Loudspeaker Manufacturers
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- Accent Speaker Technology Ltd. A Canadian company founded in 1973 that manufactures Nola speakers (formerly Alon).
- Alta Audio - A New York-based high-end manufacturer of audiophile loudspeakers.
- Audio Note UK - A UK-based company founded in 1991.
- Avantgarde Acoustic - A German company that manufactures high-end, very large high- efficiency horn-loaded loudspeakers using a spherical funnel shaped "bionic" horn. The company vision is to build the best speakers in the world. The company was founded in 1991 by Holger Fromme and Matthias Ruff in 1991.
- Black Dahlia - Dick Olsher's site and home of Samadhi speakers and his wife Leslie's recordings.
- Borensen Audio - A member of the Audio Group Of Denmark companies. Borensen is the manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers. They design and manufacture every component of their speakers, including speaker drivers, magnets, crossovers and cabinets. Their speakers employ planar ribbon tweeters.
- Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) - A British manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers. They produce, wired & wireless loudspeakers, Home Theater loudspeakers and headphones. The company was founded in 1966 by John Bowers.
- Bryston - A Canadian-based manufacturer of audiophile solid-state power amps, preamps, phono preamps, DACs, power isolation devices, Home Theater amps and preamps, and loudspeakers (active, passive and wireless).
- Burmester Audio - A German high-end audiophile company that manufactures a full line of products for home audio use.
- Cambridge Audio - A manufacturer of reasonably-priced entry-level hi-fi equipment, including amps, preamps, DACs, CD players, streamers, network players, turntables, stereo receivers and loudspeakers.
- Cessaro Horn Acoustics - A German company founded in 2006 that manufactures spherical horn-based loudspeakers and a vacuum tube-based power amp and a solid-state preamp.
- Clarysis Audio - A Swiss manufacturer of planar ribbon dipole speakers in the style of Apogee Acoustics (1981 to999). They have researched and found ways to further improve the original design.
- Daedalus Audio - A Washington-based company that manufactures audiophile speaker and Home Theater speaker systems.
- Elac - A manufacturer of reasonably priced electronics and loudspeakers, located in California.
- Dynaudio - A Danish loudspeaker maker, founded in 1977. Dynaudio builds speakers using only their own drivers. They have a large range of high-end loudspeakers for home stereo and Home Theater applications. They also have a professional division manufacturing monitors for recording studios as well as a division for auto installations.
- Electrocompaniet A manufacturer of high-end audiophile electronics located in Norway, in business since 1973. Their EC Living line is their wireless audio collection for 2-channel stereo within a single room. The collection includes a streamer, a streamer with built-in amp, a small wireless satellite loudspeaker with streamer and DAC built-in, a small wireless satellite add-on loudspeaker minus the streamer and DAC, a wireless subwoofer and stands to mount the satellite loudspeakers.
- Eminent Technology - A manufacturer of hybrid loudspeakers combining push-pull planar magnetic drivers (ribbon drivers) with standard dynamic cone woofers.
- Energy Speakers - A Canadian company, founded in 1973 that manufactures loudspeakers. Their product line includes bookshelf speakers, floor-standing tower speakers, Home Theater Systems, soundbars, center channel speakers, subwoofers, surround speakers, satellite speakers, Multi-media systems and In-wall/In-ceiling speakers.
- Estelon - Manufacturer of audiophile loudspeakers that is located in Estonia.
- Focal Loudspeakers - A French manufacturer of home audio and Home Theater speakers, both wired and wireless. Focal's core businesses are speaker drivers and high-fidelity loudspeakers. Focal was founded in 1979 in Paris by engineer, high-fidelity enthusiast and technology journalist Jacques Mahul.
- Gershman Acoustics - A Canadian designer and manufacturer of high-end loudspeakers. The company was founded in 1993 by Eli Gershman and Ofra Gershman.
- Golden Ear Audio - A manufacturer of audiophile loudspeakers, located in Irvine, CA.
- Gold Note - An Italian company that manufactures a complete line of audiophile equipment that encompasses the entire audio chain. Gold Note was founded in Firenze, Italy in 2012 by Maurizio Aterini. Gold Note is the leading Italian manufacturer in the High-End audio industry. Their products are a statement of Italian craftsmanship, now sold in 50 countries.
- Harbeth - A British manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers. Their loudspeakers are small to medium sized bookshelf or stand-mounted monitor speakers.
- JansZen Audio - A manufacturer of hybrid loudspeakers using a combination of electrostatic and dynamic drivers. They have bookshelf size stand-mounted and floor standing speakers. The current company was started by David Janszen in 2005, but is a continuation and refinement of his father Arthur A. Janszen's electrostatic designs with Janszen Laboratory, Inc., founded in 1955.
- Jolida - A Chinese manufacturer of vacuum tube-based power amps, preamps, integrated amps, phono preamps, CD players, hybrid tube amplifier with media player, small bookshelf loudspeakers and cables.
- KEF - A British manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers. They produce, wired & wireless loudspeakers, Subwoofers, Home Theater loudspeakers and headphones. The company was founded in 1961 by Raymond Cooke.
- Legacy Audio - A manufacturer of High-end audiophile loudspeakers located in Springfield, IL. The company was founded in 1983 by engineering prodigy, Bill Dudleston, and co-founder, Jacob Albright, a seasoned craftsman in cabinetry. They currently manufacture audiophile home loudspeakers for stereo systems as well as Home Theater loudspeakers, subwoofers, center channel speakers and satellite speakers.
- Linn - Linn is an engineering company that manufactures hi-fi and audio equipment. Founded by Ivor Tiefenbrun in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1973, the company is best known as the manufacturer of the Linn Sondek LP12 turntable. The company manufactures turntables, loudspeakers (powered, passive and wireless), power amps, streaming Network Music Players, full systems and whole home music systems.
- Magico Audio - A manufacturer of dynamic audiophile loudspeakers, located in Hayward, CA.
- Magnepan Loudspeakers - A manufacturer of thin-film dipole speakers, the magnetic equivalent to electrostatic drivers. These driver elements are typically known as ribbon drivers. The company was founded in 1969 by Jim Winey. It is based in White Bear Lake, MN.
- Martin Logan - Manufacturer of mostly electrostatic high-end stereo and home theater speaker systems.
- MBL - The company was founded in Germany in 1979 by speaker designer Wolfgang Meletzky along with the help of two audiophile friends Bienecke, and Lehnhardt. The company manufactures quite expensive high-end loudspeakers and electronics. All models of speakers are 360-degree omnidirectional Radialstrahler speakers that share a unique spherical tweeter and midrange drivers.
- McIntosh - A manufacturer of high-end audiophile electronics and systems including power amps, preamps, integrated amps, phono preamps, headphone amps, Home Theater processors, turntables, CD players, speakers, media streamers and Home Theater systems. The company was founded in 1949 by Frank McIntosh and is located in Binghamton, NY.
- Mission HiFi - A British-based manufacturer of audiophile loudspeakers, subwoofers integrated amps and Home Theater loudspeakers.
- Monitor Audio - A British-based manufacturer of audiophile loudspeakers, subwoofers integrated amps and Home Theater loudspeakers. Their reputation was built on loudspeakers, but they now also manufacture Home Theater systems and electronics as well as whole-house multi-room audio electronics.
- Muraudio - A Canadian manufacturer of curved electrostatic loudspeakers (ESL). The company was founded in 2011 by Murray Harman. He spent 10 years of research and development to create Muraudio's patented Continuous Curve ESL.
- Odyssey Audio - Indianapolis, IN-based manufacturer of great bang-for-the-buck audiophile electronics. Products include solid-state amps, preamps, integrated amps, speakers, cables and equipment racks.
- Paradigm - A manufacturer of audiophile loudspeakers, Home Theater loudspeakers, subwoofers and outdoor and wireless loudspeakers. The company is based in Toronto, Canada and was founded in 1982 by Jerry VanderMarel and Scott Bagby.
- Piega - A swiss manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers, most of which user planar magnetic ribbon tweeter. They manufacture both wired and wireless models as well as Home Theater speakers.
- ProAc - A British loudspeaker manufacturer founded by Stewart Tyler in 1979. They manufacture a wide range of highly regarded audiophile loudspeakers suitable for home stereo systems or Home Theater systems. Their loudspeakers include stand-mounted bookshelf-sized monitors to large floor-standing tower loudspeakers, as well as a center-channel speaker.
- PS Audio - A manufacturer of high-end solid state electronics including, power amps, preamps, DACs, power regenerators, streamers and now, speakers located in Boulder, CO. PS Audio was founded in 1973 by audio designers Paul McGowan and Stan Warren (with whose initials the company was named).
- PSB Speakers - A Canadian company founded in 1972 by Paul Barton that manufactures high-end audiophile loudspeakers for home stereo and Home Theater applications.
- Quad HiFi - A UK-based manufacturer of electrostatic and dynamic driver/ribbon hybrid speakers, as well as tube and solid-state electronics. This company has been in business since 1948.
- Raven Audio - A Texas-based designer and manufacturer of award-winning high-performance consumer-level vacuum tube amplifiers. Their product line includes vacuum tube-based power amps and integrated amps, cables and loudspeakers.
- Reference 3A - A manufacturer of audiophile loudspeakers. They produce a wide variety of loudspeakers from small mini-monitors to large floor-standing speakers, as well as speaker stands and custom cables. Reference 3A designs and builds their own drivers and have implemented a whole range of features that make their loudspeakers unique. The company is located in Ontario, Canada.
- Rega Research - A British manufacturer of audiophile components including turntables, tonearms, cartridges, solid-state power amps, preamps, integrated amps, phono stages, MC phono stages, CD player/DACs, loudspeakers and a complete analogue entry-level system.
- Reimer Speaker Systems - Small manufacturer of highly-regarded individually hand-built audiophile speaker systems based in Cody, WY.
- Revel - Founded in 1995 by Sanford Berlin, who was owner of the Madrigal Audio Laboratories, the company is an American loudspeaker manufacturer based in Stamford, CT. The company designs and manufactures high-end home and in-vehicle loudspeakers. Their product line includes loudspeakers for home stereo, Home Theater, in-Wall, in-Ceiling, extreme climate outdoor and auto applications.
- Salk Sound - An Internet Direct company that specializes in custom speakers and subwoofers. They manufacture high-end quality loudspeakers at a reasonable price. Their prooduct line includes floorstanding, monitor, and Home Theater speakers (bookshelf/surround, center channel and subwoofers). The company is located in Pontiac, MI and was started by Jim Salk in the early 2000s.
- Sanders Sound Systems - An Internet Direct company located in Colorado that specializes in electrostatic loudspeakers (ESL), amplifiers and preamps.
- Scaena Iso-Linear Array Loudspeakers - A loudspeaker manufacturer located in Florida. They produce a truly unique loudspeaker design which uses a vertical line array of small multiple drivers. Scaena isolates each driver in its own smooth, molded container. It also uses a supertweeter composed of a long vertical array of planar ribbon drivers and dual separate 18" subwoofer enclosures. The company was founded in 2004 by George Bischoff, formerly of Melos Audio, along with Mark Porzilli.
- Sonus faber - A high-end manufacturer of audiophile loudspeakers. Their speaker collections include reference high-end speakers for two channel stereo systems, Home Theater systems and subwoofers, wireless speakers, outdoor speakers, automotive speakers and marine speakers, as well as custom in-wall systems. Their speakers have won many international awards, and have been very highly rated in reviews. Sonus faber was founded in 1983 by Franco Serblin. Their loudspeakers are handcrafted in Vicenza, Italy.
- Sound Lab - A manufacturer of high-end full-range electrostatic loudspeaker systems.
- Spatial Audio Lab - A direct sales company that manufactures a number of open baffle loudspeakers. The company was founded by Clayton Shaw, but due to health issues, the company was sold to Sam Whitt, a former employee of Spatial, along with his father, David Whitt. Despite this change, Clayton remains involved in the company, serving as the head of sales and offering invaluable business advice derived from his extensive experience in the high-end audiophile market.
- Spendor Audio - UK-based manufacturer of audiophile loudspeakers from bookshelf to floor-standing and including Home Theter loudspeakers. Spendor was founded in the late 1960s by Spencer and Dorothy Hughes – the ‘Spen’ and ‘Dor’ in the name.
- Stenheim - A manufacturer of audiophile dynamic loudspeakers located in Switzerland.
- Tannoy - A company located in Scotland that manufactures loudspeakers for home stereo and Home Theater applications.
- Triangle Audio - A French manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers for home stereo and Home Theater applications. The company was founded in 1980.
- Van L SpeakerWorks - A local, Chicago-based manufacturer of speakers using a crossfeed ambience enhancement system.
- Vimberg - A German manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers.
- Vivid Audio - Vivid was founded in 2004 by loudspeaker designer Laurence Dickie. Vivid Audio manufactures high-end audiophile loudspeakers for home stereo and Home Theater applications. The company's design and business offices are in the UK, and manufacturing facilities are located in South Africa.
- Von Schweikert Audio - A manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers. The company is located in Riverside, CA and was started by Albert Von Schweikert in 1996.
- Wharfdale - A British manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers suitable for home stereo or Home Theater applications. They manufacture bookshelf, floor- standing, center channel loudspeakers, subwoofers, speaker stands as well as an integrated amp and a CD transport.
- Wilson Audio - A manufacturer of high-end audiophile loudspeakers, subwoofers, equipment isolation accessories and audiophile recordings. The company is based in Provo, UT, and was founded in 1974 by David and Sheryl Lee Wilson.
- Wilson Benesch - A British company founded in 1983 that manufactures high-end audiophile loudspeakers using space age carbon or carbon-fiber parts. They also made highly-rated turntables and tonearms in the 1990s, but unfortunately, those products have been discontinued.
- ZU Audio - Manufacturer based in Ogden, Utah, specializing in high-performance speaker, interconnect power and headphone cables, as well as several highly rated speaker systems.