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Who Will Jeremy Burkhardt Buy? Who SHOULD he Buy?

Jeremy Burkhardt, the former SpeakerCraft president who is suing his former employers, says he is planning to buy a company in this space. Can you guess who it is?

By Julie Jacobson, January 18, 2013

Former SpeakerCraft owner and president Jeremy Burkhardt has sued his former employers SpeakerCraft and Nortek over a non-compete agreement he signed in 2003 when Nortek bought his company.

He says he’s itching to get back into the industry but Nortek is threatening to sue if he does.

On facebook yesterday he posted, “I hope to tell you about the company we are buying real soon.”

Presumably it’s an audio-related company or something else in the home technology arena, or he probably wouldn’t care about the non-compete.

So ... what company do you think Jeremy is trying to buy? And what company do you think he should buy?

Make your guesses in the “comments” section below.
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Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro

Julie Jacobson is co-founder of EH Publishing and currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro, mostly in the areas of home automation, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. She majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player with the scars to prove it. Follow her on Twitter @juliejacobson.

23 Comments (displayed in order by date/time)

Posted by Joe Installer on 01/18 at 02:00 PM

Bay Audio?
Leon?
Proficient?

Posted by Julie Jacobson on 01/18 at 02:03 PM

Hmmm ... Bay Audio would be interesting, but it’s still Ira’ baby.

Leon? No way. They’re just getting started.

Proficient? LOL (Maybe he’ll buy SpeakerCraft back!)

How about nemesis Current Audio?

Posted by Joe Installer on 01/18 at 02:08 PM

Current Audio…Hmmm
That actually makes a lot of sense Julie!

Decent quality stuff and solid AVAD customer base.

I think you are on to something!

Posted by Joe Installer on 01/18 at 02:15 PM

Please ask Jeremy if he wants to buy an integration firm too. Great test bed…the business practically runs itself

Posted by Bob The Install Guy on 01/18 at 02:21 PM

TruAudio???

Posted by Julie Jacobson on 01/18 at 02:49 PM

I’ve already asked him if he wanted to buy a media company ... no go!

Ooh, I could see TruAudio

Posted by Dan C - Audioplus on 01/18 at 03:55 PM

TruAudio a no brainer except SLC is a different atmosphere. Water’s been under the bridge a long time, good luck Jeremy with the Big Guys. From my end of things, they been chewing up talent and spitting them out for a few years now.

Posted by Mike on 01/18 at 03:58 PM

I almost posted this very question on RC yesterday.

I’m betting it’s in the arena of control, remember that whole NIRV thing?

Posted by Chris on 01/18 at 04:58 PM

Colorado VNet?

Posted by Julie Jacobson on 01/18 at 08:44 PM

Lol Chris

Posted by AVGuys Houston on 01/20 at 03:15 PM

Snap AV would also be a good choice. Same basic culture, and a few of them have been through SpeakerCraft…

Posted by Elizabeth on 01/20 at 07:27 PM

How about something different/fresh?
Check out Soundcast Systems wireless audio platform and portable/outdoor solutions. They make great products with killer performance, just needs to be built-up and marketed properly. I sell a lot of their OutCast speakers to my clients..good stuff.

Posted by Julie Jacobson on 01/21 at 12:42 AM

AVGuys ... I wouldn’t put my money on Snap. They need efficiency, not personality. Elizabeth ... I like that one (and LOVE my own Soundcast).

Posted by Mike on 01/21 at 09:07 AM

Just a not about Truaudio. Someone posted SLC. Ah, try about 300 miles south of there! They are headquartered in the St. George area, near the Arizona border and about 90 miles from Las Vegas. Quite a different area than SLC! And Utah is one of the best states for business!

Posted by Just Kidding on 01/21 at 02:07 PM

I heard he is buying CE Pro and going to turn it into a Tattoo mag.

I still have a vivid picture in the back of my mind of a sweaty, shirtless, heavily face painted Jeremy hugging Noel Lee on stage in Denver right before the Doobies came on stage. A memorable night indeed.

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