Beyond Boutique Speakers
Hi @whoopycat I think you are being far to critical of this thread and its spirit. I really don’t want to play thread nazi, and we are not threatened by new threads. I wanted to pay homage to the smallest of shops, that's all. One of the big reasons I thought Stereophile was a good divider was that they used to have a minimum requirement of having at least 5 US dealers before they would do a formal review. That seems to be gone. I’m not sure how much Covid has played a part or a new crop of reviewers. In any case, no I don’t have a problem with Volti being mentioned nor do I have a problem with you starting any thread you feel like. By the way, you mentioned Volti, but you didn’t put their website in: https://voltiaudio.com/ So please consider the positive intentions of the OP before you start threatening umbrage. Best, Erik |
PTA doesn’t count! I originally said Stereophile, but maybe I should have said "has to have a paper magazine." This way we exclude anything fully reviewed in What and HiFi+ as well to keep those naughty EU /Brits out. But look gang, this is meant to be a fun survey of really small makers. Like, smaller than Joseph Audio. So small they are practically direct only. I don't want to play police here. If you put in a link to a Joseph Audio size brand, sure put it in and lets move on. It's also not meant to be a discussion about any one brand, more of a listing. If you want to be a fanboy (and who doesn't?) Of a big brand from The Netherlands, nothing stops you from putting out your own thread. |
Well, Stereophile was a suggestion, in large part because their own criteria is that you have to have 3 dealers to be reviewed in their magazine, and it was based on the idea of Audiogon being a mostly US read site. I’ll leave it to everyone else to help out here, and avoid bringing up the JBLs of another country here. No reason why you can't start a different thread for them. I think so long as we bring exposure to these ultra low volume makers it’s a win. Best, E |
How does this sound: If the maker has had 1 dedicated review in Stereophile, including measurements, etc. then it’s excluded from this thread. If it’s been mentioned at a show or reviewed with others, etc. then it can be here. For instance, Kal Rubinson's Music in the Round does not count. Does that seem fair? |
We definitely need to note Great Plains. While they make components they also make finished products. Anyone enamored of the Altec Lansing horns of yore should look them up. https://greatplainsaudio.com/ Definitely too big for me! :) |
