This is the list of the best makers of audio equipment. Respond if you disagree

Bang and Olufsen is a lifestyle brand, not a hi-fi gear maker. I heard their $90,000.00 Beolab 90s one day which proved a massive let down.
Also, their Beolab 18s. Two 4" Scanspeak mid bass drivers and a dome tweeter in a fancy, polished aluminum tube with a wooden "acoustic lens" + wireless tech for 12 grand USD. lol
B&O prefers branded retail stores because it's best if their sound gear is not subjected to A/B comparisons with competitors' offerings.

On the other hand, I had a Technics SL1800 Mk II which was a very nice machine. I purchased it in 1980 and finally I sold it in 2016. I don't do vinyl anymore, but if I did I would probably have hung onto it for the rest of my life.

NAD is a great value brand. Few if any other manufacturers  so consistently deliver that level of fidelity for the money.

What about those speakers that were sold out of the back of those white vans. I was told many times those were the best speakers ever made and way cheaper than what everyone else was buying.

Oh, that's funny arrowheadrss. I never heard that one before...