Most reliable equipment manufacturers

Actually my Adcom power amps just keep on going. And I have to disagree with Audionut, Mac amps are beauties.

Bryston By Far. I've owned various Bryston gear for years and have never had a problem. They make pro equipment for recording studios so that says a lot right there. Also, anyone who gives a 20 year warranty on their stuff must be pretty confident in its reliability. 20 years transferable while most other manufacturers give 5 years (and they still make excuses by requiring original receipts or restricting coverage to the first buyer only). Off topic but the Bryston stuff sounds incredible. Transparent is the word that is often used by Bryston owners. It really doesn't get much better than this. 20 years folks.

To the nut who is nuts on Krell reliability...Have you ever seen the statistics on their DOA rate on new product? Particularly in the high end gear...huge failure rates. Months and months to get product serviced. And give them a call for some friendly information? Hah! They might appreciate your business, but it definitely isn't worth the pain.

To me, reliability goes hand in hand with factory support and service. One company who offers this in spades is Pass Labs...you can call them about most anything and get polite and reasonably intelligent responses, and sometimes even get Nelson Pass himself on the line! They deal with product issues, their gear sounds great, and their dealers seem to know what they are talking about.

linn stuff is reliable, i also agree w/adcom. can *not* agree w/thiel - i've had several driver failures on my 3.5's, but thiel has *always* had fantastic service, & replaced 'em no questions asked, even when out of warranty. & i am the 2nd owner... thiel even said they have reliability problems w/some of their drivers... doug