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Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!)

Let's give a shout-out to those very small speaker companies that make excellent products.  I'm thinking of true one-man operations (owner-designer-maker) as well as very small ones (owner-designer + a very few employees).

My nominees: Ryan, Prana, Philharmonic, Fritz, Watkins, Vaughn, Chapman, even Daedalus, Salk, Selah.

Who else belongs in this list?

How do they manage to compete with the "big boys", in quality if not in quantity?


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chrshanl37
835 posts
 
Here’s a few more: Vapor, Ascend Acoustics, Evolution Acoustics and Klinger Favre.
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grannyring
6,467 posts
 
Hi highly recommend Silverline speakers. I have owned three of their speakers with the Bolero being my favorite. So musical. They just sound so right. 
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theo1124
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Source Loudspeaker Technologies from South Windsor CT. They are very under the radar but make great speakers. They have been around for 30 years. They don't do trade shows or advertise. Seems that their business model is OEM work, custom home installations and home theater. Nevertheless their speakers are a very audiophile product. Use high end drivers some custom some off the shelf, great build quality and great sound. 
newbee
4,767 posts
 
Another vote for Silverline. I've owned Bolero's for over 7 years and they clearly aren't going anywhere soon, if ever! :-)
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
Silverline Yeah,
I’m presently enjoying my Bolero Supremes kicked up with Jupiter copper foils on the Esotar,All Duelund internal wire,and more and better damping material everywhere.

Very nice and just so darn Musical,
Kenny.
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