Obscure brands worth considering


American and not. There is a lot of equipment not visible or even not represented in the US at all.
What about speakers?
inna

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This is good that Redgum now has a distributor and two dealers.
I have their original 16 years old RGi120 integrated. Excellent sound. No, not tube sound, and it is not supposed to be, good solid state sound, on the warmer side with impressive dynamics.
I am going to send my Redgum to Australia to replace input selection switch the previous owner played too much with and service, and it should last without any problem for another ten years. If I wanted to upgrade it I would go straight to Gryphon Diablo. Until that time - Redgum. Well, maybe Pass class A INT too, don't know. It doesn't have a phono stage though. No worries, I use Acoustech PH-1 phono. Responds well to interconnects and power cords changes, I currently use higher level Purist Audio.
I see. Thank you. I saw a pair of his monos here recently for $3.5k, I think. They sold quickly. I am in no financial position or I would've got them and then thought what to pair them with. I would've thought of VAC too, among a few others.
I assumed they speak Cantonese Chinese in Taiwan, I am apparently so uneducated. But maybe they speak both, no idea.
Clayton amps are in a very high esteem in some circles. Unfortunately, I have never heard them.
Six dealers is not too bad, Nottingham turntables have just one, I think.
Anyway, we are not talking about buying decisions and thought processes. I wouldn't compare speakers and cars, speakers rarely blow up and never crash unless you drop them somewhere.
Every company will disappear sooner or later or become something that is not worth paying attention to, especially when the founder is gone one way or another. There are always risks, replacing speakers every decade or so is not a big problem unless they are unique or/and cost too much. $100k masterpiece is supposed to last longer.
Why Brodmann uses Electrocompaniet electronics for shows is beyond me. The Electro will not control those speakers, not even close.
Unlike most speakers they don't look like campwood or concrete blocks with drivers, not to mention big horn looking like giant vaginas.
I'll mention Michael Green Audio controlled resonance speakers. They are not for eveyone, but then again what is ?