Most brands in audio are born out of necessity or solving particular problems.
Japanese Audio
I've owned a few great low powered Japanese tube amps and wonder if anyone knows why this niche of low power class A and tube amps exists in Japan. Luxman, Leben, Airtight, Yamamoto, Almarro (no longer), SPEC, Accuphase to name a few. If your goal is building a low power amplifier, where does the inspiration come from? Did these brands spring up from western influence like other areas of Japanese culture or are there many unheard of Japanese high efficiency speakers?
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bjesien, Speakers that are locally sourced (USA), small, and efficient is a tall order. By far, the best I've heard in that category are Charney Audio speakers. The "Companion " models I heard (with AER or Voxativ drivers) were among the best speakers I've heard at any price apart from custom builds). Volti makes a few models that are not that compact, but, they also sound good. In my local area (Washington DC), Deja Vu Audio makes custom built speakers; some are surprisingly compact (not really compact, but small for the kind of sound they deliver). |
Omega Speaker systems,
Omega Speaker Systems
from Norwalk Connecticut all speakers between 94.5dB and 98dB efficiency, and are actually reasonably priced. |
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