Mark Levinson

I don't think that's particularly large, but it did have wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, XFM and all that stuff.

Mark Levinson premium audio system.

Good amount of safety tech in this with the Lexus 3.0 or Lexus System Plus 3.0. Why it isn't Lexus System 3.0 Plus, I don't know.

But it is very comprehensive in terms of rear cross traffic alert, front cross traffic alert, parking assist, remote park, a bunch of stuff.

The hi-fi hobbyist has a personal interest here.

Mark Levinson, the manufacturer of My Amplifier, is one of the brands acquired by Samsung.

In the first episode of the series, we considered the history of Samsung from a local company in Korea to a major electronics conglomerate and their acquisition of Hi-Fi brands.

After this, we considered what this means for both Samsung and for Hi-Fi hobbyists now and in the future.

I love that so much.

But even with all that tech, some of these brands stayed fiercely, almost violently analog.

Take Mark Levinson, founded in 1972 by a musician with an incredibly fine ear.

The entire ethos of that company was overbuilt.

The hi-fi hobbyist has a personal interest here.

Mark Levinson, the manufacturer of my amplifier, is one of the brands acquired by Samsung.

In last week's episode, we considered the history of Samsung from a local company in Korea to a major electronics conglomerate.

After this, we considered how they acquired their portfolio of hi-fi brands.

Securing leadership in connected automotive technology, creating distinct product differentiation across consumer electronics, expanding its smart home ecosystem, and establishing a robust financial hedge against the volatility of the semiconductor market.

To achieve these goals, Samsung executed a series of targeted high value acquisitions that we discussed in detail in last week's podcast.

The foundation was laid in 2017 with the $8 billion all cash acquisition of Harman International, bringing a powerhouse portfolio of brands, including JBL, Harman Kardon, AKG, Mark Levinson, Revel, Arkham and Lexicon under its corporate umbrella.

That same year, Samsung quietly acquired voice synthesis specialist Innoetics for an estimated $50 million, integrating its natural language text-to-speech technology into the Bixby voice assistant and smart appliance ecosystem.