This week we learned that 11 Trading Company…part of Premium Audio Company…which itself is part of Voxx International (love those big corporate structures), has added the only remaining Onkyo brands – Teac & Esoteric – to their distribution line list. They did not include these brands in the original announcement of their agreement with Onkyo, but most people expected it to be added in time. With this new development we get a nice progression of the budding relationship between the companies – Voxx distributing Onkyo, Integra, Pioneer, Pioneer Elite, Teac & Esoteric – while Onkyo Corp. becomes the Klipsch distributor in Japan. Where could this be heading?
Distributors
Barely Pausing to Catch Their Breath, Vanco Launches More New Audio Products
Chicago-based Vanco International has recently been releasing new products, especially audio products, at a furious pace. Once again, after barely stopping to catch their breath, the company is introducing five new audio products into their PulseAudio line of affordable, easy-to-integrate products for the residential and commercial markets.
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[Read more…] about Barely Pausing to Catch Their Breath, Vanco Launches More New Audio ProductsSnapAV Acquires HCA Dist. in Rocky Mountains
SnapAV announced today that they have acquired HCA Distributing, expanding their footprint of local distribution outlets around the country. HCA was founded in Denver, CO and eventually expanded to a second outlet in Salt Lake City, UT. The announcement of the acquisition was made by Trevor Hansen, SnapAV’s manager of their Volutone business unit.
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[Read more…] about SnapAV Acquires HCA Dist. in Rocky MountainsSnapAV Expands Offerings by Adding Ring Products
SnapAV announced this week that they are expanding their distribution line card by adding Ring products to their online portal, as well as in their Local Pro Stores in the U.S. The company will distribute not only the regular Ring line, but also their X Line, which is reserved for professional installers only.
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[Read more…] about SnapAV Expands Offerings by Adding Ring ProductsVanco Expands Evolution Line with New Matrix Switchers & 4K Receivers
Vanco International, a brand historically known largely for cables and accessories, continues their recent-history expansion of mission-critical integration solutions and overall A/V products. The company is displaying an uncommon level of savvy in design and in solution targeting, as management clearly has designs on expanding their impact in the industry.
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[Read more…] about Vanco Expands Evolution Line with New Matrix Switchers & 4K ReceiversCanton Appoints Bluebird Music as Its Distributor for the US & Canada
Earlier this month Bluebird Music, an upstate New York-based distributor of fine, high-end audio products, announced that it has been appointed as the distributor of Canton loudspeakers for the United States and Canada. Canton, a well-respected speaker brand by audiophiles around the world, is said to be Germany’s largest seller of loudspeakers and a perfect addition to Bluebird Music’s assortment of the fine audio brands.
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[Read more…] about Canton Appoints Bluebird Music as Its Distributor for the US & CanadaSnapAV & Integra Announce a New Exclusive Distribution Deal
On Tuesday, SnapAV announced that it has inked an agreement with Onkyo Corporation to become the exclusive distributor of the company’s Integra brand for the countries of Australia and New Zealand. SnapAV says this new appointment will take effect on February 1, 2021.
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[Read more…] about SnapAV & Integra Announce a New Exclusive Distribution DealRega Appoints The Sound Organisation as Its Canadian Distributor
High end audio manufacturer Rega Research has appointed The Sound Organisation as its authorized distributor for Canada. Based in Arlington, Texas, The Sound Organisation is a well-known distributor of fine high-end, high-performance specialty audio brands and has been Rega’s U.S. distributor for two decades.
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[Read more…] about Rega Appoints The Sound Organisation as Its Canadian DistributorOnkyo Closes US Subsidiary, Terminates Dealers, and Outsources Distribution to Klipsch
A Strangely Retroactive Notification
Last week, a letter was sent to all Onkyo dealers in the United States notifying them that their dealer agreements were being terminated. The reason for this termination? Onkyo USA Corporation no longer exists and therefore can no longer serve them. Don’t miss the significance of this historic moment – for the first time in 45-years there is no Onkyo subsidiary in the U.S., once the largest market for parent Onkyo Pioneer Corporation (OPC) of Osaka, Japan.
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[Read more…] about Onkyo Closes US Subsidiary, Terminates Dealers, and Outsources Distribution to KlipschMaking Space for Onkyo Brands, Voxx Announces Subsidiary Reorganization
Voxx Expects Big Growth; That May Be a Bigger Challenge Than Anticipated
As part of an internal restructuring to accommodate their recent acquisition of the distribution rights to certain Onkyo brands, Voxx International Corporation announced this week that it has renamed the existing Klipsch Holding LLC to the rather generically named Premium Audio Company LLC. This is just the first change, as I’ve learned more announcements are just around the corner.