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Little Know Speaker Builders

I recently came across a local speaker builder and had a listen to his designs. The guy has been building speakers for 30 years and for the price, they sounded really good. I may take a pair home to comapre to my B&Ws. The speakers sell for $1800 versus $5000 for the B&W 803s.

I wanted to know if you know of any other speaker builders where you have had a listen to their designs and what your thoughts are. Did you end up comparing them and buying them? An can you provide me with information on them.

Thanks and Happy Listening.
bigkidz
meisterkleef
146 posts
 
If you're in the Chicago area check out Kinetic Audio
(www.kinetic-audio.com). Used to be a fairly large operation
in the mid-70s but has slowly reduced to his current one-man
company run by Ted Karson. Specializes in transmission line
designs. He builds his own 12" woofers, 6.5" mids, and 1"
soft dome tweeters to extremely high standards. The only
drivers he outsources are his 1" metal dome tweeters and
his 2" metal and soft dome mids. I've had a pair of his
Labyrinths since '96 and I'm still thrilled by them every
time I sit down to listen.
docjr8156
34 posts
 
Try Don Morrison at Morrison audio. He's famous for making the E.L.A.D. (line-stage preamp) but you have to hear his speakers, glorious and the response is as flat as flat could be with the 3D imaging that is out of this world.
jdombrow
371 posts
 
Check out Reimer speakers (www.reimerspeakers.com). He is a one-man shop. Great speakers. He doesn't make his own drivers (as few people do, except large companies), but his designs are great. I've got a pair of his McCulloughs, and I'm extremely happy with them. I'm driving them with a pair of 2A3 monoblocks.

JD
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cpdunn99
639 posts
 
Meisterkleef:

That should be www.kineticaudio.com (i.e., no dash)
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