GSM beat me to it! I was about to post the following:
To the many good inputs that have been provided I would add the better makers of high quality tube electronics in the 1950's and 1960's, including among others:
Marantz (the present company is the same in name only)
Brook
H. H. Scott
Fisher
Pilot
Acrosound and Dynaco (David Hafler's first two companies)
REL (Radio Engineering Laboratories, no relation to the British subwoofer manufacturer).
And the 1930's forebears of quality hifi as we know it:
E. H. Scott
McMurdo Silver
Western Electric (many of whose products from the 1930's are still revered for their sonics, and are worth small or not so small fortunes)
Regards,
-- Al |
Interesting that no one mentioned Western Electric. I would also add Allison. |
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Plasmatronics, Inc.
They made the Hill Type 1 Plasma Speaker often referred to as the Hill Plasmatronics loudspeaker.
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Soliloquy
Meadowlark
Dunlavy
Apogee
Counterpoint
Threshold
EAD
CAL
Tls49 and Unsound, I would also add the Cary name to the zombie company list, name only still around. They haven't been the same since Dennis Had left. Sorry if this offends anyone. |
CAL, Dual, Tandberg (well, though they still exist, they left the hifi business), Empire |
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Yankee ribon Was this speaker ever made and did he ever sell one? I doubt it. Yes, and yes, I know someone that has a pair, and have actually listened to them. 03-10-14: Yogiboy
Zenith allegro speakers Let's not forget the Zenith "Circle of Sound" speakers. |
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Wow, no mentioned ADS Loudspeakers yet. Especially the L series. Some of my absolute favorites. |
BEL, Unity Audio, Scientific Fidelity, Counterpoint, AMC, EAD, Sonic Frontiers, Soundwave, Hales, Kinergetics Research, Melos, Muse (I'm not sure about the last 2. I'm fairly certain they're out). |
Yankee ribon Was this speaker ever made and did he ever sell one? I doubt it. VMPS, Altis Audio (Howard Mandel), Timbre Technology (David Goldstein), MFA tube amps (Scott Frankland & Bruce Moore), Electron Kinetics Eagle Amplifier, Forsel, Aranov Audio Tube amps and preamps. |
Worked at a TV & Stereo store in the late 70s and have some fond memories of these brands. They were kind of mainstream vs. audiophile brands but sure were fun to play with after the boss went home in the evenings:
Sansui (old guys will remember the 9090DB)
Optima
Technics (by Panasonic)
SAE
Mitsubishi (anyone remember that cool looking vertical turntable with linear tracking arm?) |
Janis. The W1 was beautiful. |
Acoustat, Apogee Acoustics |
I agree with Tis49, and in that same vain: "Yes, there is a company named..." Thiel and Krell.
I would also suggest Dunlavy and TacT. |
I'll mention a few others-
AR, Kloss, Allison, EPI |
What, no one laments Electrophonic? |
Yorx
Soundesign
Emerson
BSR
Lloyds
Zenith allegro speakers
I miss these brands very much. They were true high end compared to the stuff they make today! |
Spica and Snell would be my 2 picks. |
Yes, there is a company named Threshold, and Nelson Pass is doing well with Pass Labs, but I think the original Threshold/Forte with Nelson Pass should definitely be on the list.
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Enlightened Audio Designs. (EAD) |
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Mofimadness - Wow! My bad - I did not know Klyne was still around. And I am especially glad to learn this since I have one of his fantastic full function preamps in one of my systems. Thank you for this good news!
Steven |
4musica...Klyne Audio Arts is still alive and kickin'. They
just don't advertise much nor summit samples for review, but
is still an excellent company. |
Krell-I miss the Glory Days of Krell, Dan D Agistino with the original Krell! |
And a few more:
Bozak
IMF
JSE
Snell
Bedini
Klyne
Uher |
Acoustat
Hafler
Spica
BRB
Dahlquist
Grace
Mark Levinson, (the man and his original company)
To name just a few. |
VSP Labs-Relatively affordable amps that were a big improvement over Adcom and most other entry level amps. Was planning to replace my Amber Series 70 with a Trans Mos 150. Has it been 25 years? Yikes! |
