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Europeans vs. the U.S.A.

The actual title should be Linn, Goldmund, Naim, Gryphon, Quad, Revox, MBL, Meridian, T&A, Tag/McLaren, Rega and Jadis vs. Krell.

Why is it that so many European companies offer complete high end audio systems (source, amps & speakers) while Krell seems to be the only U.S. manufacturer offering the same? I fully recognize that there's an audiophile bias against single brand systems, but I believe all the companies I've listed do offer true high end oriented products that are fully capable of outstanding music reproduction. I don't see why this anti-single brand bias should translate to such a continental schism.
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I think you forgot about Mark Levinson (as well as Krell) by the way. The Revel line of speakers is an offshoot of Mark Levinson, as both are under the Harmon International banner. (Assuming of course that Harmon allows them to resume production anytime soon!)

I think that in the U.S., the audiophile market is more wide open, and we look everywhere for our products, whether that be in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, etc..
I get the feeling (and I could be wrong), that Europeans buy mainly from Europe, rather than looking abroad. (I get this feeling from looking at their review sites. It seems they review European products much more than U.S. or even Asian products.)

My two cents worth anyway.
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