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SUMMER NAMM ISSUE SUMMER NAMM ISSUE SUMMER NAMM ISSUE SUMMER NAMM ISSUE<br />
THE NEWS MAGAZINE FOR MUSIC PRODUCTS RETAILERS<br />
June 2018<br />
Volume 35, No. 6<br />
Sales of<br />
power amps<br />
and speakers<br />
continue to grow<br />
at a steady pace,<br />
with market projec-<br />
tions pegging speaker<br />
growth to be solid through<br />
2020. We wanted to take a<br />
much more in-depth look at<br />
both MI segments, so the Music<br />
& Sound Retailer sought the help of<br />
three companies: Yamaha Pro Audio,<br />
Peavey and Yorkville Sound Inc. Here’s<br />
what the three companies said about<br />
sales and much more for our annual update.<br />
Check back in the July issue for an update on<br />
SPEAKING UP<br />
the headphone market.<br />
Last start with sales for power amps and<br />
speakers. Did they increase in 2017 vs. the<br />
prior year? “Sales for both power amps and<br />
speakers were up last <a title="MSR 06 2018 (June) page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc3aecee?page=1"> </a>
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<a title="MSR 06 2018 (June) page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bc3aecee?page=71"> THE FINAL NOTE PAUL REED SMITH Founder and Owne</a>
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