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Interesting idea Rush. In my case, most of my equipment was designed and built by one-man "companies." These include:

Thom Mackris----Galibier turntables
Tri Mai----Triplanar tonearms
Fred Volz----Emotive Audio Design
Samuel Furon---Ocellia cables

I should also add my son Michael who designed my 46 SE amps as well as came up with the idea behind my speakers which are based on the Western Electric 753.

Steve Deckert - Decware
Dan Wright - Modwright
Frank Dai - Signal Cable
Sean Casey and all the Zu family - Zu Audio
George Wright - Wright Sound
Jim Hagerman - Hagtech
Boris Sasic - Vista Audio
David Hafler - Hafler
Peter Daniels - Audiosector
Albert Von Schweikert - Von Schweikert
Yoshihiro Muramatsu - Almarro
Hisayoshi Nakatsuka - ZYX
Steve Jobs and all the engineers - Apple

I'm sure I've missed some, and I apologize to them. They've all contributed over the years to my music reproduction education and enjoyment.

But like Mofimadness, the real thanks go to the recording artists, and there are way too many to list. Without the music, none of the equipment matters.

We are blessed to have both great artists and great engineers.

David

Ditto re all of the above. Please add William Zane Johnson, Audio Research Corporation.

Happy Holidays. May the coming New Year find all of us in good health and good cheer, on a sailboat yacht, sailing the West Coast and the South Pacific with Nicknac.

:)

Bruce

Peter Walker Quad ESL
Harold Beveridge. Beveridge Loudspeakers
Saul Marantz & Sidney Smith Marantz Classic tube electronics
Jim White Aesthetix IO
Wm. Z. Johnson SP 8 & 10
Julius Futterman H3a
David Berning ZH 270

I think all very progressive and in some cases, ingenious designers. Thank-you !

Affordable gear from Harry, give me a break. Note I did not say his gear is not good, just over priced.