EgglestonWorks
Website:https://egglestonworks.com/
Est. year: 1992
EgglestonWorks is a loudspeaker maker from Memphis, Tennessee, known for heavy, hand-finished floorstanding and stand-mount speakers built in its own workshop. The company came to wide attention in the mid-1990s with the original Andra, its first product, and its monitors have since been used in mastering rooms, including Gateway Mastering in Maine, where thousands of commercial albums have been finished on them.
Range & what it's known for
The current catalogue is split into three families. The Artisan series opens the range, with the Nico Evo two-way stand-mount, the compact Emma Evo floorstander and the Oso, an Emma derivative with extended bass. The Statement series holds the Kiva 2, the Andra 5 and the Viginti. The Reference series covers the Savoy Signature SE and the Ivy Signature SE, models aimed at professional rooms as well as homes. Cabinets are a defining trait - CNC-machined enclosures with bolted aluminium baffles and side panels, automotive-grade paint and carbon-fibre diaphragms on several drivers. An Ivy Signature weighs around 800 pounds as a single piece.
Who owns it and where it's made
The brand was started by Bill Eggleston, son of the Memphis photographer William Eggleston, who later left the business. Jim Thompson joined in 1996 as an accountant, was running the firm by the end of 1997 and bought it in 2004, after which he designed The Nine. Thompson remains owner and chief designer. Every speaker is built and custom finished in Memphis by a small in-house crew, without an assembly line, and the company offers a six-year transferable warranty.
The lineup in this catalog
Loudspeakers. The smaller models start around USD 5,000, and the largest Andra floorstanders go well beyond USD 50,000.
Who it's for
EgglestonWorks is the choice for an American-built, hand-finished speaker with a heavy machined cabinet and long factory support. Smaller rooms are served by the Nico Evo on stands or the Emma Evo, while the Oso adds deeper bass from a similar footprint. Owners who move up typically go to the Kiva 2 or Andra 5, and the Reference models suit large rooms and studios. Custom finishes make the range attractive to those who want a speaker matched to their interior.