Owners of speakers by obscure companies chime in

I'll toss in Selah Audio. Haven't really seen anything on them beyond their website and forum over at AudioCircle... they've shown at a few shows like RMAF.

I have the Tanzanites, S7's, Sardonyx center, and Whomp sub. These are currently setup haphazardly in a basement office/bedroom waiting basement development so can't really say how well they will sound, but no complaints so far.

Volume knob on my Nuforce is at 12.5.

B.E.S.L. speakers from Indiana have been my mainstay for several years now. I met the owner, Phil Bamberg quite accidently at a cafe. He overheard a conversation that I was having with my son and chimed in. Somehow, the conversation turned to audio, and I ended up at his house listening to some very fine speakers. In the end, i purchased a pair for myself, and that was more than 8 years ago,quite a record for me as far as keeping a set of speakers. He is still selling a few models (mine were about 2,200 dollars). Only recently I have decided to sell these great speakers and build a single driver set of speakers. anyway, what were the odds?

Which of these companies allow you to try (at home) before
you buy them (and just pay shipping costs, I assume)?

Rsgs92, if you're willing to cover shipping costs, I can think of at least one that would!

Eyes rolling innocently,

Duke
small manufacturer

Would be hard to go wrong buying from Duke. One of the good guys in audio. Plus hes a award winner. Think he will soon be leaving us obscure companies behind and joining the big boys hope he will still lower himself to chat with us obscure manufacters;)