Poor Fritz

The Be tweeter in the Carrera is the best handling of any Be tweeter that I've ever heard, and I've heard several, some less than great and some OK.  All Fritz speakers also go remarkably low for the price.  They are also tube friendly.  The demo at the 2018 CAF with a Modwright 300B headphone amp was superlative.  Above all, they sound really great, unlike certain "bargain" brands.

Hi @decooney

I have not owned Fritz speakers, nor do I have financial interest in his business. I first heard them in Oakland at a show, and they were amazing. Easily the best sound of the show. I was absolutely amazed at the components he was using and how inexpensively he was selling them for.

I remember at that show Blue Coast Records (DSD downloads!) was there and I got to meet a couple of their ladies, I cant’ remember if both were musicians, or one was a musician and the other a recording engineer. Both independently also mentioned they thought his room was fantastic.  Another really amazing thing to me was that he did a lot of custom work. Sending speakers to listeners, and modifying them to taste.

Here’s the thing: If those speakers had a Wilson badge they would be 5x as expensive and to my ears comparable sound quality (and better than older Wilsons) given the size restrictions. Here is a man producing $15,000 speakers for a song, with customized finished and even sound profiles.

It’s like lusting after an Armani rack suit you can’t afford and finding a tailor who can make you a tailored pair with better with equal or better fabrics for half.



Best,
Erik

I have heard Fritz speakers on several occasions at audio shows. They have sounded excellent every time. In my opinion they are outstanding both within their price range and within their size ballpark. 

Duke

If those speakers had a Wilson badge they would be 5x as expensive and to my ears comparable sound quality (and better than older Wilsons) given the size restrictions.

So are you saying the wilsons are a complete scam? That appears to be exactly what you are saying Erik Tufnel.

I should maybe note that one thing that worked for Fritz during that show which might have made it a standout.

He brought his own room acoustics instead of relying on ASC and his own electronics. 
For some reason the gear provided by ASC seemed to suck out the mid bass, and every single room besides fritz had this "one note bass" phenomenon, where no matter what was playing, or what room I was in the bass sounded exactly the same.  Really never heard anything like that.  I stepped into Fritz's room and that all went away.

I've heard Fritz at another show since then and it was still very good, but other rooms didn't sound quite so bad now. :)

Best,
E