...Not sure if this company is a 'boutique speaker maker', but the German company Manger Audio manufactures some (really!) impressive 'Speakers, their flagship S1 active floorstanders, which use a novel architecture for their drivers (called that 'Manger Transducer', as well as a damping technology called the 'Star Damper', as well as built-in Class-AB amps for both the (full range) driver and the twitter, are really impressive 'Speakers, which, admittedly, don't come cheap (retail price in the US is about $24,950), but then again, consider that the 'Big Boys' in the field, such as the Magico M3 ($75,000 sans an optional dedicated stand, at $9600, and (if for some unexplained reason) need to be augmented with subwoofers, they cost $22K each...The same goes for companies such as YG Acoustics, Giya Audio, Revel, Focal, MBL, Wilson-Benesch, and the list goes on and on...So, taking into account the price of these, the Manger Audio 'Speakers are a great VFM proposition! And, the company manufactures a full line of other, less expensive, but equally impressive 'speakers.
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/
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/