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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?

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shadorne
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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




scorpio1951
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  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. 
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2psyop OP
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rsfphil -
you are right, I stand corrected, Parasound is based in San Fran, CA, USA!!
2psyop

BTW hey what kind gear do you have??
bpoletti
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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.
whipsaw
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Accuphase E-303x integrated amp – Japan

Accuphase T-103 tuner – Japan

Electrocompaniet EMC-1UP CD player – Norway

Harbeth P3ESR speakers – U.K.

Hifiman HE400i headphones – China

Audience cable and interconnects – U.S.
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