Parent company discontinues Rio line
D&M Holdings, which markets the Rio brand, today announced it would exit the mass-market portable digital audio player business. D&M Holdings is based in Tokyo and owns the Denon, Marantz, McIntosh Laboratory, D&M Professional, ReplayTV, Rio and Escient brands. The company's decision to exit the Rio business followed a determination that the "mass-market portable digital audio player market was not a strong enough strategic fit with the company's core and profitable premium consumer electronics brands to warrant additional investment in the category

8/26/2005 10:01:18 AM

It's a shame. They've been making portable digital audio players as long as anybody. Atleast Denon is still going to be around.

8/26/2005 10:05:48 AM

link?

8/26/2005 10:20:04 AM

probably has alot to do with Apple having around 60% of the market in portable mp3 players right now

8/26/2005 1:18:26 PM

ha
cue the haters to talk about how ipods are garrish and shouldn't be so popular
especially when items like the Rio line are so much better


i love my ipods

8/26/2005 1:35:17 PM

It is really sad that the maker of arguably one of the best DAP's (Rio Karma) is finally gone. When will any of the other makers learn that gapless playback is something that EVERY player should have.

8/26/2005 1:36:38 PM

i'm not a big fan of the ipod. I like my nomad. but i just don't like the touchy wheel thingy. personal preferance

8/26/2005 1:39:37 PM

goodbye rio

8/26/2005 1:53:13 PM