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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Permanian" data-source="post: 68573" data-attributes="member: 393">Re: Growler and other subsTim, I get where your coming from and that was Henry Ford’s vision as well however modern day manufacturing is very different than back then. Take a look at most auto manufactures, I&#039;m sure you&#039;ve seen Bosch and Delco branding on many of the components.You have to look at the cost of the machinery, personal, maintenance, shop space, etc when calculating what is most efficient way of producing product. There probably isn&#039;t a speaker manufacture making its own connectors, wires and capacitors. There are only a few assembling their own drivers and I say assembling because they are probably not producing their own magnets, steel, baskets, voice coils, spiders, cones, surrounds, etc. Pick up a copy of &quot;Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook&quot; and you&#039;ll see what I mean. If you ever need anything feel free to give me a call.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeff Permanian, post: 68573, member: 393"] Re: Growler and other subs Tim, I get where your coming from and that was Henry Ford’s vision as well however modern day manufacturing is very different than back then. Take a look at most auto manufactures, I'm sure you've seen Bosch and Delco branding on many of the components. You have to look at the cost of the machinery, personal, maintenance, shop space, etc when calculating what is most efficient way of producing product. There probably isn't a speaker manufacture making its own connectors, wires and capacitors. There are only a few assembling their own drivers and I say assembling because they are probably not producing their own magnets, steel, baskets, voice coils, spiders, cones, surrounds, etc. Pick up a copy of "Loudspeaker Industry Sourcebook" and you'll see what I mean. If you ever need anything feel free to give me a call. [/QUOTE]

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