What's your favorite boutique speaker maker

I too!!!... would second the vote (of  nonoise) for Tony Minasian’s G6 stand mount speakers. They are my favorite (best kept secret) for musical bliss! Transparency, fast, neutral, sensitive, and what I might call, emotional musicality.  Since my purchase, it’s become very difficult to pull myself away from the sweet spot, quite addictive!

So far it’s been US companies. Here are three of my favourite from the rest of the world.


The Swiss company Boenicke make speakers which are elegant hand-made beauties, all made from solid wood. They look and sound like no other speaker, so musical and with a wonderful sense of air and space, and massive depth. Without a doubt my favourite speakers. https://boenicke-audio.ch

The British company Wilson Benesch are another great boutique company, run by a British family. They make speakers with high tech materials and they sound very impressive - fast and detailed and very transparent. http://wilson-benesch.com

From Taiwan Lawrence Audio make quirky looking speakers which have a superb rich sound.
http://www.lawrenceaudio.com

An observation: from looking at the recommendations in this thread it seems the US boutique speakers are mostly very much conventional rectangular boxes. The European and Asian boutique makers seem to be more open to pushing speaker design into something more attractive whilst still keeping the sound as a priority.

Generation 4s by Watkins Stereo
They are made in Kingsport, TN by Mr Bill Watkins Jr. Bill and his father, now passed away, have been building speakers for over 40 years. Bill Sr said he couldn't build a better speaker than the Gen 4s. Amazing sound for the price. 

I, too, wondered about what defines "boutique".
Janszen qualifies if we're referring to factors such as small production numbers, products built-to-order, distinctive design features, and direct involvement of the owner/CEO in the production and sales processes. Oh, and relatively high prices. $5K (or so) and up?

Janszen offers 30-day trials and only sells direct.  I don't think Devore offers in-home trials (or maybe it depends on the dealer).

I don't know if you would consider them exactly "boutique" since they have been around so long, but Magnepan makes actual speakers.  The rest are having fun, I am sure, but if you want to hear only what you put into a transducer, try them.

Cheers!