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Sadly missed manufacturers

I've been an audio and music enthusiast since the 1970's. We've all seen a fair number of companies come and go. Some burned brightly for a while, some not at all, and some companies are still present but only in name as they otherwise bear no resemblance to their ancestors.

Are there any companies you are sad to have seen disappear?

l can name a few former luminaries that are now gone- Counterpoint, Apogee. Both offered very good products, but unfortunately neither offered bullet proof reliability. I am of mixed feelings of the various Carver companies. I think Carver, the man, is capable of producing some genuinely first rate products but I viewed much of the marketing as smoke and mirrors which to me detracts from a manufacturer's credibility.
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martykl
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Anyone remember Audire? Really good SS electronics from IIRC a former NASA guy called Julius Siksnius. Audire made my first separates which were purchased at a steep discount from Crazy Eddie (?!) in NYC many, many moons ago.

Lots of turntable names also come to mind like;
Coinesseur, Dual, Garrard, AR, Transcriptor and a bunch of Linn knock offs like Ariston.
martykl
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In retrospect, "knock off" was a poor choice of words. I really meant "Linn-alikes" - belt driven, UK sourced, suspended designs with wood plinths that are the calling cards of the LP-12, the best known of those types. I wasn't intending to imply anything re:quality or innovation. Systemdeck (per Waxwaves' post is another example) and there was another that was 2 initials followed by a name (x.x. smith, for example) that eludes me at the moment.
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