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For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone....
’tis that time of year. Another year nearly gone and a new one full of land mines ahead...etc. I thought I would ask, what companies are now gone that were a part of you audio history? Mine would be:
Thiel,
Nakamichi (when they were doing some high end stuff, N. Pass)
Sony....same thing, when they were doing some high end, esp. early CD players
Classe """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
California Audio Labs
Straightwire
Advent
Dahlquist
And please add to this list. Now some of these I mentioned do exist, but are not now really two-channel/stereo "high-end"
Have a good and safe New Year holiday.
Thiel,
Nakamichi (when they were doing some high end stuff, N. Pass)
Sony....same thing, when they were doing some high end, esp. early CD players
Classe """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
California Audio Labs
Straightwire
Advent
Dahlquist
And please add to this list. Now some of these I mentioned do exist, but are not now really two-channel/stereo "high-end"
Have a good and safe New Year holiday.
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Phase Linear when Carver was still early in his career. Great gadgetry such as the Autocorrelator for noise reduction, peak unlimiter, and lots of power in his amps. My entry ticket to hi-fidelity as a young-un. My younger sister started off with Carver equipment. Does he still sell under his own name? |
Classe is still around albeit bought out. And maybe changed? I was corresponding with Dick Nauber but their products may not be as good now. I own a ton of Straightwire. Original Cresendo IC's and speaker cables and others . They are still around in Hollywood, Fl... I was not aware of any company changes. |
On an aesthetic note (not your exact query) I miss Dieter Rams design... Though I've never owned any of his HiFi gear, unless he had a had a hand in the Braun L200/L300 which I did own. On the same note I also owned the Quad 33/303 duo, which were ausome eye candy IMO. As far as your Nakamichi reference goes a NAK/Stasis receiver was possibly the "FIRST" SS unit that I liked the sound of having used/preferred tube based gear before. Another oddity/exception was a Radio Shack Receiver that I strongly suspect was manufactured by NAD. DeKay |
ROYD speakers https://www.roydaudio.org “... “The best loudspeakers you’ve never heard of…” As went the infamous tag line of Royd Audio, whose loudspeakers were an underrated gem of the British Hi-Fi industry. Each pair was hand built by Joe Akroyd in Telford, UK from the early ’80s until the start of the 21st Century. Over this time, Joe produced many unique and exceptional loudspeakers, all of which captured the hearts of their owners. Regret only came to those who sold them on prior to a misjudged upgrade…” |
