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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Tape - Nakamichi, Japan.
Turntable/Tonearm - Nottingham, England.
Cartridge - Goldring, England.
CD player - CEC, Japan.
Phono stage - Acoustech, US.
Integrated amp - Redgum, Australia.
Speakers - Michael Green Audio, US.
Cables - Purist Audio Design, US.
Power cords - Purist Audio, Custom Power Cord Company, US.
Power conditioning - PS Audio Premier, US.
Tuning, resonance control - Boston Audio, Audiopoints, Polycrystal, Walker Audio, US.
Dream system:

Tape - Studer, Switzerland.
Table/arm/cartridge - not sure.
Electronics - Ypsilon, Gryphon or LAMM - Greece, Denmark, US respectively.
Speakers - Michael Green Audio custom or Lansche - US, Germany respectively.
Cables, power cords - Purist Audio, Echole, Stage III, HB cable design - US, Turkey, US, Germany respectively.
Digital - whatever is listenable.
Primary System

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 -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


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