Obscure companies making excellent speakers?

Pmshow - It would help if you would define what you mean by "a relatively modest price" . . . !

You can add Daber Audio to the mix. Our website doesn't include our Monitor 3's yet, and has some pretty lackluster photos of the Tympanist subwoofers.

The Monitor 3's are not up on our website yet for two reasons: 1) my photographer became ill and 2) I'm pretty bad at website design.

I do have the Monitor 3's up in a classified in the "monitors" section and you can view them there. We do advertise on facebook, but as the o/p of this thread touched on, advertising is quite expensive. We will be getting a review in an ezine coming up relatively soon though, so I'm hoping that does a good job of helping spread the word.

Thanks for making this thread!

Under $1000 for decent monitor speakers?

Tekton, KCS and Hornshoppe Horns all make great sounding and high value loudspeakers. I have heard good things about Fritz as well, but I still haven't tried them.

I have now had the Daber Monitor 3's for two weeks and have had a chance to do some critical listening. I have the rounded cabinets in maple that Steve provides for a small extra fee. They are gorgeous with very high end carpentry work! The first thing that will strike you is the deep, tight bass for such a relatively small speaker. I doubt anyone but the most avid bass fan will see the need for a subwoofer in a two-channel setup. The mids are very satisfying and the highs are clear and precise. Vocals are rendered in a very natural fashion. The soundstage competes with the best. My wife, who is very musically inclined, even prefers them over my Acoustic Zen Adagios. A very different speaker and a matter of taste, but still high praise from a very musical person. I love them both for different reasons. To say that I am pleased with the results would be an understatement. In summary I think this must be one of the best values in speakers out there and they are made in the USA by a small entrepreneurial company. Give them a try - you will not be disappointed!

As a side note the speaker stands for the Volla speakers fit as if made for these speakers (rounded) - got them from MSS HIFI at a decent preice. Steve is planning on making stands for them as well in the near future.