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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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whatjd
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Magnepan and at one time Dahlquist and Thiel. 

whatjd
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Roxy54, thank  you for deciding what is true for other  people.  How very enlightened.   



whatjd
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Magnepan.  In their day, Thiel 

whatjd
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Everything in the high end is boutique.  What is sold at Wal-Mart, the local TV/hardware store and the rest of the chains is what most  people use to play "their music".  Where most people get their
 boombox type of thing is also the place you can buy a toaster and a snow shovel.  

High end audio is a very small part of electronics sales in this country.....Not much in the way of  "high-end" comes from Taiwan or Wal-Mart. 

Even whatever Sony makes that could be  considered "high-end" is a very small part of their business.

Yamaha is first a music company, but the average American thinks of them as a motorcycle makers.

"The company was originally named Nippon Gakki, which translated means 'Japan musical instruments'. It was changed to Yamaha Corporation in 1987. In 1887 Torakusu Yamaha created his own version of the reed organ before starting his own business in Hamasatsu."

If you look at the logo on the side of a Yamaha motorcycle there is a symbol with three crossed tuning forks. 





  

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