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Lately the Car Audio industry has been filled with two major rumours doing the rounds.

1. Autobarn and Sony have stopped trade. Autobarn Australia will no longer sell Sony products.

2. Apline will leave it's independant dealer network and whore itself to JB Hifi.

Of these two choices, one happened yesterday and is confirmed, the other will happen July 1st this year and is pending final confirmation.

So my question is to the members of this forum, what other rumours are floating around out there about the future of car audio in Australia?

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Lately the Car Audio industry has been filled with two major rumours doing the rounds.

1. Autobarn and Sony have stopped trade. Autobarn Australia will no longer sell Sony products.

2. Apline will leave it's independant dealer network and whore itself to JB Hifi.

Of these two choices, one happened yesterday and is confirmed, the other will happen July 1st this year and is pending final confirmation.

So my question is to the members of this forum, what other rumours are floating around out there about the future of car audio in Australia?

1 I know happened 2 I'told by someone close to the source that it won't. we'll see.(if they'll deal with that comapny that means that they will deal with me if they ar that desperate.

I'l also add that rockford fosgate made a loss last year as did Alpine. Blaupunkt made a profit but not much.

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but at one time sony was up with the rest of them (1990s) then they went full retail and bypassed the specialists. name goes down as does quality due to lack of profits. alpine as we know is currently a specialist brand and the specialists are pissed that alpine considered the idea (although current discussion that it wasn't to be..) seeing as they lose their nich in this market.

from a customer standpoint its all about market and waht you can buy for nix.

another rumor to put in the mix from my side of the fence: I'm probably goign to start selling kenwood.. (stay tuned.)

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