Gone but not forgotten

I have a few Kirksaeters myself and really enjoy them. To my ears they’re accurate, easy to drive, and very non-fatiguing, which lines up well with that “east coast sound” you mentioned. They don’t try to impress you in the first thirty seconds, but they’re easy to live with and listen to for hours. It doesn’t hurt that they’re darn nice to look at, either. 

Too many are gone, but golden-era Infinity and Krell are at the top of the missed list.

Of the ones reputed dead, Crown is very much alive. So is Genesis, for better or for worse.

Sonic Frontiers

I have a hopped-up pair of Power 3's amps that Chris from Part Connexion upgraded heavily for me.  The Power 3's are running KT120's now (total of 16!).  

Nakamichi is another with notable mentions.  I had a Nakamich Dragon 6 disc CD changer-transport and DAC.  It is a beautiful sound piece.  

DCM Speakers - Had a nice pair of bookshelf speakers, & inexpensive.

I had a pair of Sonab OD-11 Cube speakers that were very enjoyable, punched quite above their class.  Wish I still had them.

Years later, I got a lot of stunning music from a system comprised of California Audio Labs transport and DAC (Alpha and Delta, I think), Audio Research LS3 (later an LS26) preamp, Krell KSA 200 amp and Thiel 3.6 speakers.  I miss all of those components and the synergy of the system.

Nakamichi, Acoustat, Shure phono cartridges, API (Sound Dynamics), Pono, Altec, Oppo, horn speakers, Win Labs, Infinity IRS and Genesis helmed by Arnie Nudell, DCM and Supratek. 

Thanks,

aldnorab