B&W and Rotel and Classe

**will1066** · 08 December 2004, 22:40 Wednesday

Hmmm.

**Aussie Geoff** · 08 December 2004, 23:32 Wednesday

Hamlyn,

My understanding was the B&W did own Classe (a recent aquistion) but did not own Rotel (a Japanese family run company) however they do have some relationship (part ownership?) with a number of the Rotel Distributors such as Rotel America....

Geoff

**greggz** · 08 December 2004, 23:43 Wednesday

To elaborate on what Geoff said, B&W does own Classe (and iCommand). They have a cooperative, but not ownership, role with Rotel. B&W and Rotel share a common distributor (Equity International) and B&W and Rotel share a common R&D facility in the UK.

I outlined this and other details about B&W in this post here if you are interested...

Local HT meet with Marc Schnoll of B&W/Rotel - HTGuide Forum

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showpost.php4?p=117088&postcount=1

My local Rotel/B&W dealer hosted an “invitation-only” (translation: you’ve spent money here before) event the week to meet Marc Schnoll, who is a product specialist with B&W and Rotel. Marc was a very informative and entertaining speaker. He talked quite a bit about the history of B&W and Rotel, the philosophy

**will1066** · 08 December 2004, 23:45 Wednesday

Has Classe gear started to appear in B&W glossies, yet?

**hamlyn** · 10 December 2004, 15:35 Friday

A call to Rotel provided the following answer: B&W, Rotel and Classe are now owned by iCommand or Equity International.

**will1066** · 10 December 2004, 21:15 Friday

LOL. I like your dedication.

**68Ballistic** · 11 December 2004, 04:27 Saturday

A little search on iCommand provided the following link:

Page not found -

http://www.hometoys.com/show_news.php4?section=enhancedview&id=16133660

Pretty interesting. I guess they are looking at the future of home theater.

B&W and Rotel and Classe

B&W and Rotel and Classe

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