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Klipsch Pulling The Plug On Athena? |
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Audio -
Loudspeakers
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Friday, 25 January 2008 |
 American loudspeaker producer Klipsch has developed a multi-national loudspeaker conglomerate in the last couple of years, acquiring Danish loudspeaker producer Jamo and Canada-based Energy, Mirage and Athena.
Recently there has been a fire sale on Athena loudspeakers on the internet, prompting the Athena faithful to speculate about new lines being introduced soon. Now it appears that parent company Klipsch may be eliminating the line altogether. In a thread appearing on AVS Forum, Rob Landsberg who is Midwest Regional Sales Manager for Klipsch Group Americas, is quoted as stating in an email to a retailer: "Attached you will see the final qty's for Athena products. It has been obvious that nothing new has been added to the line for quite some time so we have made the decision to exit the brand."
Not conclusive by any stretch, and no press release has been issued by Klipsch. Coupled with the ongoing price decreases and dwindling quantities of Athena product at retailers it may well signal that we will get an official announcement from Klipsch about the future of Athena Technologies soon.
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