Fritz Speakers

@larsman - I think everyone has a right to objectively review his works as a finished product.

It makes me sad though when people who can’t/won’t build their own speakers start looking at the value of his work as merely the sum of the parts. :)

So I used the word "dissected" specifically to refer to people trying to figure out if Fritz speakers are worth it based on parts.  Certainly very very few speakers are worth it based on parts, but Fritz is among the highest value.

Typical driver to product markup is 10x, even more if the speakers are built in house.

As I've said before, and even started a thread about this, it disturbs me greatly that Fritz, who sells his products for bargain prices, gets his speakers dissected here on Audiogon in ways absolutely no one would treat a Focal, B&W or Klipsch.

It is embarrassing to see people nit pick his speakers, which are stellar performers and huge values, apart based on part cost.

FYI

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/poor-fritz?highlight=Fritz%2B

Seems like a year ago I literally wrote a posting here saying that Fritz, being a small time operator, gets grief no one would give a big brand. Why is it that a small speaker shop gets 10x the demanding internal scrutiny that they will give a Wilson or B&W?

Given the parts quality, unique crossover topology and execution, Fritz remains an amazing value compared to a Wilson or Magico, and a better performer than many in the size category that cost much more. Go scrutinize a Wilson crossover. Please, I dare you.

I seriously don’t get where this sense of entitlement comes from.

Could someone give us a breakdown of the cost for each component including xover, tweeter, woofer, wires and terminal/post. Finally, the business seems out of a direct sale model so no middle man (dealer) is involved so I wonder how much is the markup? This appears a solid performer and a good investment IF the cost is justifiable.

PS - I wrote a blog about how wrong our assumptions are about how a speaker will sound in the room vs. the specs.

https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2021/12/room-speakers-eq.html

If you are doing Fritz + ub I strongly encourage you to plug the ports and raise tbe sub Hz as high as you can. Try it. 😁 but before you buy a sib you should listen in room.  Hi speakers put out a lot more bass in room than you think