Brand Spotlight: Bevenbi

The Best Kept Secret in High-End Audio

You've probably already hear Bevenbi quality.....you just didn't know it! For years, they've been the "silent partner" assembling complex crossover networks for some of the most prestigious names in the industry. If you’ve spent time listening to Wharfedale, B&W, or PMC, there is a very high chance you’ve been listening to Bevenbi’s handiwork.

They didn't spend their budget on flashy US marketing; they spent it on the most advanced equipment to manufacture the most accurate crossover components on the market. They make the parts and assemble the crossover networks that shape the sound of world-class speakers. We’ve managed to get our hands on some of these crossover networks (check them out below). It’s obvious that the big players trust them for a reason. Honestly, I'm mad at myself for how long it took me to find them. Bevenbi has some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment and the tightest tolerances we’ve ever seen.

The “Under-Promise, Over Deliver” Testing – Better than the Label (Seriously)

When I first started bench-testing Bevenbi components, I was surprised by what I saw. In the DIY world, we’re used to “tolerance” being the polite way of saying “close enough”. It appears that Bevenbi treats it as a challenge. A couple well known speaker designers have stopped by my shop in the past couple years and I randomly grab some Bevenbi capacitors and a multimeter and let them do some testing. Even the capacitors labeled with 5% tolerances were testing better than 1% tolerance. Many were literally dead on their value, and then I'd hear the designer say: "Wow, I've never seen that before".

• The Accuracy: Their capacitors consistently measure tighter than the printed spec. If it says 5%, don't be surprised if it tests at 1% or better.

• The Build: Obviously crossover components are all about sound quality. But as a DIY guy that handles every part, it’s hard to miss the care put into making every component look like it’s going into a $10,000 speaker. From the well printed labels, perfect epoxy caps, winding tension of their inductors to the lead quality on their caps, everything is built to a standard that usually costs triple the amount.

• The Reliability: Because they build for the big guys, their quality control is institutional. They don't have "bad batches."

Above photo: Spotted in the wild. A Bevenbi-built crossover from a speaker that costs more than my first truck.

 

Why we’re their US and Canadian Distributor

I got tired of seeing the generic brands being used in many DIY speakers. Got tired of guys wanting to ‘upgrade’ the generic brand to some boutique models that cost 10x more but don’t actually test any better. What was the DIY community missing, heck, what was I missing? One of the speaker designers and I did lots of research to see what the “Big Boy” manufacturers use in their $20,000 speakers. There was a brand that came up over and over again that was new to us. Bevenbi. A quick email was sent out asking for samples. After testing, larger batches were quickly purchased for our own kits because honestly they’re just a better product.

A while later a couple of my speaker designer friends and I met the Bevenbi team at the AXPONA Audio Show, and it clicked: this manufacturer is the perfect fit for the DIY community. They’re incredibly responsive to what we need, obsessed with making everything top of the line, and excited to see what speakers we’re designing next. This might sound a little strange to say, but I’m glad to be their US distributor knowing that every part we send out is going to be the same high quality component that gets used in speakers costing more than my first truck did! Whether you’re recapping a vintage Klipsch or building a world-class 3-way speaker, Bevenbi parts give you boutique performance without the "boutique" cost. You will not find better components for your speaker.

Shop the Bevenbi Collection

• Capacitors: Precision-film caps that actually stay in spec.

• Inductors: Clean, consistent, and perfectly wound.

• Resistors: Tight tolerances and overbuilt.