American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
American Made Audio - Sharing my new site dedicated to companies that manufacture in the United States - both Made in America and Assembled in America.
Well over 100 companies in the United States manufacture some of the best equipment for audiophiles and cinephiles in the world. But until now there was no one place on the web to find American audio brands.
The main feature of American Made Audio is “The List” – a master listing of all companies that manufacture relevant products in the United States, shown alphabetically. Additional pages show manufacturers by product type, such as amplifiers, speakers, turntables, cables, audiophile music labels, and more, letting customers easily find brands that manufacture in America.
I will say that I went to Newport expecting it to be easy to cover American brands. When I started, I was only aware of about 90. I now have over 150 on my list.... but per my post above, I do think I have a fair bit of culling or organizing to do to identify companies within "Made in USA" and "Assembled in USA" and... well, other.
An interim step might be to have certain rooms at all the popular shows certified as "American Made Audio" rooms.
What’s needed next is a series of Hi-Fi Shows, organized by a Board representing all the U.S. Hi-Fi companies, displaying and demonstrating the products of the companies. It could also serve as a replacement for the Las Vegas CES for the U.S. companies (see the Editorial in this months Stereophile).
It's become apparent to me that audio companies aren't always 100% up to speed with "Made in USA" claims. So I took a deep dive into what "Made in USA" or "Assembled in USA" really means and when you can say it. It's not a short answer, but I think the issues become pretty clear. The results make me admire companies who create "Made in USA" products even more than I did before, and more appreciative of those who designate their products as "Assembled in USA." For details, see the article I just wrote on this: http://americanmadeaudio.com/2016/06/25/made-usa-standard-guidelines-audio-equipment-manufacturers-c...
I think that it is great to have such a site. I only wish you would have included some Canadians as well. We are only 10% of your population and insofar as audio is concerned we carry our weight when it comes to innovation and quality products. Here's one of those innovators who is disturbing the status quo on why Idler Wheel [ old technology ] is superior to belt drive which is garnering much interest in the high end turntable venue. Check out turntables by Jean Nantais
darkj, a couple more recommendations of US manuf: * Sanders Sound Systems - Roger Sanders used to design ESL speakers at Innersound until there was a rift between him & the owner(s). He started Sanders Sound Systems in Conifer, CO. Roger makes it a point to use local artisans for his speaker frames & cabinets. He has demo’d several times at RMAF & the sonics are always really good. Roger is a real stand-up guy & always fun to talk to. http://www.sanderssoundsystems.com/ * Galibier Designs - design & manuf of turntables. Saw his gear & met Thom Mackris at RMAF 2007 but haven't heard much from him lately. Rather low key but very good sounding TTs. http://galibierdesign.com/
darkj, a few US manuf that you have forgotten: * Convergent Audio Technology (often referred to as CAT) - they are based in Buffalo/Rush, NY. Unfortunately no official website. * Selah Audio - speaker manuf based in Garner, NC (czarivey - how the heck did you miss this one?? :-) ) http://www.selahaudio.comhttp//www.selahaudio.com * Moon Audio - cable manuf based in Apex or Cary, NC (czarivey - another ding!! ;-) ) https://www.moon-audio.com/ * Carolina Audio - single-driver speaker manuf based in Beaufort, SC. http://www.carolinaaudio.com/
@brf Right now the site is dedicated to US-made gear. But there is certainly no lack of quality Canadian gear. I've been a proud Bryston own in the past.
Yes, I do everything including building the cabinets and designing the
crossovers. I'm an audio addict and have attended CES since the mid
80's to check out the latest gear. When I hear loudspeakers that I
really like, I try to figure out which drivers they use and then bought
them to experiment with and use in my own designs. I mainly use
ScanSpeak drivers but also like Seas, Morel, Accuton & Transducer Labs.
I would like to give a little shout out to my own hand built in America loudspeaker company (since 1973!) - http://fritzspeakers.com/ Thanks, Fritz Heiler
darkjOP113 posts06-22-2016 2:22pmCary has a wide range of products and it's not clear to me what's made here vs. overseas. I will be happy to add them once I sort our what's what.
Also direct sales and company tour to any casual customer in Cary NC. VAST majority of products manufactured onsite in North Carolina.
I noticed that Krell and Balabo (Bridge Audio Laboratories) are on the list. Aren't at least some of Krell gear made in China and isn't Balabo gear designed and manufactured in Japan?
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