This should come as no surprise. Sid Harman began pissing on the JBL legacy 25 years ago. The JBL we grew up with was abandoned long ago.
Soon will come a time when JBL products will be fodder for land fills. Eventually the company will suffer the same fate as ALTEC Lansing,
sold off to the highest bidder to people who have no interest in audio products other than market share and to make a quick buck off a legendary name.
Perhaps if Harman had focused his attention on JBL, rather than buying up as many audio and musical instrument product manufacturers as he could,
his company wouldn't be in shambles. I lay the blame for the demise of JBL at his door step.