This is the list of the best makers of audio equipment. Respond if you disagree

yes for the categories you picked.  silent about amps, pre's and speakers...  

Bose 901 to add to your list. One of the greats really fills a room. LOL

I vote for Fisher-Price.  Great sound and virtually kid proof.

I disagree. How do you know? Did you compare "every" level of every brand before picking your "list of the best makers of audio equipment?"  How much money and time did it take to come to your conclusions? I'd say it would take a walloping lot of both for you to have any authority on the subject. And even if you were correct (which you aren't) it's just your opinion, what sounds good to your brain. More truthfully you should say "in my opinion this is the list of blah, blah, blah..." There'll always be someone to disagree! That's what you asked for, right? To hear from those of us who disagree?

Reread the past 20+ years of Absolute Sound & Stereophile, then spend time in well-established audio salons with people who have the "ears" experience and are not FOS.