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Your "Best of..." audio manufacturer in each state

Obviously subjective and subject to experience bias. No wrong answers. Pick a state and claim your "Best of" for that state.

Inspired by me realizing that VAC is a Sarasota-based company. Had I known that a few years ago when I was down there I would have asked for a tour.
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kren0006
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We’ve got some amazing heavyweight and middleweight contenders in MN, including Audio Research, Magnepan, Bel Canto, Atma-Sphere, Audio Mirror, and others, but Audio Research gets my vote as the GOAT 🐐 of amplifier and preamplifier brands.

To continue the boxing analogy, I’d put MN up against any other state in pound for pound Audio supremacy!  ARC and Magnepan are both arguably top 5 or top 10 all-time Audio brands. 
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millercarbon
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Texas- Raven Audio
California- Synergistic Research
Utah- Tekton
Missouri- Herron Audio
New York- Soundsmith
New Hampshire- Tetrault Audio
Oregon- ALO Audio

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taheeti
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Iowa- Keith Herron of Herron Audio is from Des Moines but moved to the St Louis Mo area.

EAD (Enlightened Audio Designs) is from Fairfield, Ia where they could levitate the parts and float them right into the chassis.  
ebm
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Will make a list asap.
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hifiman5
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In Pennsylvania it would probably have to be Rogue Audio.
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