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Is vintage audio better? I'm starting to look at current (modern) and non-US audio.

So comparing vantage vs modern and then non-U.S. brands - mostly U.K, France, Hungary, German,...   Does U.S. still make the best audio?  Has Europe caught up and passed brands like Audio Research, Mcintosh,...

I think current U.S. standards may be impacting the sound (RoHS) and other compliance standards.  Those modern standards may also give the edge to vintage audio. 

Thoughts?
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inna
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If you mean top level, with very few possible exceptions solid state is firmly European. As for tube equipment, there are great brands in the US, Canada, Europe, Japan and Allnic in South Korea.
Vintage is another subject.
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