"I would hate to buy a pair of speakers that I absolutely love and are totally worth the money to me based on their sound and look, but I'd be devastated if I found out the internal parts weren't high quality."
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Speaker brands known to use first class internal components
I've been watching some YouTube videos lately that explore speakers from different companies including checking what internal components they are using. I've been alarmed to see that some high-end (and very expensive) speakers have nice cabinets and drivers but really use dime store crossovers and wiring. Some where so flagrant that if I would have purchased those speakers I wouldn't just be disappointed, I'd be angry. One of the speakers I would consider buying are the Kef Reference 1 stand mounts (it's a little big to be called a bookshelf) but I would hate to pay $7,000 or more for a pair only to find out the internal components are sub par. Are there brands that can be purchased with "confidence" (pun intended) that are sure to use top notch crossovers, wiring and speaker cable terminals? Thanks in advance
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joenies138 posts09-10-2021 5:19pmA number of years ago I had my B&W 801 speakers re-wired with Kimber cable and had the protective circuit modified. I asked my technician to replace any components on the cross-overs. He said he could not buy anything better than what was already being used. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I believe your tech geek, Not EVEN the very finest crossover components can help out the B&W **House Sound**. Again proof the midwoofer/tweeter thingy is a failure. Wilson's suffer same house sound issues as B& W, Vandersteen's. |
"I would hate to buy a pair of speakers that I absolutely love and are totally worth the money to me based on their sound and look, but I'd be devastated if I found out the internal parts weren't high quality."I didn't see this quote anywhere and I know it's not anything close to what I said. But in a way I agree with you. If I bought a 2 million dollar Bugatti and found out it had Bangladeshi built electronics, fuel injection and stability control, as long as it went real fast the day I bought it I would still feel like I got my money's worth Ugh |
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