Brand Spotlight: Bevenbi

You've probably already heard 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, Bowers and Wilkins, PMC, or many other high end speakers, there's 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 pictures showing some of these crossover networks (check them out below). It’s obvious that the big players trust them for great sound, accuracy, and attention to details because I've seen Bevenbi components used in speakers costing over $100k. Honestly, I wish I’d found them sooner and used their parts in all of my past DIY speaker builds. It’s time for all of us to upgrade because Bevenbi has some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment and the tightest tolerances we’ve ever seen.

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'. 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 $20,000 speaker. From the well printed labels, perfect epoxy caps, winding tension of their inductors to the tinned lead quality on their resistors, 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.' This is the brand you want making the parts you'll use in your next speaker.
  

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 has the DIY community been missing out on? 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 some extensive testing by myself and other speaker designers, larger quantities 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. I saw a room with a pair of $47,000 speakers and one of crossover networks was sitting out to show the build quality. Bevenbi parts again! And then it clicked: this manufacturer is the perfect fit for the DIY community and I should get their parts listed on the site. They’re incredibly responsive to what we need with custom values, obsessed with making everything top of the line, and they were excited to hear what speakers we’re designing next. This might sound a bit strange, but I’m so glad to be their US distributor. It's nice 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! If you're recapping a vintage Klipsch or building a world-class 3-way speaker, rest assured Bevenbi parts give you boutique performance without the 'boutique' cost. You will not find better components for your speaker.