ScanSpeak Ellipticor-A50-II (anyone build them?)

The problem is, it has been pointed out that we can DIY the speaker for a fraction of the cost. I understand companies have costs to meet but if you can avoid those costs then why bother paying them to do it? Just get the wood cut for you and glue it together and youve got yourself a Magico beater for a fraction of the price. 

It might be a labour of love but that doesnt mean they are not making a lot of money from it.

Much of it is being made in chinese factories thesedays so the excuses about factory and labor costs are simply not true. 

@kenjit Much of it is being made in chinese factories thesedays so the excuses about factory and labor costs are simply not true.

Sure, for those products made and manufactured in China, that’s great.

And, for the handful made in the USA, it’s best to go visit the factories in person and see first hand. DIY designed and built my main audio speakers. And, worked and built speakers ground up in a factory right here in the good old USA.

How about you?

@kenjit I find that its not easy to find a wood worker that will be willing to cut the wood to your measurements. Usually you have to go to a full speaker builder and if you do they often want to do the whole build and the labour costs become quite a lot.

Turns out that Troels' speakers are being shown at Axpona this April:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/scan-speak-a-s_axpona-madisound-activity-7047526541768949760-rf85?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

I have a friend who just had these built hes blown away by them. Another friend who heard them said they impressed him more than commercial speakers many multiples more expensive.