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Who are the most underground high-end companies
For speakers, you can't touch Tyler Acoustics. They will blow the doors off Vandersteen's best at about one-fourth the price.If you're into tubes and ballsy amps, have a look at Tube Nirvana.net.Don Sachs in Nelson, B.C. builds a preamp to die for... 
SS pre sounds like tubes
I need to add (having not figured out where the edit switch was), that the Dynaco-based gear is all tube and is made in either kit or assembled form by Vacuum Tube Audio. So I've got a half-way ability to AB solid state and tube, albeit through di... 
SS pre sounds like tubes
The Bedini BC-800 s/s preamp and their solid-state power amps from that era (BA-801, -802, -803 and their Classic series) come as close to tube sound as I've ever heard. Hard to find; most ended up in Europe. If you want a real tube preamp that ca... 
Vandersteen 5A or Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage
I've had my Vandy 5A Carbons for about 18 months now; they replaced my beloved Maggie IIs which were coupled with an ancient Vandy 2W powered subwoof. Given the right source material, the 5s just seem to disappear from the room, leaving only the m...