The venerable audio company has been through a lot over the past few years, shaking up leadership and trying to jump from the hi-fi space into the mainstream with products like the PX-series noise-canceling headphones and the Formation series of high-end wireless speakers. Audioholics has a good summary of recent shakeups here. Still, as one of the oldest extant companies in audio — B&W has been around since 1966 — the brand clearly has some staying power. Its new corporate backing should theoretically give the company more stability to define its future roadmap. Sound United says the transaction is still subject to finalizing ongoing discussions and regulatory approval, but that’s just a matter of time.
