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Orange County Speaker History:
Orange County Speaker has been family owned and operated for over 35 years. We originally started repairing speakers in 1968 in a small 300 square foot shop. We now reside in a huge 8,000 square foot building dedicated entirely to speaker parts and service. We are proud to be one of the top Eminence Distributors in the World.
In 1994 we won the prestigious "Garden Grove Small Business of the Year" award. In 2001 we received the "Business Ethics in America" award by Pass Keys Foundation! We have been a proud member of the Better Business Bureau since 1979.
We carry hundreds of thousands of speaker parts in stock, and can repair just about any speaker. We even have thousands of new/old stock original parts for vintage speakers that haven't been produced for years! Please see our comprehensive list of speakers that we repair and some of our customers' comments about our service.
Eminence History:
In 1966, Bob Gault founded Eminence and what was to become the world's largest loudspeaker manufacturing company after working as an engineer for Magnavox and CTS (Chicago Telephone Supply). Ironically, Gault started Eminence hoping to manufacture three 18" speakers per day, based on a commitment from Ampeg's Everett Hull. Under the leadership of Gault and most recently his son, Rob, the company's capacity has grown to over 10,000 speakers per day, employing over 200 people.
Hartley Peavey summed up Gault's commitment to engineering and the music industry recently when he wrote, "My friendship and business relationship with Bob Gault has endured for over 32 years. Why? We both share the dream of building something better for less than the competition charges".
Gault was the president of Eminence from the company's inception until 1992. He officially retired in 1993, but continued to make valuable contributions to the company. Gault passed away on October 4, 2002. He was a husband, father, and grandfather. Gault was also an avid golfer. He will be greatly missed by this family, the music industry, and the Eminence community.
Eminence Comments & Quotes:
THE INDUSTRY STANDARD - ANYTHING BUT STANDARD
Eminence now has an extraordinary proportion of the world's greatest musical equipment. Nobody knows more about loudspeakers. Eminence has a manufacturing capacity of over 10,000 pieces per day building over 6,000 unique loudspeaker specifications ... our loudspeakers are widely used but they are anything but standard!
The Genuine Eminence Line of speakers, drivers, and horns represents the world's widest choice of great sounding loudspeakers MADE IN THE USA! No speaker manufacture in the USA even comes close to Eminence.
The Eminence roots are in custom manufacturing. The design and manufacture of special models for a whole range of leading music equipment companies is still the bulk of Eminence business. Eminence has produced thousands of confidential manufacturer-specific formulas since 1966.
Currently we produce approximately 10,000 raw frame drivers per day. With production numbers like this, coupled with over 30 years of experience, it's no wonder virtually every manufacturer in the world builds equipment powered by Eminence drivers!
"If you have listened to live music, it is likely you have listened to Eminence!"
Peavey was one of the first companies ever to do business with Eminence. I first met Bob (Gault) and Paul Lovegren (his future partner in Eminence ) when both were at CTS in Paducah, Kentucky. They were kind enough to listen to a "crazy kid from Mississippi" who had a dream about building the best gear, at fair and reasonable prices! At that time (1964), what was to become Peavey Electronics Corporation was little more than a "hope and prayer". What I found in Bob and Paul were two "kindred spirits" who had their own dreams of building a better product but doing so in different way that would yield better speakers at fair and reasonable prices.
My friendship and business relationship with Bob Gault (Eminence) has endured for over 32 years. Why ?...We both share the dream of building something better for less than the competition charges. Both Eminence and Peavey have succeeded at this together, and this has been an ongoing process for more than three decades.
Both of our companies have forever changed the marketplace (each in its own way) but interestingly, by essentially doing the same thing, i.e. building a better product by daring to be different. We are proud to claim Eminence as one our of our major suppliers just as they have been since the beginning of both companies . We are hopeful that this "winning combination" will continue for another three decades or longer.
Hartley D. Peavey, CEO/Chairman of the Board,
Peavey Electronics Corporation
We use Eminence speakers for our highly successful range of bass products. Part of that success, we feel sure, is due to Eminence who time and again give us the right tone at the right price.
Marshall Amplification
Eminence = Price + Quality + Delivery = Best Buy. Good people and good product makes this a good company!!!
Brian Weafer, Yorkville
As a designer of world class amplifiers, I have found the loudspeaker can be as important in "shaping" the ultimate sounds and tone as the amplifier itself. Unlike many applications (such as sound reinforcements, studio playback, audiophile etc.) where "dead flat" response is the usual goal and can be scientifically achieved, speakers for my needs often require a custom, somewhat "non linear" design. Furthermore, I expect no less than the best possible quality in the speakers used in my products. The friendly and efficient engineering staff at Eminence have been great to work with to meet these needs. The result? Durable speakers that not hold up to our rigorous demands for dependable, high quality components, but also enhance our product line and have become part of our signature sound.
Michael J. Soldano, Jr. President, Soldano Custom Amplification
Since 1969 Eminence Speakers have been proudly featured in our product line. Eminence and P.R.O. - American made with pride for the world market.
Art Hilton, P.R.O. (Professional Speaker Systems)
Roland A.D. has been purchasing Eminence Speakers for quite sometime now. We are very satisfied with the quality of the product and the service they provide for us.
Mark Tsuruta, Vice President, General Manager, Roland Audio
Eminence has been a tremendous part of the growth and success of our products. They have always been able to take our ideas or concepts of a speaker we maybe looking for to match our amplifiers and satisfy our engineers with the perfect product. And almost always on time within budget and meeting beating the performance criteria that we have set forth.
Their design staff are always great to work with. Our Acoustic Lab Engineers can always rely on Eminence for cooperation in designing new transducers . It is a collaborative effort and the end result is a better speaker than either side developing it by itself.
Ampeg (SLM)
Great Price, High Quality, On Time Delivery, Prompt Response.
Gallien Technology
The company and the people have been an invaluable vendor for our company. Their quality and service has been a major part of Genz Benz Enclosures reliability and reputation.
Jeff Genzler, Genz Benz
Since the start of Hartke Systems in 1984, Eminence has supplied us with parts for our products. Even in the beginning when our orders were small we were treated as important customers. This can be crucial to the growth of any small company. Eminence has been and is an important key to our success. Rob and the boys at Eminence run a truly great American company. They deliver quality products on time and they get the orders right. What makes these guys even cooler is their love of music . Whenever I see them at trade shows they are always planning a nightly assault on the local music scene. Long live Eminence!!!
Larry Hartke, Hartke Systems
Thank you for providing quality subwoofer drivers to M&K for over 20 years.
Miller & Kriesel Sound
We have used Eminence speakers for a number of years now and found good consistent quality, excellent service and great engineering assistance.
McBride Loudspeaker Source Ltd.
Eminence has continually supplied SoundTube with high quality, close tolerance drivers, helping SoundTube to create superior products that customers count on for exceptional sound, consistency and durability.
David Wiener , President & CEO of SoundTube Entertainment Eminence Speakers are a tremendous part of our custom amplifiers. We are quite pleased with their performance and the customer service we receive.
Julia Buffington, Evans Custom Amplifiers DOD uses Eminence speakers in many of our guitar and bass amplifiers. We are satisfied with the speakers' performance. We like the excellent service and relationship that we enjoy with Eminence. They are flexible and responsive.
Tom Cram, DOD/Digitech
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