Meh.

I used to be a JBL fan after I bought my LSR305s. However, seeing how Harman has treated Greg Timbers, "Mr. JBL" himself, I'm having second thoughts about the brand.

They say if you want to see into the soul of a person go out to dinner with them and watch how they treat the wait staff. If they are assholes to the wait staff, then that is what they are in their souls. I think the same rule applies to corporations: if they are assholes to their employees, then they are assholes in their souls.

Greg Timbers spent 43 years working for JBL and it's adjuncts. Anyone in the industry would have said he was synonymous with JBL. This last week Harman International, the parent company of JBL, gave him 90 seconds notice that his services were no longer needed and then, after a brief interval, escorted him from the building.

End of an Era. 43 years with JBL is Over

Much as I like my 305s, I would think long and hard before doing business with any company that seemingly is so callous to their employees.