The Forgotten


Every time I come across a gem in this hobby I inevitably come to the conclusion that there must be a ton of wonderful gear out there that has either slipped through the cracks or been forgotten. I decided to start a thread hoping some of you would spill the beans.  

I’ll start, but I don’t have a tone of experience. Totem, I believe to be very underrated.  I find they truly have a magic to them.  I’d throw out Harbeth but they surely aren’t forgotten.  Audio Mirror is one I’m pretty fascinated with based on my Tubadour  I recently acquired a Lab12 Integre4 that I think is better than anything I’ve had.  For example McIntosh, Bryston, Audio Research, Primaluna and a bunch of mid-fi.  Anyways, I think my experience is lacking but that’s what I’ve got.  
 

 

 

 

brylandgoodman
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Dodd

Mr. Gary Dodd’s battery powered preamp is probably the quietest preamp of all time. His balanced power supply is probably the finest power supply of all time.

 

Fulton Musical Industries (FMI) Model J loudspeaker.

Music Reference RM-9, RM-10, and RM-200 vacuum tube amplifiers, all in Mk. 2 iterations. Designer/tube expert Roger Modjeski's death a few years back was a major loss to hi-fi.

TDL, IMF, Music Reference, Ariston, Logic, Heybrook, AR, Glanz, Empire, Counterpoint, Robertson, Zeta, Helius, Mantra, Air Tangent, Cotter, Crystal, Genesis, Aragon, ...long list.

Aurum Cantus - Although more known for their raw drivers, their speakers are a big bang for the buck and are very much under the radar.