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Polk Audio, Inc. Overview

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5601 Metro Dr. Baltimore, 
MD 21215 United States
Phone: 410-358-3600
Fax:410-764-5470
Toll Free:800-377-7655

Company Description

Audiophiles beware -- Polk Audio is letting the masses in on its speaker secret. The company makes and markets home and car loudspeakers under the Polk Audio brand, ranging from elaborate home theater systems to small bookshelf speakers to satellite radio home component tuners. Polk Audio sells its products through audio specialty and mass retailers in North America, distributors in more than 75 other countries, and online. The company was founded in 1972 by Johns Hopkins classmates Matthew Polk, George Klopfer, and Sandy Gross. Today it is a subsidiary of DEI Holdings (formerly Directed Electronics).

Polk Audio, Inc. Company Profile Report

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    Overview

    The US audio and video equipment manufacturing industry includes about 400 companies with combined annual revenue of about $3 billion. Major companies include Harman International, Bose, and US manufacturing divisions of foreign companies like Panasonic and Toshiba. The US industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies have almost 80 percent of overall revenue.

    SIC: 3651

    NAICS: 334310

     

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    Demand for audio and video equipment is largely driven by technological innovation. To survive in the highly competitive market, companies must constantly develop new products and features. Research and development costs can be considerable, and...

     

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