Luckily Cambridge Audio is still fully owned by its founder. ( Or same person running it for the past 30 years. )

Sad when I first heard B&W sold 10 years ago. I had their 600 series and still wish someday I could afford their top range model.

I don't really keep up with the hifi market and seeing the headline was an eye opener.

I used to work in a building next to a B&W place where they either made speakers or at least the drive units. The day was punctuated regularly by rather loud audio frequency sweeps!

I've always liked Dali for speakers. Still independent and Danish-owned so, like Lego, unlikely to sell out.

You and me both. Love my 600 series-based surround setup, but I dunno if the 800 series would be worth the asking price relative to other, independently-owned brands in the space. I'm firmly in my "I want to support good humans doing good work" phase of life, and that's increasingly incompatible with large corporate conglomerates relying on huge data sets to justify price increases, corner cutting, and offshoring.

Similarly I am sad to hear this about Definitive Technology. The system I have for audio and home theater (not currently running due to receiver failure) is based around their tall speakers and the amazing sound they put out.

Hsu Research is also independent and makes excellent subwoofers and speakers.