Apart from some rare and unusual gear some of our members have, there are also some new brands on the market - some of them not made in China ( and i have nothing against what is made in China, for the contrary) - that some of us know from magazines, audio shows or net pages...etc. So, i think we must use this topic to share those kind of new or unusual audio gear we think deserve our "sound" attention.

Advance Acoustic

Unison Research

Lyngdorf

Usher Audio

Epos Acoustics

i sell the epos. i like the speakers very much.

ask Ian who makes Usher

What? Ian has in some way part of Usher manufacturing?

I know they start in Taiwan and Dr. Joseph D'Apolito was part of the team, the same with design wizard Danny Richie, of GR-Research in US....and they are highly regarded here in Europe...

Tell me more... I just love that speakers... and i'm not talking about Usher BE-718, because i'd never listen to them, only reading some stuff about them. I'm only talking about the X-719...

BTW, Epos are also beautiful speakers. You have chosen wisely.

Audionet - From Germany.

Amphion Speakers - From Finland.

Ayre - From USA.

Plinius - From New Zealand.

A very interesting new minimonitor, the U.S. designed, but Chinese built, little wonder called the Evidence. The manufacturer and designer is MHI, Musical Heart Instruments, a division of Micro Home Installation, Inc., Corona, CA. They are available from Brooks Berdan LTD, in Monrovia, CA.

According to Robert H. Levi review, "The 4.5 inch robust Mogami paper midrange/woofer, sourced from Pioneer of Japan, is ran full-range. The driver is surrounded in a high tech cloth that will last vastly longer than foam. It has a response from about 60Hz to 10,000Hz. A crossover controls only an exotic two inch long ribbon super tweeter, also from Pioneer. This is crossed over at about 10,000Hz and extends up to 100,000+ Hz!".

Mark & Daniel Maximus loudspeakers

Another very interesting new minimonitor, and again, design inthe US and build in China.

http://www.mark-daniel.com/

The world's first 800Hz low crossover 2-way bookshelf speaker with low FMD index design.
The exclusive Dreams wideband high resolution driver covers 800Hz up to 22KHz, ensureing perfect reproduction of the essential MF (800Hz to 4KHz) and HF band.
A woofer having a superb 10mm linear excursion made possible by patented SX technology, and capable of at least 7dB higher SPL output with a true low F3 bass reproduction.
Hand-made seamless Compound Marble enclosure assures rigidity and style.

I have known danny ritchie for years. we competed on xovers. he used computers i used the old fasion way. Usher is built by jorgensons.

Tanx for the info.

Atma-sphere is the oldest manufacturer of Output TransformerLess (OTL) triode amplifiers in the world; 2003 was their twenty-fifth year. All their amplifiers are Class A and feature Balanced Differential Design - a total design philosophy that runs from preamp input through to the power amplifier. Their OTL configuration is built around the unique Circlotronic circuitry that offers the simplest audio circuit path from the source to the loudspeaker.

http://www.atma-sphere.com/products/index.html

ZU

Zu in Utah, USA have turned loudspeaker design on its head and produced a radical new full range loudspeaker driver that is extraordinarily efficient, leading to a range of loudspeakers that are all over 100db efficient and high impedance. They handle amplifiers from 1 watt output to 250 watts!

http://www.zuaudio.com/site/INT_home.asp

OTTO

Every objects that surround us make small sounds; sudden tremors and vibrations normally not detected by the human hearing, caused by the movement and activities of daily living.

The project Madsound is a different audio proposal created by the Royal College of Art. The aim is to explore new ways of assessing the environment, space and objects, through the identification, and handling combination of sounds apparently missing.

http://madsounds.blogspot.com/

I heard a pair of their small monitors this spring at a local event. They were set up next to me. I was impressed at the sound of them.

Stanford Laptop Orchestra

Simon Yorke Designs

http://www.recordplayer.com/