Good HiFi from the Netherlands , Belgium and little brother Luxembourg to complete the Benelux!

[DanielT]

Driade

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They increase in length I see but you have height, tweeter height is needed.

"According to the report, the Netherlands is still the world’s tallest nation with the average height in the country for men 183.78 cm, or 6 foot, and 170.36 cm, or 5 foot 7 inches for women."

Croatia among top 10 countries with tallest people in the world

www.croatiaweek.com

Edit:
Far-fetched the idea of height placement of tweeter, I'm aware of that. Anyway, you are tall.

 

[DanielT]

(not a commercial product though but designed and built in NL)View attachment 196770

But the amps below are from JK acoustics (Johan Ketelaar)

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and one of his speakers:

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Aha, when you're still here, a quick OT. Solder from the 1970s. Dangerous to use?Inhaling those vapors? There's a lot of lead in such solder, isn't there? Do not remember how it is with it.

I found a roll of My Dad's old slider.

 

[solderdude]

Solder from the 1970s. Dangerous to use?Inhaling those vapors? There's a lot of lead in such solder, isn't there?

The smoke coming from solder is the flux inside the solder. After handling leaded solder it is probably best not to lick your fingers or eat your bread without washing your hands. Just bought 3 rolls of leaded solder.

 

[MCH]

I must say, for its size, it is a very innovative country, at least in the fields i know a little better.

I used to think, when i was living in Germany, that the Netherlands is how i expected Germany to be before i moved there . What a decption (joking, i love Germans so much i have two at home, two!, and only one subwoofer, for reference)

 

[Puddingbuks]

I must say, for its size, it is a very innovative country, at least in the fields i know a little better.

I used to think, when i was living in Germany, that the Netherlands is how i expected Germany to be before i moved there . What a decption (joking, i love Germans so much i have two at home, two!, and only one subwoofer, for reference)

What differences are there?

 

[Puddingbuks]

Synthese floating:

 

[DanielT]

I think sound and HiFi history is interesting so I saw this:

"Beleef de ontwikkeling van de technologie
De ontwikkeling van wetenschap en technologie heeft vele duizenden Philips producten voortgebracht. In de tentoonstelling Philips Historische Producten wordt de ontwikkeling van de productgroepen weergegeven met soms unieke, veelal werkende apparaten. Als bezoeker krijgt u een goed beeld van het historisch erfgoed van Philips vanaf haar ontstaan in 1891.

Naast de tentoonstelling Philips Historische Producten aan de Looyenbeemd 24 is ook het Philips Museum aan de Emmasingel in Eindhoven voor bezoek toegankelijk.

Experience the development of technology
The development of science and technology has produced many thousands of Philips products. The Philips Historical Products exhibition shows the development of the product groups with sometimes unique, often working devices. As a visitor you get a good idea of the historical heritage of Philips from its foundation in 1891.

In addition to the Philips Historical Products exhibition at Looyenbeemd 24, the Philips Museum at Emmasingel in Eindhoven is also open to visitors."

Philips Historische Producten – Zicht op het productverleden van Philips

www.sbhp.nl

Philips Museum | Philips

Ontdek verleden, heden en toekomst van Philips. Inspiratie, educatie en meetings in centrum Eindhoven.

www.philips.nl

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These seem yummy:

 

[DanielT]

Dutch & Dutch, the 8C

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Kharma

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Interesting:

Dutch & Dutch 8c Review

Pulled from my website here: https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/loudspeakers/dutch_dutch_8c/ Note: The YouTube review isn't up yet. Hopefully will be this weekend. Didn't want to put off the release of the data any further. Dutch & Dutch 8c Speaker Review Friday, Mar 5, 2021 Foreword /...

audiosciencereview.com

Edit:
Interesting, for me to read about, outside my division in terms of price:

"Current street price for a pair of these speakers is approximately $ 12,500 USD."

Dutch & Dutch 8c Speaker Review

Dutch & Dutch 8c Speaker Review

www.erinsaudiocorner.com

 

[JSmith]

A list here of Nederland based audio companies;

Audio Hi-Fi manufacturers from Netherlands

Audio Hi-Fi equipment manufacturers from Netherlands

hifi-products.com

JSmith

 

[Hayabusa]

It's because of Bruno Putzeys, who is ironically Belgian.

Bruno Putzeys, Co-Founder
Inventor of UcD (Philips), probably still the most widely used class-D amplifier for upmarket audio products. Inventor of Ncore (Hypex), which is generally considered the first class-D amplifier to successfully compete with class-A on audio performance. Developed high performance A/D and D/A converter designs for Grimm and Mola-Mola. Co-founder for Kii Audio. Holds 9 patents and multiple patent disclosures.

 

[DanielT]

A list here of Nederland based audio companies;

Audio Hi-Fi manufacturers from Netherlands

Audio Hi-Fi equipment manufacturers from Netherlands

hifi-products.com

JSmith

From that list, I saw that a domain was for sale. A bang on beetroot name:
capsandcoils.com

CapsAndCoils.com is for sale | HugeDomains

Start using this domain right away. Straightforward domain shopping experience. Quick access to your domain.

www.hugedomains.com

"There’s an expression in Swedish that I’ve often wondered about where it comes from. The expression - ‘bang on the beetroot’ - bang on the beetroot. It's a weird idiomatic expression that in its earlier meaning, referred to getting straight down to penetrative sex without any foreplay. However, today it is used to describe any situation in which we get straight down to it, for example in a meeting, in a discussion, in a conflict."

Swedish expressions: Bang on the beetroot

There’s an expression in Swedish that I’ve often wondered about where it comes from. The expression – ‘pang på rödbetan’ – bang on the beetroot. It’s a wei…

watchingtheswedes.com

 

[DanielT]

Bruno Putzeys, Co-Founder
Inventor of UcD (Philips), probably still the most widely used class-D amplifier for upmarket audio products. Inventor of Ncore (Hypex), which is generally considered the first class-D amplifier to successfully compete with class-A on audio performance. Developed high performance A/D and D/A converter designs for Grimm and Mola-Mola. Co-founder for Kii Audio. Holds 9 patents and multiple patent disclosures.

Before, I was a little skeptical of class D amp as a full register amp. The usual (now prejudice), class D is only suitable as a sub amplifier but it has now changed. Really changed.

Edit:

Bruno Strikes Again. Purifi 1ET7040SA VTV Amplifier.

I got an early exclusive chance to audition Purifi's latest amp module. Please subscribe and thanks for watching.

audiosciencereview.com

 

[boXem]

Since Belgium has been added, why not adding their little brother Luxembourg to complete the benelux?

 

[DanielT]

Since Belgium has been added, why not adding their little brother Luxembourg to complete the benelux?

Good idea! But the start post is now locked for editing (that possibility is given for.. hm ..X number of hours).

Of course HiFi from " little brother Luxembourg to complete the Benelux" can be included in the thread. The thread is mostly meant to be fun and inspiring. What or which countries are included is not carved in stone. In addition, the Benelux makes sense.

Edit:
I was wrong, it was open for editing, now changed.

 

[voodooless]

Some DIY: https://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/

 

[JSmith]

Some DIY: https://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/

Love the look of some of those handmade crossovers;

Humble Homemade Hifi - Crossover Assembly

Very high quality loudspeaker kits, components, upgrades, modifications and custom solutions. Humble Homemade Hifi - the one stop loudspeaker shop.

www.humblehomemadehifi.com

Humble Homemade Hifi - Crossover Design

Very high quality loudspeaker kits, components, upgrades, modifications and custom solutions. Humble Homemade Hifi - the one stop loudspeaker shop.

www.humblehomemadehifi.com

JSmith

 

[PaulZH]

Luxembourgian Boxem of course

boXem | audio - Index

HiFi made in Luxembourg

boxem-audio.eu

 

[Hayabusa]

https://dutchdutch.com

https://final-audio.com/

 

[Rednaxela]

These seem yummy:

They're lovely indeed.

Don't forget stroopwafels as well!

 

[voodooless]

Don't forget stroopwafels as well!

Or:

Or Bokkenpootjes:

Or: