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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Yes, there is a company named Threshold, and Nelson Pass is doing well with Pass Labs, but I think the original Threshold/Forte with Nelson Pass should definitely be on the list.
03-10-14: Jwm

Yankee ribon Was this speaker ever made and did he ever sell one? I doubt it.
Yes, and yes, I know someone that has a pair, and have actually listened to them.

03-10-14: Yogiboy

Zenith allegro speakers
Let's not forget the Zenith "Circle of Sound" speakers.

And when you think about kits, got to include Eico.

Also, who remembers getting that catalog in the mail from Lafayette or Allied, and spending all that time looking through it?
there was another that was 2 initials followed by a name (x.x. smith, for example) that eludes me at the moment.
J.C.Penney, that MCS series, :-)

Seriously though, there was the Elac Benjamin-Miracord and PE.