Exhibit 23.2(a)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We have
issued our report dated December 7, 2011, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Ergotron, Inc. and subsidiaries contained in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus of Nortek, Inc. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption Experts.
/s/ Grant
Thornton LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 22, 2011