What's your favorite boutique speaker maker


Seeing a few discussions recently about Fritz made me curious about what other artisan speaker shops are out there. 

I'll cast my vote for Louis at Omega Speakers in CT. His high efficiency full range Alnico drivers, impeccable craftsmanship and very reasonable prices make a compelling option. I've had some very nice speakers over the years but these put a smile on my face like no others could. My search is over. 

No affiliation with him, here's a link to the ones he built for me the beginning of this year. 
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7RE-f7JiW6/
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Showing 12 responses by roxy54

I guess he means all of them are small in the context of the context of the vast, endless universe. (?)
a_shah,
Tidal (if one can afford them )
Trenner &Friedl ( reasonably priced)
Daedalus
vanderstein

The only one of those that might be considered boutique is Daedalus, and even that’s borderline.
I recall years ago when the owner of Volti was just offering refurbs on older Klipsch speakers. He's really come a long way.
drbarney1,
You're not the first person to nominate Magnepan, but they are NOT a boutique company, and haven't been for many years! 
audioman58,
They are good speakers from all reports, but I don't think that they would qualify as a boutique brand. They're distributed internationally and they advertise.
Magnepan. In their day, Thiel


Neither of them woould be considered boutique.
whatjd,
I'm not deciding anything for anyone sir. I think most members will agree that these brands sold by far enough product as well as spent enough advertising dollars that they would not be considered boutique manufacturers.
whatjd,
All very interesting, (and common knowledge). You are STILL wrong about Magnepan and Thiel. In the small world of the high end, they would still be considered big players.