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MylesBAstor

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• Nov 29, 2012

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Thiel acquired by private equity firm:

http://www.cepro.com/article/thiel_audio_acquired_by_outside_investors/

 

flez007

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• Nov 29, 2012

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is this good news in your experience Myles?

 

FrantzM

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• Nov 29, 2012

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MylesBAstor said:

Thiel acquired by private equity firm:

http://www.cepro.com/article/thiel_audio_acquired_by_outside_investors/

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We'll see more and more of these news. There is money to be made in High End. High End Cable companies will be next. The margin is incredible there...

 

Kingsrule

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• Nov 30, 2012

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Agreed...

 

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• Nov 30, 2012

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FrantzM said:

We'll see more and more of these news. There is money to be made in High End. High End Cable companies will be next. The margin is incredible there...

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I am not so sure. Equity firms usually look for firms with a solid market implantation and widely known brands, with potential for medium term expansion, that can take benefit from an injection of fresh money. And I think that the High End cable business is a niche with low growth capability. All IMHO ...

 

JackD201

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• Nov 30, 2012

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I hope Thiel's brand doesn't go the way of Acoustic Research, Lenco and all the others that were turned to mass market dreck.

 

garylkoh

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• Dec 1, 2012

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JackD201 said:

I hope Thiel's brand doesn't go the way of Acoustic Research, Lenco and all the others that were turned to mass market dreck.

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Unfortunately, when you are run by accountants with tin ears, that is impossible to avoid. How can you justify a better sounding component when a 20 cent part measures the same?