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

Your audio gear?

128x1282psyop

Pickups: London (the company!)---England

RIAA amplifier: Herron---U.S.A.

Arms: Zeta, Helius---England

Turntables: Townshend---England; VPI---U.S.A.

CD/SACD: Esoteric---Japan

Tuner: McIntosh---U.S.A.

Tape: Revox---Switzerland/Germany; Nakamichi---Japan

Pre-Amp: EAR-Yoshino---England

Cross-Over: First Watt---U.S.A.

Power Amps: Music Reference, Electron Kinetics, PS Audio, Bedini---U.S.A.

Speakers: QUAD---England; Eminent Technology, Magnepan, GR Research/Rythmik---U.S.A.

Mechanical isolation: Townshend Audio---England; Symposium Acoustics---U.S.A.; Ingress Engineering---Canada

Cables: Kimber, Clear Day, Tara Labs---U.S.A.; Mogami---Japan

Electrical: Shunyata, Porter---U.S.A.

Acoustical: Acoustic Science Corp---U.S.A. (PI Audio and/or GIK Acoustics to follow shortly)

LP care: V.P.I., Torumat, Nitty Gritty, The Last Factory---U.S.A.

Drums: Camco, Gretsch, Leedy, Ludwig, Radio King, Rogers, Slingerland, WFL---U.S.A.

Cymbals: Paiste---Switzerland; Zildjian---U.S.A.; Bosphorus---Turkey

Speakers - Reference 3A - Canada
Amps - Pass Labs - USA
Preamp - Audio Research - USA
Phono preamp - Allnic - South Korea
Turntable - VPI - USA
CDP - Playback Designs - USA
Power conditioner - Bybee Stealth - USA
Cables/Cords - Silent Source/High Fidelity/CH Acoustic - USA
I thought Parasound gear was designed in California and manufactured in Taiwan.
Speakers - USA
Amplifiers - USA
Preamp - USA
DAC - Netherlands
Server - New Zealand
Racks/Stands - USA
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

Regards,
-- Al