I remember reading recently the difference in manufacturing costs between the UK and the ‘tiger economies’ is continuing to grow. The example given was, on average, a manufacturing cost of £10 in the UK has an equivalent manufacturing cost of £1.70 in China.
Looking at the site below it appears this disparity in manufacturing costs is being used to advantage to manufacture and market cloned versions of PMC and Proac loudspeakers.
The specs given suggest these aren’t poor copies (like fake wrist watches) but near-as-dammit exact copies using the same high quality drivers and crossover components etc.
I’ve no idea what actual build quality is like and there’s far more to a good quality loudspeaker than its component parts. In any case have a look.
Note. Plans and circuit schematics for cloned versions of the Proac 2.5 Response have been circulating within the DIY audio community for some time now so it’s hardly surprising commercial equivalents are now available.
Knoxed FB1 Standing Speakers
Our Price: £ 222.00
Retail Price: £466.00
Made according to PMC FB1: same VIFA D25AG-05-06 & M17WG-09-08 units, same internal component design(filter block, WIMA ERO capacitors etc.). Fiber wood body. 100x20x30cm, 22Hz-20KHz, 18kg/pc, 90dB/8ohms (nom). Almost the same sound but unbelieveable price --- highly recommended!
Knoxed TB2 Bookshelf speakers
Our Price: £ 188.00
Retail Price: £394.00
Made according to PMC TB2: same VIFA D25AG-05-06 & M17WG-09-08 units, same internal component design(filter block, WIMA ERO capacitors etc.). Fiber wood body. 40x20x30cm, 40Hz-25KHz, 8.5kg/pc, 90dB/8ohms (nom). Almost the same sound but unbelieveable price --- highly recommended!
Knoxed Response One S Bookshelf
Our Price: £ 213.00
Retail Price: £448.00
Made according to ProAc Response One S: same Scan Speak D2010/8513 & SeasH702 units, same internal component design(filter block, WIMA ERO capacitors etc.). Fiber wood body. 8 ohms, 45hz ~ 30Khz, 83db, 20-100w, 11" x 6.5" x 9 3/4"(H x W x D). 8 kg/pc. Almost the same sound but unbelieveable price --- highly recommended!
http://www.ornec.com/index_e.php
Looking at the site below it appears this disparity in manufacturing costs is being used to advantage to manufacture and market cloned versions of PMC and Proac loudspeakers.
The specs given suggest these aren’t poor copies (like fake wrist watches) but near-as-dammit exact copies using the same high quality drivers and crossover components etc.
I’ve no idea what actual build quality is like and there’s far more to a good quality loudspeaker than its component parts. In any case have a look.
Note. Plans and circuit schematics for cloned versions of the Proac 2.5 Response have been circulating within the DIY audio community for some time now so it’s hardly surprising commercial equivalents are now available.
Knoxed FB1 Standing Speakers
Our Price: £ 222.00
Retail Price: £466.00
Made according to PMC FB1: same VIFA D25AG-05-06 & M17WG-09-08 units, same internal component design(filter block, WIMA ERO capacitors etc.). Fiber wood body. 100x20x30cm, 22Hz-20KHz, 18kg/pc, 90dB/8ohms (nom). Almost the same sound but unbelieveable price --- highly recommended!
Knoxed TB2 Bookshelf speakers
Our Price: £ 188.00
Retail Price: £394.00
Made according to PMC TB2: same VIFA D25AG-05-06 & M17WG-09-08 units, same internal component design(filter block, WIMA ERO capacitors etc.). Fiber wood body. 40x20x30cm, 40Hz-25KHz, 8.5kg/pc, 90dB/8ohms (nom). Almost the same sound but unbelieveable price --- highly recommended!
Knoxed Response One S Bookshelf
Our Price: £ 213.00
Retail Price: £448.00
Made according to ProAc Response One S: same Scan Speak D2010/8513 & SeasH702 units, same internal component design(filter block, WIMA ERO capacitors etc.). Fiber wood body. 8 ohms, 45hz ~ 30Khz, 83db, 20-100w, 11" x 6.5" x 9 3/4"(H x W x D). 8 kg/pc. Almost the same sound but unbelieveable price --- highly recommended!
http://www.ornec.com/index_e.php