Just upgraded my spks, so my system is now more European :
Japan CEC TL2
UK Meridien 566DAC
Singapore Diva Pre/power amp
US Herron Audio VTPH1mc
France Cabasse Baltic II/Thor II Artic
Slovenia Kuzma Stabi
Germany Schroeder model 2
NZ Dynavector Te Kaitora |
cmk... quite a glorious cacophony you have there!! ;-) |
Amp: Canada
CDP: Canada
Speakers: USA
Cables: USA
From Japan the best I have is kitchen cutlery, but those knives are exceptional!
:) |
Cpdunn99, important thing is it makes music together. All the pieces were selected on their individual merits. This last upgrade was by far the most expensive more me, and I can safely say it was worth it. :-) |
cartridge: Japan
turntable: USA
phono stage: USA
preamp: USA
CD transport: Japan/USA
DAC: USA
amps: USA/Taiwan
speakers: USA
cabling: USA
line filtering: USA
Hmm, not very. |
Amp and preamp: Canada
CDP: England
Speakers: America
IC's: America
PC's: America
Isolation: America
Power: America |
Nice (former) British Commonwealth system there, Ehoehn! |
Speakers: SAP J2001 (twin)-- Italian
Amp: Custom made -- USA
Preamp: Levinson Ref No. 32 -- USA
Turntable/tonearm: Basis Debut (vacuum)/Vector Arm -- USA
Cartridge: Lyra Titan -- Japan
CD Player: Naim CDS3 -- UK
Tuner: Magnum Dynalab Etude -- Canadian
Cables: Various -- USA
Line Conditioner: Shunyata Hydra -- USA
Surround Processor: Yamaha -- Japan
Surround Speakers: KEF -- UK |
Is anyone into Chinese stuff?
Mine:
TT Scottish
2nd TT French
Arm Japanese/Scottish
Cartridges Mexican/USA/Japanese
Cassettes Decks Japanese
SVHS/VHS Japanese
Universal Player Japanese
DVD player 2 China/Taiwan
DVD player/recorder Dutch
Tuner USA
2nd Tuner Japanese
3rd Tuner USA
Integrated British
other Amplifiers USA
Speakers Australian
Speakers 2 Canadian
Subwoofer USA
Wires most likely USA and China
Power USA (China?) |
intergrated amp usa
cdp denmark
speakers usa/china
cables sweden |
UK - Turntable + arm
Holland - cartridge + cables
Canada - preamp
France - cd-transport + dac
USA - monoblocks + powertreatment + cables
Italy - speakers + subwoofer
Japan - tuner + headphones |
Hmmm,
England--turntable, arm
Germany--cart
Japan--CDP
Slovak Republic--preamp, tubes
USA--amp, cables, speakers, record cleaning machine, headphones |
changed my power cords and ICs to sushi. Much, much better now... |
it's not it's 100% American except for the tubes which are Russian made Svetlana's |
amazing, but none of the listed items seem to be made in taiwan, china, malaysia, etc. Actually, the countries that most of you guys list, maybe where the product companies are located, but i think if you research it a little, most of these products are made in china. |
Integrated amp: YBA France, MC amp: PS US, speakers: Acoustat US, Turntable: Oracle Canada, Tonearm: Magnepan US, Cartridge: Sumiko Japan, CDP: Teac China, ICs: homemade/Monster Canada, US, Tweaks: Canada. No China here except for the CDP. |
Readster, my (not high end) CD Player was manufactured in China. To the best of my understanding, everything else in my system was manufactured or at the very least assembled in the specified country--though I could not confirm manufacturing location for the AudioQuest cables--anyone know? |
Speakers, DAC, Transport and all Cables: USA. Power Amp: Canadian. |
Speakers, DAC: USA
Amp: Denmark
Turntable, preamp: England
CD player, cassette: Japan
Subwoofer: Wales |
Mine has majorly changed from above.
It was:
CD - Norway
Tuner - Japan
Amp (Int.) - USA
Speakers - England (Soon to be France)
IC's - USA
Speaker cables - Japan
It is now, after several iterations:
CD - Canada
Amp - Canada
Pre - Canada
Speakers - UK
Stands - USA
Tuner - Japan
IC's - USA
PC's - USA, Canada
Speaker cables - Canada |
Never thought I was "buy US" biased until I read this thread... The US is the source of the overwhelming majority of my gear--6 amps, 2 pre's, 1 pre/pro, 2 DACs, a phono stage, TT & arm, CD/DVD, 2 sets of speakers, 3 power filters, and all ICs and speaker cables. Got two sets of UK speakers, one Japanese cartrige, one Japanese CD/DVD, and some Italian audio racks. Suddenly feel very red white and blue, notwithstanding that I'm 1/2 Japanese and 1/2 mutt.
(Dimitrydr, I hope you are talking about Shun cutlery, that stuff is phenomenal). |
I would say my system was primarily North American, with a little English flavor.
Speakers and pre-pro are Canadian, front amp, power conditioner and all of the wiring US. Rear ch. amp, dvd player and DAC english with god-knows-where for my cable box (8300hd) ;) Of course, the TV (fujitsu) is from japan... |
Pains this Scotsman to have dumped the Scottish components.. :-( |
cartridge German
tonearm and turntable British
Phono Amp/Preamp American
AV Receiver Japanese
Crossover Japanese
Amps: Five Japanese (2 SS, 3 tube), five American (two SS, 3 tube)
Speakers American
CD player Japanese
CD processor British
DVD/SACD/CD player Japanese
TV Projector Japanese
tubes: Russian, Japanese, British, American, Holland, German and French |
Equipment and Country of Origin in my systems:
CDPs: Italy ~ China ~ Canada;
Amplifiers: Italy ~ China ~ Netherlands ~ Japan;
Speakers: USA ~ China ~ Canada ~ Japan ~ UK;
Cables: UK ~ USA ~ Hong Kong
Stands: Hong Kong ~ Indonesia ~ Canada ~ China
Headphones: Japan ~ Germany ~ Austria
Headphone Amplifiers: Japan ~ China ~ USA |
Mostly French and American with Dutch, Japanese and Scottish in the mix. |
Latest update :
>Japan Denon A11 Universal player, Denon DL 103R, Audio Technica 33PTG cartridge, AT W100 headphone
>Singapore Diva M7 Pre amp, Diva Headphone amp
>US Sanders ESL Power amp, Herron Audio VTPH1mc, Analysis Plus Oval 8 spk cable, PS Audio P300 power plant, JPS powercords
>France Cabasse Baltic II/Thor II Artic
>Germany Scheu DL2 TT, Schroeder model 2 tonearm, Beyer DT990 headphone
>UK MusicMaker Conductor tonearm
>NZ Slinkylinks silver ICs
>Austria AKG K501 headphone
>Sweden Solid Tech Feet of Silence footers |
This has varied greatly over time, but presently: German speakers and digital; Chinese and American amp; American phono and line stage; American and Hong Kong cables; UK turntable with Japanese mods., Danish tonearm and cartridge with Japanese mods.; German isolation bases; UK racks; Japan SET amp; Swiss contact cleaner; and American disc and record cleaners.
I think the weak dollar has made foreign goods, other than from China, all but out of reach. |
Changed since my 10-22-04 post.
Speakers, DAC, transport, amp, PLC: USA, all cables Canada. |
Rja,
what caused you to switch to Canadian cables? And just out of curiosity, which brands did you swithc to/from? |
Speakers and dac-U.S.
Cassette/DAT decks-Japanese
CDT-French Canadien
Int amp will be Espana. |
Hi
OK, let's see: Quad 33/303, Quad 405, Leak S/20, B & W, modded Wharfedales, sme (2 arms), Garrard 301, Garrard 401, Lentek, Arcam (UK). Sony, Micro Seiki (2 arms), Nagatron HA-9000 dc step-up (Japan). v/d Hul cables (Holland). B & O (Denmark). Spectral MCR MC cart (USA/Japan). Gale mini monitors (who knows?)Blue Angel Mantis MC carts (South Africa).
Coneflap |
French speakers, American amps, Japanese TT/phono/cart/arm (with Canadian arm as well), Canadian digital setup, American cables, French wife, Japanese room, Central Asian textile "acoustic treatments", Danish "ergonomics" (chair). Only the TT/arm purchased in country of origin. |
That's pretty good, T bone! I hadn't thought about those other "components" such as spouse(s)! Taiwanese wife... |
Amp / Preamp - GRAAF- Italy.
Record player - TW Acoustic Raven AC - Germany.
Arm - Graham Phantom/Hadcock 242 SE -USA & UK.
Cartridge - Transfiguration Temper V/Empire EDT9 - Japan & USA.
Phono preamp - Whest - UK.
CD player - Rega - UK.
Speakers - Proac Response 2 - UK
Stands - Audio Magic - Denmark
Power distributor - Furutech - Japan
Cables - Cardas/VH Audio/DH Labs/Supra - USA & Sweden.
Tubes-WE/Bendix/Amperex/Sovtek/RFT - USA, Holland, Russia and France.
A mixed crowd:-)
Theo |
Theo, that's about as mixed as it gets! Nice system! |
Things change!
Transport, DAC, Amp, Speakers, ICs, SCs, 1 PC-USA; PLC, 3-PCs-Canada; CDP-UK |
Analog 1 : Belgium, Analog-2 Germany, Phonos Usa, Japan, Germany, France. Preamps: Germany, Japan. Amps; Germany. Transports: France, Japan. Dac: France, Japan. Speakers: USA. Cabling and PC: USA. |
Every piece of my equipment was made in America, except for the DAC which was made in England. |
3 systems
Germany: amps, speakers, TV, cabling, stands, platforms, record cleaning machine
USA: turntable, arm, power generator, cabling, cd-player, stand
UK: cd-player (with one or the other Chinese finger contributing), cabling, tweaks
France: cd-player
Japan: cartridge, earphones, dvd-player, dvd-recorder
Italy: amp, speakers |
Preamp1......- Supratek....tube.......................- Australian
Preamp2......- Jas Array 1.1 tube...................- China/Hong-Kong
Preamp3......- TacT 2.0s Room/Correction....- USA
Amps...........-Consonance/Opera Cyber800..- China
CDP1..........- Rega Apollo.............................- UK
CDP2..........- Consonance Droplet 5.0...........- China
TT1.............- Lenco 75 (Replinth)..................- Switzerland
TT2.............- Music Hall MMF7 (Replinth)....- UK
TT3.............- Consonance LP5.0(Replinth)....- China/motor-Ger.
Tonearms.....- MØRCH UP-4 - Red Dot.......- Denmark
Cartridges....- Denon DL-103R Moving Coil..- Japan
Speakers1....- Vandersteen Quatro.................- USA
Speakers2....- Martin Logan Aerius "I.............- USA
Rel/sub.........- REL R-205..............................- UK
Cables..........- All size and colors....................- mostly USA |
With the weak dollar mine is getting less international all the time. I now have only one European component, the Acapella speakers. I have one Chinese component, the Shanling SCD-3000 but it is modified. I have many Acoustic Revive components which I guess are Japanese. Everything else is American. I would like some German products but not at a 40% markup. |
That's quite a lineup, Mrjstark.... 7 countries and 4 continents. |
I guess we can call it even then, Cpdunn99..... |
Turntable & arm - USA
Cartridge - Japan
CDP/SACD - Chinese (but modified in USA)
Phonostage - Canada
preamp - USA
amplifiers - USA
speakers - USA
cables - USA
power conditioner - USA
Rack - USA |
Hmmm, Let's see: Magnepan speakers, Balanced Audio Technology CDP, TacT Audio pre-amp, Cary Monoblocks(top), Hafler TransNova(bottom), My own design transmission line woofers with Nestorovic drivers, Magnepan tonearm, Kimber Select 1130, Silver Audio Hyacinth, Wireworld Eclipse 5 cables- All American(well the BAT was designed by a Russian rocket scientist). OOPS- My Denon DP-75(custom plinth) and Denon DL-103D are both from Japan. Well- at least I haven't built any other country's economy up in RECENT years anyway. |
OOPS- I forgot about my good old US of A made Audio Magic Stealth XXX. |
Ok I will jump in:
CDP: Japan (Esoteric)
Pre: Germany (MBL)
Amps: USA (Ayre)
Speakers: Taiwan (Usher)
Digital Music Server: USA (Sonos)
Cables: USA (Tara Labs, Acoustic Zen) |
Amp and Preamp - USA
DVD/SACD player - Japan
Tuner- Canada
Turntable- England
Cartidge - Germany
Speakers - Canada
Sub - England
DAC - USA
Sub EQ (SMS-1) - China
Headphones - Germany
Power Conditioner - USA |
Speakers- Canadian
Integrated amp-Chinese
Cd player- Chinese
IC- Russain |
