A method used to produce a powdered starting material intended for the manufacture of rare-earth magnets, the method comprising the following steps: - comminuting an alloy that comprises at least one rare-earth metal, wherein the comminuting comprises a coarse grinding and a fine grinding, wherein a powdered intermediate product is formed from the alloy that comprises at least one rare-earth metal; and - carrying out at least one particle size classification for the powdery intermediate product, wherein a fraction of the powdered intermediate product formed by means of the at least one classification constitutes the starting material intended for the manufacture of rare-earth magnets, the method being characterised in that - the powdered intermediate product is first supplied to at least one first static classifier, and wherein subsequently hereafter a portion separated from the powdered intermediate product by means of the at least one first static classifier is supplied to at least one dynamic classifier, which at least one dynamic classifier carries out at least one particle size classification for the portion separated from the powdered intermediate product by means of the at least one static classifier, and in this context separates that fraction from the portion that constitutes the starting material intended for the manufacture of rare-earth magnets and has particles in a target size range between 1μm and 10μm, - in which method at least two temporally successive classifications, each according to particle size, are carried out via the at least one dynamic classifier, wherein - the at least one dynamic classifier separates coarse material (gP) from the powdered intermediate product in the context of a first particle size classification, and wherein - the at least one dynamic classifier separates fine material (fP) from the powdered intermediate product in the context of a second particle size classification, - whereafter a portion of the powdered intermediate product separated from the fine material and the coarse material provides the fraction that constitutes the starting material intended for the manufacture of rare-earth magnets, - in which starting material a portion of particles > 8μm is at ≤ 2 volume percent, in particular, in a range between 0.1 volume percent and 1 volume percent, - and in which starting material a portion of particles < 2μm is at ≤ 2 volume percent, in particular, in a range between 0.05 volume percent and 2 volume percent; - wherein the at least one dynamic classifier comprises a classifier rotor and the at least one static classifier is formed by a cyclone classifier. - comminuting an alloy that comprises at least one rare-earth metal, wherein the comminuting comprises a coarse grinding and a fine grinding, wherein a powdered intermediate product is formed from the alloy that comprises at least one rare-earth metal; and - carrying out at least one particle size classification for the powdery intermediate product, wherein a fraction of the powdered intermediate product formed by means of the at least one classification constitutes the starting material intended for the manufacture of rare-earth magnets, the method being characterised in that - the powdered intermediate product is first supplied to at least one first static classifier, and wherein subsequently hereafter a portion separated from the powdered intermediate product by means of the at least one first static classifier is supplied to at least one dynamic classifier, which at least one dynamic classifier carries out at least one particle size classification for the portion separated from the powdered intermediate product by means of the at least one static classifier, and in this context separates that fraction from the portion that constitutes the starting material intended for the manufacture of rare-earth magnets and has particles in a target size range between 1μm and 10μm, - in which method at least two temporally successive classifications, each according to particle size, are carried out via the at least one dynamic classifier, wherein - the at least one dynamic classifier separates coarse material (gP) from the powdered intermediate product in the context of a first particle size classification, and wherein - the at least one dynamic classifier separates fine material (fP) from the powdered intermediate product in the context of a second particle size classification, - whereafter a portion of the powdered intermediate product separated from the fine material and the coarse material provides the fraction that constitutes the starting material intended for the manufacture of rare-earth magnets, - in which starting material a portion of particles > 8μm is at ≤ 2 volume percent, in particular, in a range between 0.1 volume percent and 1 volume percent, - and in which starting material a portion of particles < 2μm is at ≤ 2 volume percent, in particular, in a range between 0.05 volume percent and 2 volume percent; - wherein the at least one dynamic classifier comprises a classifier rotor and the at least one static classifier is formed by a cyclone classifier.