They aren’t - denon and marantz merged. Poster was just suggesting D&M could have acquired them. But given the overall stagnation in the receiver market I agree

They aren’t - denon and marantz merged. Poster was just suggesting D&M could have acquired them. But given the overall stagnation in the receiver market I agree it think wouldn’t have benefited anyone. The market segment for Onkyo just doesn’t exist anymore - those that want receivers and a HiFi/HT setup are already well served Denon/Marantz and Yamaha (and the “audiophile” world beyond that is a pretty well saturated market). Sony is still around but that’s clearly not their core business. But the former Onkyo base has been eroded by soundbars and wireless multi speaker setups.