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No frills speaker manufacturers

What are some speaker companies that put all or most of their build budget into parts and design function and none or hardly none into aesthetic? If there was no wife acceptance factor and you didn't give a hoot about how they look what speakers would you buy? 

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jpmanomet
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+1 @daledeee1 

Crites packages are a great bargain. The Type B I also built for 2k will run with the Cornwall IV all day long. I swapped out the Sonicaps on the crossover board for 40 bucks worth of NOS Russian PIO and couldn't be happier..

 

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johnnycamp5
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Needless to say if you can diy in your spare time it’s the most bang for buck…

Also buying used (someone’s diy) can be much less expensive.

Its true that you need to know what you like the sound of though …for me it was mostly in terms of high sensitivity vs. low sensitivity.

For my first build I did not …and I went ahead and built a pair of speakers (B741SS) from Madisound that I was terribly disappointed in…and even these weren’t inexpensive (in my world).

I then built a different high sensitivity design and was much happier. Live and learn!

 

 

audioconnection
1,270 posts
 

Vandersteens 

Best selling High End speakers of all time

Magnepans another great High performer 

Best JohnnyR 

dealer for both 

 

 

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