Where were your audio components designed/engineered?
Just interested in which country was your gear designed (not manufactured). It might be fun to see where we are from and which companies have influenced our wallets and our audio tastes the most??
My gear- Amp/preamp - Parasound - Canada Integrated amp - Line Magnetic Audio - China Speakers - Magnepan - USA Speakers (2nd system) - Vandersteen - USA DAC - Benchmark Media - USA DAC (2nd system) - Shiit Audio - USA CD player - Sony - Japan CD player (2nd system) - Rega - United Kingdom Streamer/DAC - Bluesound - USA Digital Storage - Western Digital - USA Interconnects/ cables - Blue Jeans - Signal Cables - Analysis Plus - USA
Loudspeakers - France (Triangle Magellan Cello II) Power amp - US (BAT VK-600SE) DAC - Canada (exaSound e22) Transport - US (Apple MacBook Pro/MacMini) Galvanic USB isolator/reclocker - US (UpTone ISORegen) Interconnect - US (AQ WBY XLR) Loudspeaker cables - US (AQ Everest) Power cable - US (AQ NRG-WEL & NRG-1000) USB cable - US (AQ Diamond USB) Power conditioner - UK (IsoTek Sigmas GII) Footers - Italy (Omicron)
Turntable: Garrard 401 -UK Tonearm: Jelco 750L - Japan Cartridge: Decca Super Gold (modified) - UK Preamp: - Croft 25R - UK Speakers: Quad ESL (57) - UK Power Amps: EICO HF35 (modified- rebuilt) New York, USA
TT - VPI Prime USA Cartridge - Ortofon 2M Black - Denmark CD Player - Arcam FMJ CD33 - Great Britain Preamp - Bryston BP25 - Canada Phono Preamp - Graham Slee Accession - Great Britain Amp - Bryston 4B ST - Canada Interconnects/Spkr Cable - Cardas Neutral Reference - USA Speakers - Tekton Pendragon - USA Power Conditioner - Powervar 12 - USA
Integrated-Marantz PM-15S2b-Japan SACD player-Marantz SA-15S2b-Japan Speakers-Clearwave Duet 6 monitors-USA Speaker Cables-Zu Audio Event-USA Interconnects-Darwin Cables-USA Tuner-Marantz ST600-Japan designed-built in China Power Cables-TWL American Series-USA Blu-Ray player-OPPO- USA designed-built in China Conditioner-Blue Circle Thingee-USA Media Stand-Art to Life Productions-USA Schumann Device-Clones Audio-China
Speakers -Daedalus - USA Subs- Rythmik F-12G -USA Amp- Modwright KWA150SE -USA Preamp - Modwright LS-100 - USA DAC - Resonessence Labs -Canada Server- Aurender N-100H -Korea Transport - Cambridge CXC- UK Cables- Wywires Blue - USA Power Cords-Panga- USA Conditioner - Furman 15i- USA Rack- Timbernation - USA
Main speakers: Rogers, England Center speaker: B&W, England & China Rear speakers: Advent, US & China Speaker cable: 12 gauge, unknown Cable spades: AudioQuest, unknown Cartridge 1: Dynavector, Japan Tonearm: Graham, US Turntable 1: Sota, US Phono IC: Cardas, US Cartridge 2: Ortofon, Denmark Turntable 2: Pioneer, Japan Tape deck: Tandberg, Norway Tape IC: Vampire Wire, US Disc: McIntosh, US & Japan Disc audio IC: Audio Classics, US & unknown Disc video IC: unknown FO, China & unknown HDMI, China Preamp: McIntosh, US Pre/Pro: McIntosh, US Pre & Pre/Pro HT Bypass IC: AudioQuest, unknown Main amp: McIntosh, US Main amp IC: unknown XLR, US Center amp: McIntosh, US Center amp IC: Monster, China Rear amp: Belles, US Rear amp IC: Monster, US
Camping System:
A/V Receiver: Sony, Japan & China Speakers: Sharp, Japan & China Disc: Samsung, S. Korea & China
Bedroom System:
Receiver: Sansui, Japan Speakers: Advent, US & China Disc: Sanyo, Japan & China
Speakers: Joseph Audio Pearl 3--New York USA Amplifier: Sansui BA-F1 (Many Moons Audio Upgrades)--Japan (USA) Preamplifier: Sansui CA-F1 (Many Moons Audio Upgrades)--Japan (USA) Cables: WyWires--USA, Antipodes--New Zealand, Zenwave Audio--Colorado USA DAC: Totaldac D1 Twelve and Totaldac D1 Server--France Turntable: VPI Scout--New York USA Room Treatments: DIY, Acoustimac, and GIK--USA Power delivery: All Furutech products--Japan
All the Herron gear was engineered in the U.S. That’s phono stage, pre, amps and the [modified] DAC (St. Louis) Turntable and arms were engineered and manufactured in the U.S. (New Joysee) Cartridges were engineered and manufactured in Japan The Onkyo CD player (used as transport) was engineered in Japan Speakers seem to be a global effort though the final assembly, cabinet and electronics were engineered in the U.S.
I have owned McIntosh equipment for over 30 years. Also own Apogee Duetta II speakers and Martin Logan Summit X speakers. All designed, built in the U.S., except Martin Logan is now designed in the U.S., and built in Canada.
Instruments Drums - Pearl Ref Taiwan, Roland TD-30 (Japan/China) Keyboards: Nord 5E designed Sweden, keyboard Italian mostly made in China, Korg SV-1 (not sure mostly China and Japan) Guitars Fender Precision Bass and Krueger amp (USA), Gibson Les Paul Supreme USA JBL PA system PRX612 and matching 15" PRX sub
Audio Benchmark DAC3 - designed and built in New York, USA ATC active EL150ASL - designed and built in Shroud, Gloucestershire , UK Pioneer TT - Japan
Speakers: Daedalus - USA Amplifier: VAC - USA Preamp/Signal Processor: DEQX - Australia Phono Stage: Herron - USA Turntable: SOTA - USA Tonearm: Magnepan - USA Cartridge: Audio Technica - Japan CDP: Bryston - Canada FM Tuner: Radio Engineering Laboratories (vintage) - USA Internet Radio Tuner: Logitech Squeezebox Touch - USA (?) Cassette Deck: Tandberg - Norway Headphones & Amplifier: Stax - Japan Record Cleaner: Nitty Gritty - USA
Melos Preamp / USA Jeff Korneff Power Amp / USA Sonic Frontiers / Phono Amp Canada Parasound DAC / Canada Pioneer Elite CDP / Japan Hand Built Turntable / My basement (USA) Polestar Arm / Japan REL Sub / UK Lowther Speakers / England ExactPower Transformer / USA PS Audio Conditioner / USA Valvet Mono Block Amps / Germany
Speakers - Wilson - USA Amps - Audio Research - USA Turntable - Michell - UK Cartridge - Lyra - Japan Phonostage - Whest - UK DAC - PS Audio - USA Power - Shunyata - USA Interconnects & Speaker Cable - Cardas - USA
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