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Owners of speakers by obscure companies chime in

Recently I discovered that there is a cottage industry out there producing some great speakers. Then I posted asking who are these companies and what speakers are they churning out. I was surprised at how many names popped up that I never heard of before. This time around we would like to hear from the owners and their experiences.
One last note, I beleive most of us realize how fortunate for us to have such a variety to choose from, only thing we need to figure out is how do we get to hear them?
Thanks in advance.
pedrillo
mordante
511 posts
 
Zu speakers are hardly known outside the US I think. I have been to some hifi shows in the Netherlands and I am acitive on some Dutch forums but no one even mentioned Zu.
macrojack
1,292 posts
 
The measure of obscurity, in this context at least, is how well known you are. The Zu name has some recognition but the posts I read here on Audiogon would testify that familiarity with their products is still quite minimal.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
A-16 Audio Euridia and Roksan Ojan 3X's are 2 of the more obscure speaker pairs i own.
audiokinesis
1,872 posts
 
Regarding how us obscurians promote our products, I do audio shows and take my speakers to people's home for an audition if they don't live too far away. I have had some success with Audiogon ads, but zero results from a year's worth of Stereophile classified ads. But most of my action has come from word-of-mouth, a lot of which can be traced back to audio shows.

I'll second the nomination of Rex speakers. I've heard them twice now at audio shows, and they punch well above their weight class in many areas. Vytas has done an excellent job as far as price/performance goes, not to mention their tiny footprint. Credit also to Trelja's amps. And speaking of Trelja, he didn't mention it but he imports an excitingly obscure line of speakers that I haven't heard yet but I like the philosophy behind them as well as the configuration:

http://www.opera-consonance.com/products/barque.htm

Duke
dealer/manufacturer
trelja
3,215 posts
 
Duke, I don't know what I was thinking, but I surely should have included you on this list. I'M SORRY!!!

Honestly, I first met Duke at RMAF 2007 after all these years of Audiogon friendship. As I told him there, with the Atma Sphere amplifier he was using, it was truly one of the best sounds at the show. Rich, full-bodied sound with a sense of being alive that is almost impossible for most to capture. One of the best sounds I've ever heard out of the OTLs, and at a show no less! I wish my room at that show sounded 25% as good.

BTW, I think Ralph would be wise to use Duke's speakers in his own rooms...
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