Company loyalty- What has been your favorite?


Thinking about the many different companies, brands and
manufacturers.

High end- Krell, Bryston, Ayre, etc
Popular- Pioneer Elite, Sony, Yamaha, Denon, Onkyo, etc
Smaller-(purists) Butler Audio, Odyssey, Red Wine, etc
Good reputation- Marantz, Sunfire, Arcam, McIntosh

Do you have a brand that you are loyal to? If so, please state why you are? Sound? Quality? Service? etc
128x1282psyop
Absolutely agree about ECM records. Also Speakers Corner vinyl releases sound stunning.
As for manufacturers--Audio Research for outstanding customer service over the years (I've owned one or more of their products over the past 22 years). Also recommend Quad for customer service.
High End- VAC, ARC, BAT, Lamm, etc.
Popular- Sony, Denon, Marantz, etc.
Smaller- Walker, ZYX, Jade, etc.
Good reputation- Classe, Basis, DCCA, Jade, etc.

Cheers,
John