Top 10 Current Speaker Manufacturers in the World!!!

R

ridikas

Banned
1.) Goldmund
2.) Revel
3.) KEF
4.) Dynaudio
5.) Paradigm
6.) PSB
7.) Focal
8.) Magico
9.) B&W
10.) Sonus Faber

Must have class leading measurements of the following: On-axis SPL of +/-2dB (or better) from 100Hz-10,000kHz, horizontal off-axis response, vertical off-axis response, power response, distortion, phase/time alignment, etc.

Must have impeccable craftsmanship.

Must feature innovative and cutting edge technology, i.e. beryllium tweeters, neodymium magnets, copper/aluminum shorting rings, curved cabinets, underhung motors, etc.

Must be a current product.

Any other manufacturer(s) that belong on this list?
 
H

Hocky

Full Audioholic
There are probably hundreds of manufacturers that fit into your list - most of whom you wouldn't even recognize their name.
 
cpp

cpp

Audioholic Ninja
Top 10 Current Speaker Manufacturers in the World!!!
there are so many speaker companies that make "in the world" moot. Just because a site doesn't put measurements on a "web Site" does not mean their not "good speakers or great speakers most have measurements but you need to request them or look for a third party lab audit like Canada's National Research Council has performed many measurements. Top well what is the top dollar, $2000, 5000, 10,000,15,000, $30,000. 50,000 $100,000 or above :eek: And impeccable craftsmanship to whom, it's in the eye of the beholder, just like automobiles. Some thought the Edzell, the Beetle, was impeccable and whom can argue about the Bentley's, Rolls, etc..

Here is a few;

Philharmonic
Salk
LinkWitz Lab ( Orion)

man the list goes on, Oh hell
Just a sampling..... from another site :)

A2T France
Acoustic Energy UK
Acoustics of Finland Finland
ADAM Audio Germany
Advance Acoustic France
Alesis USA
Altec Lansing USA
Apertura France
Ascend Acoustics USA
Ascendo GmbH Germany
ASW-Loudspeaker Germany
ATC UK
Atlantis Acoustique France
Atlas Sound, LP USA
Artcoustic Loudspeakers Denmark
Atlantic Technology USA
Atohm France
AUDAX France
AUDES Estonia
AUDIAZ Germany
Audio Artistry USA
Audio Products International Canada
Audiotop Italy
Audiovox USA
Audivation Norway
AuraSound China
Aurum Cantus China
AV123 USA
Avalon Acoustics USA
AVI UK
Axiom Audio Canada
B&C Speakers Italy
Bang & Olufsen Denmark
BC Acoustique France
Beauhorn UK
Behringer Germany
Blaupunkt Germany
BMS Germany
Bolzano Villetri Italy
Bose USA
Boston Acoustics USA
Bowers & Wilkins UK
Bravox Brazil
Bruno Henry Acoustique France
Burmester Audiosysteme GmbH Germany
Cabasse France
Canton Germany
Celestion UK/China
Cerwin-Vega Malaysia
Chario Italy
Coda Audio Germany
Community Professional Loudspeakers USA
Creative Singapore
Cyramyx England
d&b Audiotechnik Germany
Danish Audiophile Loudspeaker Industries (Dali) Denmark
Danley Sound Labs USA
D.A.S. Audio Spain
Davis Acoustics France
Dayton Loudspeaker USA
dB Technologies Italy
Definitive Technology USA
Diapason Italy
Divatech France
Duevel Germany
Duntech Australia
Dynaudio Denmark
Dynavoice Sweden
Earthquake Sound USA
EAW USA
Edifier Canada/China
Egglestonworks USA
Elac Germany
Electro-Voice USA
Electrocompaniet Norway
Elipson France
Eltek Norway
Emerald Physics USA
Eminence Speaker USA
Emotiva Audio USA
Energy Speaker Systems Canada
EONA ADRaudio Slovenia
ERA USA
er acoustics France
Event USA
Everest France
Fane Acoustics Limited UK
FBT Italy
Focal (formerly JMLab) France
Forsman Norway
FOSTEX Japan
Funktion One UK
Gallo Acoustics USA
Gamut Denmark
Genelec Finland
Genesis USA
Göbel Audio Germany
Harbeth UK
Harman Kardon USA
Hemp Acoustics Canada
Highland France
Hiquphon Denmark
Huff Loudspeaker Co. USA
HUMAN Speakers USA
HSU Research USA
Image (NZ)
Infinity Speakers USA
Jamo Denmark
JBL USA
Jean-Marie Reynaud France
JLA France
Kelinac France
Kea Audio New Zealand
KEF UK
KLH USA
Klipsch Audio Technologies USA
Krix Australia
Koda China
Krell USA
KS Digital Germany
L-Acoustics France
Legacy Audio USA
Legend Acoustics Australia
Linn Products UK
Lipinski Sound USA
Lithos Acoustics India
Logitech USA
Lowther Loudspeakers UK
M & K USA
Mackie USA
Magico USA
Magnat Switzerland
Magnepan USA
Manger Audio UK
Marten Sweden
Martin Audio UK
MartinLogan USA
Master Audio Spain
MBL Germany
McCauley Sound USA
McIntosh Laboratory USA
Meyer Sound USA
Minneapolis Speaker Company USA
Midgard Audio Norway
Mirage USA
Mitek/MTX USA
Mission UK
Monitor Audio UK
Morel Israel
Mordaunt-Short UK
Mosquito France
Mulidine France
Naim UK
NCA Laboratories USA
Newform Research USA
NEXO France
NHT Loudspeakers USA
nOrh Loudspeaker Ltd. Thailand
North Creek (kits) USA
OE-One Switzerland
Opus UK
ORB Audio USA
ORCA/Focal France
Orpheus Australia
Outlaw Audio USA
Oxford USA
Paradigm Electronics Canada
Penaudio Finland
Phase Technology USA
ΦPHI Hi-Fi Innovation South Africa
Piega SA Switzerland
Pierre-Etienne Léon France
Peak Bay Unknown
Philips the Netherlands
Podium Sound UK
Polk Audio USA
Pro-Linear Electronics Canada
Proac UK
Proel Italy
Professional Audio Systems (PAS) USA
Proson Sweden
PSB Speakers Canada
Q Acoustics UK
QLN Sweden
QSC Audio USA
Quad Electroacoustics UK
Quadral Germany
Radio Shack USA
Rega UK
REL Acoustics UK
Renkus-Heinz USA
Revel USA
Rockport Technologies USA
Rogers UK
SEAS Fabrikker AS Norway
Selenium (company) Brazil
Servodrive USA
Shermann Audio UK
Snell Acoustics USA
Song Audio Canada
Sonicweld USA
Sonodyne India
Sonus Faber Italy
Sonique Audio Australia
Sound Precision Sweden
Sound Projects the Netherlands
Spendor UK
Stage Accompany (SA) the Netherlands
Sunfire USA
SVS USA
Tang Band China
Tangent Audio Denmark
Tannoy UK
Technomad USA
Teledyne USA
THIEL Audio Products Company USA
Tonsil Poland
Totem Acoustic Canada
Triad USA
Triangle Electroacoustique France
Turbosound UK
Tymphany/Peerless/Vifa/Scan-Sp eak Denmark
Usher Audio Technology Taiwan
VAF Australia
Vandersteen Audio USA
Velodyne USA
Verity Audio Canada
Vivid Audio South Africa
Von Schweikert USA
Wharfedale Loudspeakers UK
Whatmough Australia
Wilson Audio USA
Wilson Benesch UK
XTZ Sweden
Yamaha Japan
Yorkville Canada
Zu Audio USA
 
R

ridikas

Banned
Salk is a garage company and Linkwitz is more DIY. This list should be for much more serious commercial companies. I've most definitely used data from Soundstage and their NRC measurement, Stereophile, Hometheater, and my own personal measurements. 90 percent of speakers on that big list measure terrible and sound atrocious. Literally painful to listen to :(
 
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cpp

cpp

Audioholic Ninja
90 percent of speakers on that big list measure terrible and sound atrocious. Literally painful to listen to
That is why people have opinions, people can agree to disagree..
 
R

ridikas

Banned
When something measures bad, it's no longer an opinion. It's a fact :)
 
ratso

ratso

Full Audioholic
garage and diy, hmm...

i guess the kind of building the speaker was made in has something to do with it, in your opinion? not the craftsmanship. anyways there are plenty of measurements for the speakers listed, it's not hard to find them - they are on salk's site for instance. the further and further i get in to this "hobby" the more i'm starting to filter out the "audiophile" b.s.
 
R

ridikas

Banned
The Salks measure and perform great! John Murphy can definitely make a wonderful speaker and crossover. It's just that Salk is an extremely small operation and I was more interested in the ultimate list of well established companies.
 
GranteedEV

GranteedEV

Audioholic Ninja
I was more interested in the ultimate list of well established companies.
1) Sony
2) Bose
3) Samsung
4) LG
5) Panasonic
6) Polk
7) Klipsch
8) Paradigm
9) Onkyo
10) B&W


Done.
 
S

shadyJ

Speaker of the House
Staff member
Some of the best digital hi-definition speakers you can buy are Kirsch, Paradyme, Wahldorf, and Afinity.
 
R

ridikas

Banned
The measurements for the Sony look good, except I wish that it would do better off-axis.
 
GranteedEV

GranteedEV

Audioholic Ninja
That doesn't matter. Sony is one of the most well established companies; much more than garage companies like Salk.
 
R

ridikas

Banned
It does matter, as performance is the most important criteria point. Plus, those Sony speakers are not available for purchase, at least not in United States. Therefore, Sony cannot go on the list.
 
GranteedEV

GranteedEV

Audioholic Ninja
If performance is the most important criteria list, how the hell did you end up with YOUR list?

Clearly performance is NOT the most important criteria. It's an abritrary list that you made up and then justified by arbritrary criteria. I probably spelt abritrary wrong because it's underlining it. C'est la vie. I think the word is arbitrary. Not underlined. Guess so.

Sony is on the list. You can't magically unchange my post.
 
AcuDefTechGuy

AcuDefTechGuy

Audioholic Jedi
Where are the Goldmund speakers reviews with the +/-2dB FR & smooth off-axis?
 
Adam

Adam

Audioholic Jedi
Must feature innovative and cutting edge technology, i.e. beryllium tweeters, neodymium magnets, copper/aluminum shorting rings, curved cabinets, underhung motors, etc.
Just curious - why is this one of your criteria? Innovative and cutting edge doesn't necessarily equate to better.
 

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