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Your "Best of..." audio manufacturer in each state

Obviously subjective and subject to experience bias. No wrong answers. Pick a state and claim your "Best of" for that state.

Inspired by me realizing that VAC is a Sarasota-based company. Had I known that a few years ago when I was down there I would have asked for a tour.
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bdp24
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In California, Pass Labs/First Watt. In Colorado, Sanders Sound Systems. In Utah, Sound Lab. In Minnesota, Atma-Sphere. In Florida, Eminent Technology.
gdnrbob
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Vandersteen and Audioquest in CA, Atma sphere and Magnepan in MN, Belles in NY, Ayre in CO, Zu and SoundLab in UT.
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tomic601
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Another vote for Vandersteen in California and Music Reference ( RIP Roger Modjeski ) and Beverige and Infinity (! The real one )....
in Washington the wizard of Lake Stevens - Bob Carver
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simao OP
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For Utah I would also nominate spatial audio.
kren0006
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We’ve got some amazing heavyweight and middleweight contenders in MN, including Audio Research, Magnepan, Bel Canto, Atma-Sphere, Audio Mirror, and others, but Audio Research gets my vote as the GOAT 🐐 of amplifier and preamplifier brands.

To continue the boxing analogy, I’d put MN up against any other state in pound for pound Audio supremacy!  ARC and Magnepan are both arguably top 5 or top 10 all-time Audio brands. 
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