High End Passion and Craftsmanship For Sure . . . But Also Occasionally High Cost and Unreliable?

Exupgh12 are you obsessed with covid lol ?


Parts these days are extremely easy to find on the WWW usually it takes 3 days.
I use top of the line ETON SB acoustics Scanspeak .
All QC tested in the factory and designed by companies who are many many years in the bizz.
Caps .. resistors coils ? Next day delivery as many as you want .
Only thing that wasnt ready available in covid times where the Eton woofers
 
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My question was, do you know what parts they use? Which cap, resistor, inductor in their crossover
No, but I guess I can ask my friend.
Obviously it’s not the same one that are used in on the M9, all ought they are from the same manufacturer.
 
So they could produce 10000 but not 20 additional? And small manufacturers could not find substitutes for them easily?
I would prefer to sell 10,020 on the higher price.
 
Exupg12 are you obsessed with covid lol ?

Parts these days are extremely easy to find on the WWW usually it takes 3 days
As of January 2025, several sectors, including pharmaceuticals, automotive, consumer electronics, and aerospace, are still experiencing the lingering effects of COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions. Global production levels have yet to return to their pre-pandemic state.
 
No, but I guess I can ask my friend.
Obviously it’s not the same one that are used in on the M9, all ought they are from the same manufacturer.
Exactly, I don’t know any user of a big name manufacturer who knows the parts. The argument is that because you are paying big, the parts must be good. A small manufacturer tells you exactly what goes in the crossover, you can discuss choice of transformer, capacitor, resistor, etc.

The only people who know are the service engineers for these products who will work for the distributor or country service centre. And there you get a lot of confidential stories.

Btw, I know the transformer supplier to a 50k plus amp brand. The amp manufacturer gets his second from top transformer model. The difference in price with the top model is only 500 euro. Not much of a difference if you are buying direct for one amp, but guess for a manufacturer managing costs that might be big.

the Cessaro top models used the TAD driver model that is one level lower than Leif uses in his.
 
As of January 2025, several sectors, including pharmaceuticals, automotive, consumer electronics, and aerospace, are still experiencing the lingering effects of COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions. Global production levels have yet to return to their pre-pandemic state.
Not in my business.
All workshops / factories run like normal.
No complaints , supply issues were fixed a couple of years ago .

Farmaceuticals are the problem.
 
Exactly, I don’t know any user of a big name manufacturer who knows the parts. The argument is that because you are paying big, the parts must be good. A small manufacturer tells you exactly what goes in the crossover, you can discuss choice of transformer, capacitor, resistor, etc.

The only people who know are the service engineers for these products who will work for the distributor or country service centre. And there you get a lot of confidential stories.

Btw, I know the transformer supplier to a 50k plus amp brand. The amp manufacturer gets his second from top transformer model. The difference in price with the top model is only 500 euro. Not much of a difference if you are buying direct for one amp, but guess for a manufacturer managing costs that might be big.

the Cessaro top models used the TAD driver model that is one level lower than Leif uses in his.
Not entirely true

Copy past from Magico website

All crossover parts are made by the Raimund Mundorf Company in Cologne, Germany. The outstanding sonic performance of the MCap, MCap-Supreme, and MCap-Supreme Silver, Gold and oil capacitors is achieved through a unique combination of advanced technologies - most notably “induction-free winding,” whereby two capacitor windings are interleaved so that their inductances are effectively cancelled.

The inductors are made with extremely pure oxygen-free copper foil and constructed so that the windings are directly on top of one another, bringing them significantly closer to the theoretical electrical ideal.

All you need is to look for the information.

With all the respect, just because big name manufacturer produces something, it doesn’t say they skimp on you.

Honestly what is the most expensive part in speaker like Lorenzo, it’s the finish not parts.

Clear Audio Statement manufactured by big company, and it’s better then the exotic Davinci Gabriel ( I know the sound of both very well).

Small companies might lack the resources for research and development, something enthusiasm can’t always replace.
 
You think Mundorf would have sale 20 capacitors to small audio manufacturers if one of the bigger manufacturer would have pay for 10,000 of those capacitors 5, 10, or 20 times their price cause they need them?
This is a good example, btw. Mundorf is not the best cap, but is good and reliable for consistent large scale production. A small manufacturer can more easily add Duelund cast, Jupiter, or quality NOS caps. Even some industrial grade might be good I don’t know

Hardly know any big name manufacturer designing around quality tubes. They are forced to design on shugang, JJ, Psvane, KT150/120/88 that is more easily available on a large scale
 
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As of January 2025, several sectors, including pharmaceuticals, automotive, consumer electronics, and aerospace, are still experiencing the lingering effects of COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions. Global production levels have yet to return to their pre-pandemic state.

I am sure Glaxo, General Motors, and Boeing have problems that small audio manufacturers don't
 
I am sure Glaxo, General Motors, and Boeing have problems that small audio manufacturers don't

BOEING is terrible .
I have been a mechanic for over 25 years working in a factory , and these days im a supervisor internationally ive seen both sides
You know what the problems is ,,,,,,,,,, managers some even manage to screw up a whole company in the short time they fullfill a position
 
Thats how i can keep prices low , even the latest model with 11 inch sidefirng woofer i can keep under 10 K consumer price in a shop with the regular mid :cool:.

No Bullshit audio :)
I am curious … Have you actually sold any of your speakers on a commercial basis ? Just that you seem to have rather a lot to say on this topic … As a commercial speaker manufacturer ? According to your profile !
 
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