Alan hadn’t bought a pair of speakers in 30 years. His old pair were still good, anything that looked like a real upgrade was expensive, and somewhere along the way he’d started getting into woodworking. So he decided to build his own. What started as a search for better speakers became three pairs: a Copenhagen for each of his sons, and a Trohet R for himself. The first finished Copenhagen pair in Alan’s listening room. Why build “I remembered kit speakers from my very early

t’s December, and while everyone’s arguing over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie (it is), the high-end audio industry keeps rolling along, squeezing wallets like it’s their favorite holiday tradition. But here’s the thing: it doesn’t have to be this way. Why High-End Audio is So Expensive We’ve all seen those shiny, high-end speakers and sleek hi-fi setups that look like they belong in an art gallery. They’re beautiful, no doubt, and they make your heart race just lookin

The Trohet was designed four years ago and, for this entire time, remained our highest-performing offering. For most people, this speaker is far as they need to go—it's accurate, smooth, and an engaging listen. But, over the years, I received numerous requests to use a more advanced tweeter. I was reluctant to do so as I thought that there would not be much improvement. I couldn't have been more wrong. An existing customer who built the Trohet speaker asked if I could redesig