10 best loudspeaker companies

[smowry]

Would anyone care to list the 10 best Loudspeaker/Transducer Companies? Note that the best Loudspeaker Companies tend to manufacture ar least some of their own transducers.

 

[Puddingbuks]

Best at what?

 

[Bleib]

These things are difficult because many brands are not easily accessible everywhere in the world
It also means it's difficult to try 'em out

 

[smowry]

Best at what?

Sound reproduction.

Firstly, let's limit it to the best 5. As an analogy what are the 5 best sports cars.

1. TAD - Best coaxial in the industry with highest material standards
2. GENELEC - Good coaxial implemented with waveguide integration, active + Industrial Design
3. KEF - Advanced technology from strong R&D
4. D&D - Innovative active design with good directivity and value for the price
5. ASCILAB - Trust Amir's judgement and comparable to D&D but using Purifi

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[DavidEdwinAston]

Keff appears to be dips and salads.
Presumably Kef?

 

[Buckchester]

But those dips definitely sound good.

 

[smowry]

Keff appears to be dips and salads.
Presumably Kef?

Typo, thanks for the correction. My avitar is an LS50 Meta coaxial. I know KEF.

 

[smowry]

I am interested in what the ASR community preferences are. And I admit that the question is inherently subjective. So what about your 5 favorite Loudspeaker Companies and why?

 

[DavidEdwinAston]

Spendor. Because I've had them, have them, and always will have them!

 

[Gary_G]

Focal, It's what I have !

 

[Putter]

I would include Revel although they may be disappearing like Infinity and Boston Acoustic.

 

[smowry]

Thanks. Focal and Revel are outstanding and in a listing of 10 would be on my list too.

 

[smowry]

Most of my stuff is DIY but I also have KEF. I cannot afford TAD.

My latest and third recent DIY project is underway. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7415476627540721664/

 

[RexrothPigeon]

I haven't heard them, but I suspect that Grimm and GGNTKT are in this tier

 

[Mikig]

I would add Dynaudio….

however I have a thought: the best ones produce both drivers and speakers….
Ps: aleo JBL, Piega, Marten, Wilson…maybe there are more than 10

 

[smowry]

@RexrothPigeon

You like directivity control. What about Kii?

Ilpo. the deceased founder of GENELEC. once told me directivity is everything.

 

[Ropeburn]

10.: Heco for being the budget king. They do develop their own transducers too.

 

[smowry]

@Mikig said, "the best ones produce both drivers and speakers".

Agreed!

 

[smowry]

@Ropeburn

I don't know Heco but their high frequency transducer looks very interesting. Do you have information?

 

[Audionaut]

Backes & Müller
Neumann
Genelec
MBL
Manger
JBL
TAD
Geithain
KS Digital
Ascendo