That is a pretty cool site! Thanks for all the work that went into it, and thanks for sharing.
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My quest which I started three years ago to find my dream speakers resulted in a lot of lists and comparisons. It occurred to me that I had not seen a comprehensive, free and user-friendly databases of loudspeakers and maybe there should be one. Maybe others would find it useful (although no one is as OCD with lists as I am :) )
Others - meaning my kind - budget, beginner, not advanced audiophiles like you guys. So it may not mean much to you but still, any feedback would be appreciated.
I know it's amateurish - my design skills suck, the only value in it is the data and possibly the search and comparison features.
Last but not least, and I won't name names not to exclude anyone, thank you people for helping me to put together this web site, with direct feedback and advice over the years about how to find the ideal gear. Several of you also gave me awesome components for which I will be forever grateful. Thank you fellow members!
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Hi Gabor,
Thanks a million for all your efforts and dedication to put together this awesome website to help audiophiles choose their speakers.
I see you have included the most important metrics covering 81 speaker companies and 309 speaker models
I like how you can filter your choices based on brand, price, sensitivity, number of drivers, weight, etc., in addition to the global search to narrow down your selection.
I find your hyperlinks to each speaker company very useful.
I like how you have implemented the Only Selected and Show All options for easy comparisons. You can make multiple selections by holding down the <Shift> or <Ctrl> Keys while checking the boxes.
Your website presents a ton of useful information via a simple, intuitive user interface.
This will be a great time saver for those embarking on their research to find the best pair of speakers for their own unique needs and listening environment.
Best,
David Das |
A nice list with a LOT of labor behind it. But as others have mentioned, there are many brands missing, including some major manufacturers. For just the letter A, I notice several brands that I like a lot thar are missing—Acapella Acoustics, Arion Audio, and Audio Note (uk). It might be interesting if visitors to your site could somehow register their approval of specific models, perhaps a one to five star rating system. |
Thank you all for the kind words. @daviddas thank you! Again, I couldn’t have gotten here without your help! @tomic601 thank you! You inspired a lot of my efforts, to "give back" to the community, in kind. All of you who mentioned that a lot is missing: very true. Not only that, since I began, many models went out of production. Just to keep the list up to date is going to be a task. Nevertheless, I will add all I can. I had to set a goal (~300) otherwise I would have been collecting data forever. I also have a dilemma of more data on what I have or more models. @larryi @thecarpathian @yogiboy I will add these items, thank you. I also thought of a few more features, such as mapping where they can be heard but that’s a bit more time than I have. @shtinkydog many thanks to you too :) Back to updating the list....
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@knotscott thank you! I admit, I still find errors here and there (100 hours visual cut and paste) so hopefully it reflects those data accurately.
@zo6ak Thanks! Those Revels are one of the highest regarded speakers on these pages |
@larryi , Good idea! Leave a 1-5 star review of speakers they've tried. I know, easy for me to say!! |
thank you @ghdprentice, means a lot from you |
@nonoise I added Revival because of your comments and reviews :) |
@larryi I will, thank you! |
@grislybutter ....One of the most impressive DIY projects that one doesn't have to resort to YT to enjoy and make use of....👍+10 to the tenth... (If anyone knows our OP personally, please go buy a round or three of the fav...;)...) One source (yeah, you knew 'this' was pending....).... ....only seen ONCE in the marketplace.... Either a very well-kept secret....or so awful that it's embarrassing to mention in polite (or not very?) company.... Anyone? Curious entity is still such....
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Bravo! Really a cool, labor extensive and useful list. My only suggestion is that more product model numbers should be added. For example, eventually include the entire Tekton line and follow suit with other speaker manufacturers to plot their entire speaker models on the site. And one rather large error, do not use the word "base" in describing woofers as you did on the list. The correct terminology for a low frequency driver is a "bass" driver. Just like the fish. Thanks for the list. |
thanks for the correction, I will fix it. I agree that more models would be good. However, it's a sample database, not a comprehensive one. If it were, I would be doing this full time. It was just a weekend project. Well. about 7 weekends. But I am interested in adding more models, just not across the entire model line, more like everything between 1 and 5K. |
Thanks for doing all of this work. Impressive and helpful. A thought on how you could expand this database and minimize effort. You may have already thought of this and decided not to pursue. Reach out to speaker makers and ask if they would like to submit their speakers (in a format that you would provide) so you could just upload their data and expand your database. |
Wow!! So much data!! I maxed out the memory of my Apple IIc all the way out to 64k, and STILL couldn’t fit it all in. But, seriously, this is pretty awesome. Very nicely done. Intelligent and intuitive layout. As one who has spent a fair amount of time attempting to illustrate objects in simple graphic form, I can appreciate the amount of work that went into it. I was (past tense) pretty proud of the survey I designed and placed on AudioGon. You win. |
What a great list. The sorting ability is huge. Thank you. with a little publicity, some work to make it more complete, you can monitize it and do pretty well I would think. The suggestion to add ratings has been made and is a double edged sword. It will cause tremendous controversy and lots of work for you. O’TOH, if you monitize it ratings will gather a lot of clicks. If you crowdsource ratings you will get positives from owners (almost always) and negatives from sour grapers and trolls....there will be a tremendouse amount of work policing and managing arguments. Maybe you’ve made some omissions, and maybe this isn’t the area you focus on, but this list shows how few good speakers there are for the SET crowd, i.e., sensitivity of 95 and above. Thans for your work and best of luck however you move forward. I have bookmarked the page. Jerry |
@jperry I think it’s a great idea, thank you, I am moving it the top of my list. It would make it very easy for me. I thought of two more flags, "discontinued" and "new" which then the manufacturers could give me too. I did reach out to a lot of them to get or clarify data. At that point I had nothing to show. Out of 20 (repeated) requests, I received 2 responses. Hopefully it would be different this time. @waytoomuchstuff we all win :) @thecarpathian I will start with geography/maps which is part of my day job. I am still too dumb about which measurements really matter. All your suggestions are added to my todo my list :) @carlsbad2 I agree with you, ratings can be a pain. But my biggest concern is that without critical mass, it will be more confusing than valuable. It would also be counterproductive to my goal (I think) because it would further popularize the best selling models and "leave" the unknowns behind. My goal is to show the breadth of options and thereby help the "little guy" - to give choices besides the "Toyotas and BMWs"
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@grislybutter I love your responsse to me. I wish you all the luck in the world. Jerry |
@yesiam_a_pirate thank you! I suck at monetizing things so I usually get "in the shed" on the weekend for the labor of love :) But nothing is free in life, so yes, adding new features and data would be boosted if it was run a bit less like a hobby. |
@falconquest the items on the list are companies I have heard of or read about. I knew of Legacy Audio but I had zero context. I will add it of course. Please forgive me, it won't happen again :) |
@thecarpathian my English needs a lot of corrections, I welcome any feedback, thanks! |
@ronboco I did what I could, I started with cheapest and most expensive model and then one from each category of 1-2K, 6-10K, 16-20K. Then I tried to make sure to have a somewhat even representation of a company's selection. For big brands, I added at least 5 models. @mbmi if it’s 1/3 already, that would be sweet. But it’s probably even less. |
