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<blockquote data-quote="Jlace" data-source="post: 2782583" data-attributes="member: 575078">and AC as a whole:Leaving aside all of the hyperbole these speakers are actually manufactured by an OEM company in China and whilst they sell throughout China under the Haihuang label they have been given the more upmarket Italian name throughout the Western world to appeal to the snob instincts in some people. Aurum Cantus speakers are freely available from various Ebay traders at much cheaper prices or even directly from Cattylink in China at <a href="http://www.cattylink.com" target="_blank">http://www.cattylink.com</a> who will supply a huge range of Chinese audio equipment at very low prices but before you leap in with both feet why not read that Hifi Choice review more carefully as whilst it liked the Aurum Cantus speakers at £1,200 it gave top honours to the Triangle speakers which were significantly cheaper. The summary is here (<a href="http://www.kellsieavdesign.com/reviews/Hi%20Fi%20Choice%20p9.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.kellsieavdesign.com/reviews/Hi%20Fi%20Choice%20p9.jpg</a>). Further reviews of other Aurum Cantus speakers certainly don&#039;t give the impression that they offer the best value at their own price let alone against speakers costing three times as much as the review here (<a href="http://www.kellsieavdesign.com/HiFi_World.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.kellsieavdesign.com/HiFi_World.pdf</a>) will show and this review (<a href="http://www.10audio.com/ac_leisure2se.htm" target="_blank">http://www.10audio.com/ac_leisure2se.htm</a>) where the reviewer didn&#039;t think much of them at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jlace, post: 2782583, member: 575078"] and AC as a whole: Leaving aside all of the hyperbole these speakers are actually manufactured by an OEM company in China and whilst they sell throughout China under the Haihuang label they have been given the more upmarket Italian name throughout the Western world to appeal to the snob instincts in some people. Aurum Cantus speakers are freely available from various Ebay traders at much cheaper prices or even directly from Cattylink in China at [URL="http://www.cattylink.com"]http://www.cattylink.com[/URL] who will supply a huge range of Chinese audio equipment at very low prices but before you leap in with both feet why not read that Hifi Choice review more carefully as whilst it liked the Aurum Cantus speakers at £1,200 it gave top honours to the Triangle speakers which were significantly cheaper. The summary is here ([URL="http://www.kellsieavdesign.com/reviews/Hi%20Fi%20Choice%20p9.jpg"]http://www.kellsieavdesign.com/reviews/Hi%20Fi%20Choice%20p9.jpg[/URL]). Further reviews of other Aurum Cantus speakers certainly don't give the impression that they offer the best value at their own price let alone against speakers costing three times as much as the review here ([URL="http://www.kellsieavdesign.com/HiFi_World.pdf"]http://www.kellsieavdesign.com/HiFi_World.pdf[/URL]) will show and this review ([URL="http://www.10audio.com/ac_leisure2se.htm"]http://www.10audio.com/ac_leisure2se.htm[/URL]) where the reviewer didn't think much of them at all. [/QUOTE]

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