it.

**cradeldorf** · February 24th, 2013, 06:26 PM

I'll stick with GPA.

**mah** · February 24th, 2013, 07:22 PM

No intellectual property, just the brand-name. Wow!

No probs, it's a marketing company.

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**Audio_by_Goodwill** · February 24th, 2013, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by mah

No intellectual property, just the brand-name. Wow!

".... Infinity gained some intellectual property, but most of Altec?s IP was sold off at a separate auction...."

They gained no inventory.

Yes they are a marketing company....... Franco, the principle of Infinity is quoted as saying that they're great marketers.

**Old Guy** · February 24th, 2013, 07:50 PM

I have heard "plans" so much it's meaningless. Let's see the reality. Even if they do make pro stuff, it will have no relation to anything we know. It will be a completely different company.

**Alien_Shore** · February 24th, 2013, 11:21 PM

Well, I think it's nostalgic dreaming to think that the Altec of 1950 will ever return, in any form. There is no viable business case/profit motive for high-quality pro audio that is built to last for decades. That kind of engineering and manufacturing has gone the way of the dodo. Now we have cheap, low-efficiency, throw-it-out-when-it-fails products.

**mah** · February 25th, 2013, 01:11 AM

Info on products: Altec Lansing Returns to CES 2013 Under Ownership of Infinity Lifestyle Brands with New Products and a New Vision | EON: Enhanced Online News

New products: Altec Lansing 'The Jacket' Bluetooth speaker pictures and eyes-on - Pocket-lint

**Altec Best** · February 25th, 2013, 01:41 AM

They should just give the name to Bill and call it the day !

**Old Guy** · February 25th, 2013, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Altec Best

They should just give the name to Bill and call it the day !

I agree. Best thing they could do with the pro name is market Bill''s stuff labelled "Altec Classic". To try and get into line arrays and things like that, competing with entrenched companies, is a recipe for failure. Niche markets are the only place start-ups could survive.