Bose Acquires McIntosh Group for $225 Million, Adding 3 Premium Audio Brands
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Updated · Boy Genius Report · Aug 8
Bose Acquires McIntosh Group for $225 Million, Adding 3 Premium Audio Brands
3 articles · Updated · Boy Genius Report · Aug 8
Summary
Bose’s 2024 purchase of McIntosh Group—estimated at about $225 million—brought Sonus Faber, McIntosh Laboratory and Sumiko Phono Cartridges under its control.
The deal expands Bose beyond mass-market headphones and speakers into luxury home audio, turntables and automotive sound systems, which the company said would benefit from its audio research and technology.
Sonus Faber and McIntosh sell high-end gear at steep prices, including Sonus Faber speakers up to about $160,000 a pair and McIntosh loudspeakers priced at $80,000.
The acquired brands also deepen Bose’s reach in premium partnerships, with Sonus Faber supplying systems for Lamborghini models and McIntosh contributing audio systems for Jeep vehicles.
Sumiko adds a specialist vinyl component business, with hand-crafted phono cartridges ranging from roughly $100 entry models to premium units priced above $2,000.