Top-tier Indian Loudspeaker Brands

[sidvee]

I heard some models of eight audio in the Hyderabad What hifi show, just before the pandemic in 2019. They sounded good but nothing stood out particularly. They use to have showroom in Gachibowli area of Hyderabad, not sure if they still do.
Cheers,
Sid

 

[reignofchaos]

I heard some models of eight audio in the Hyderabad What hifi show, just before the pandemic in 2019. They sounded good but nothing stood out particularly. They use to have showroom in Gachibowli area of Hyderabad, not sure if they still do.
Cheers,
Sid

I felt they are decent HT speakers mostly. But not great for 2ch.

 

[square_wave]

I felt they are decent HT speakers mostly. But not great for 2ch.

Usually when people make open source models, they sound "correct" as measured. Nothing more, Nothing less! Most of the time, they may even sound better than equally priced branded speakers coming through retailers because of cost savings. Original speaker designers take these kind of designs and learn from them and take them much further. That is when "special products" are born. But it is good to know "eight audio" exists as an option for high quality speakers.

 

[rwnano]

My question is that wharfedale and other brands except for Focals are manufacturing their speakers and drivers in China. What will it take for them to similarly manufacture inside India?

 

[morerajendra5678]

I felt they are decent HT speakers mostly. But not great for 2ch.

Does this include Gema model which they introduced in 2024?

 

[Yogesh]

Nobody mentions Indiq so far...

 

[Decadent_Spectre]

Nobody mentions Indiq so far...

Because its not expensive and pretentious.

 

[reignofchaos]

Does this include Gema model which they introduced in 2024?

It was a 3way with two bass drivers - tall and thin. They were playing some noisy movie soundtrack. I asked them to play music and it was underwhelming. For movies, it was great.

 

[morerajendra5678]

It was a 3way with two bass drivers - tall and thin. They were playing some noisy movie soundtrack. I asked them to play music and it was underwhelming. For movies, it was great.

The model Gema has one 12 inch bass, One 4 inch mids and One soft done tweeter. It was a good speaker which they used in some audio expo in 2024 along drivers of SB Acoustics. That specific model is good one.

 

[square_wave]

The model Gema has one 12 inch bass, One 4 inch mids and One soft done tweeter. It was a good speaker which they used in some audio expo in 2024 along drivers of SB Acoustics. That specific model is good one.

Looks like they dont have it on their site anymore. The one in the link below must be the tall 3 way.

Eight Audio Platina F207 Flagship 3way Floor Standing Speakers

Experience flagship performance with Eight Audio Platina F207 3 way floor standing speakers, delivering deep bass, rich mids, and crystal-clear highs.

eightaudio.in

 

[square_wave]

Nobody mentions Indiq so far...

What is their story ? I see a lot of models on their site catering to a wide range of customers.

 

[reignofchaos]

Looks like they dont have it on their site anymore. The one in the link below must be the tall 3 way.

Eight Audio Platina F207 Flagship 3way Floor Standing Speakers

Experience flagship performance with Eight Audio Platina F207 3 way floor standing speakers, delivering deep bass, rich mids, and crystal-clear highs.

eightaudio.in

This was it!

 

[square_wave]

The customers that pursue absolute musical performance for 2 channel are quite an elusive crowd.

 

[morerajendra5678]

Looks like they dont have it on their site anymore. The one in the link below must be the tall 3 way.

Eight Audio Platina F207 Flagship 3way Floor Standing Speakers

Experience flagship performance with Eight Audio Platina F207 3 way floor standing speakers, delivering deep bass, rich mids, and crystal-clear highs.

eightaudio.in

Now they have branched into 2 different companies Audiofy and Eight Audio. You can find Gema in Audiofy.in website. In this company they will deal with SB Acoustics stuff exclusively and in Eight Audio, they will take up custom orders also. That is the update my friend gave me when he got his Gema.