KEF (U.K.)
Rockford (U.S.)
Bowers & Wilkins (U.K.)
Pioneer (Japan)
Dynaudio International (Denmark)
These are top end audio companies who can compete with anyone.
BTW - to see where audio market is going head over to Head-fi. The fact that the RAAL 1995 Immanis ($10K headphones) are lusted after gear on Head-Fi tells me that cohort cares deeply about audio quality in an OCD way. When that younger cohort moves up in their careers and housing, I think they buy other audio gear.
One big difference is that music (and audio reproduction) is no longer a central part of societies interest. This 70's audio joke would not register with today's younger generation (has me in stiches every time).
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