am not sure if you have bought your chorus. after listening to its cobalt range for about 2 hours, i was so impressed, i bought a pair of 816. i have no regret and am enjoying listening to them. before them, i had a wharfedale E50 which i still miss very much as one of the bass driver had gone. it took me a long while to find a replacement and the cobalt is my obvious choice after listening to many brands. for your interest,the speakers are made in france and the company makes their own cones, tweeters etc. as htinnovations said, jm lab makes good speakers.