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
Gone but not forgotten
What HiFi makers that are now out of business do you miss? Personally, I can think of 2 brands that made great gear and are gone and that I miss - Nakamichi is one- and that was inevitable as the cassette world virtually disappeared. The other was California Audio Labs- I thought they made genuinely good digital gear.
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There are probably more brands that have come and gone that I like than there are currently operating brands that I like. Among the many dearly departed are the following: Western Electric (I like the tube maker still operating under that name, but not the new electronics) Yoshimura Laboratories (speaker, speaker drivers, horns) Eico Fisher Acrosound (tube amplifiers, output transformers) Apogee (planar magnetic speakers) Acoustat (electrostatic speakers) Snell Spica Quad (original speakers, not Chinese versions) Koetsu (the re-boot is still untested) Transfiguration
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I lament the loss of the Nakamichi company and OPPO disc players; and I fear soon Spectral Audio. I will put my "Immaculate, like brand new", near last manufactured Dragon Cassette Deck serial # A801-29325 for sale shortly with wired remote and original promotional literature. I also own one of the near last manufactured OPPO 205. I've been lucky |
@ptss Also an Oppo 205 owner. Sweating it out regarding Laser replacement. Anyone had their 205 Laser replaced lately? I'm pretty sure, even with a dead Laser, that this machine can still be used as a DAC. I love my 205. |
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