The event was yesterday and a great success. If you visit the www.azavclub.com website you will see the speakers we had there. Some were made in Asia but many were not…ATC, Falcon Acoustics, Tekton Design, Speakerlab, Philharmonic, Sonus Faber, Buchardt off the top of my head. BTW, the event was not a shootout, it was an exposition so folks could hear many different speakers that were not easy to demo in the Phoenix metro. We even had a number of folks come from out of state to partake :)
Suggest your most desired MSRP $1,500-$3,000 Stand Mount for a Shootout.
We are gathering a list of eight speakers to compare in two live events in
June 2022. Post covid we hope!
Trying to gather models which are not readily available for audition.
Please submit your One suggestion here.
I will begin with my One -KLH Model 5. MRSP $2,000.
Thanks for the help!
Showing 3 responses by prighello
@kokakolia, Sonus Faber is made in Italy, Focals are made in France; they make all their own drivers and some for other manufacturers (like Wilson). Tekton Design, sources drivers from all over but many of their woofers are made in the USA by Eminence. I believe SF is making all their drivers now too after a failed experiment with China on the Venere line. I know this because I have owned/own speakers from all of these brands. Regardless, country of origin shouldn’t matter from a sonic persepctive. Supply chains are global and parts or materials are sourced from all over the world. Who "makes" your smartphone? It’s about design and QC, that’s what matters. For myself, origin is more about supporting friends or pride of ownership. I’m under no believe that something will sound better or worse just becasue of where it was manufactured so long as design and QC are behind it (e.g. branding). |
@kokakolia, I’m going to leave this here for you:
Kevin is a major US Focal dealer. The speaker he is speaking about was the entry level a couple of years ago before being replaced with the Chora line. He literally says it’s made in France and he visited the factory. Are you implying they make the drivers in France and then send them to China to be assembled into a finished speaker? I suppose that’s possible but I’d need proof to believe it as I fail to see how that could save them much money. Anyway, it doesn’t much matter to me which of us has the right of it in the end :) I do agree that companies should be transparent about origin though. Some folks do care. |