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Best and Worst names in Audio

What do you think are the best and worst names that audio manufactures come up with for their company or for certain products?

I'll start.

Best: 1. Ayre Acoustics 2. Aerial Acoustics 3. Audio Note 4. Esoteric 5. Kondo

Worst: 1. Bada Purer 2. Technical Brain 3. Reference 3A 4. Spica 5. 47 Laboratory
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bizango1
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My DAC and integrated are BAT Schiit.
mezzanine OP
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@Eleizabeth,
Does Bilbo share his home with Frodo Baggins? lol

@Trelja
Nice ones! Have to agree with you about T&A. I guess it's German so have to let it slide. Don't think they knew how bad it really is. Yeah, Oppo is pretty bad too.
mezzanine OP
129 posts
 
I always thought Nightingale was a good name.
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
Schiit, Keces. I think I detect a pattern....
bpwalsh
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It's not a brand name, but Adcom preamps and amps are named GFP- and GFA- respectively, which are acronyms for Great F-ing Preamp and Great F-ing Amp. Really.

Personally I've always been amused with the names Vendetta Research and CTC Blowtorch, both of which I own. There are stories behind those names :-)
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