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amey01

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I just realised, I think I have one of the most "multicultural" systems on this board.

Marantz 8300 (Japan)
SB3 (US)
Musical Fidelity DAC (England)
Copland Preamp (Denmark)
Classé amplifier (Canada)
ML Vistas (USA)
Behringer DSP1124P (Germany)
Whise Profunder (Australia)

oh, and the Dual 505 (Germany)
Ortofon cartridge (Denmark)

So it got me thinking - what are you preferences / systems like?
 
My system

Speakers: USA : Martin Logan
Pre: USA : Conrad Johnson
AMPs: USA : Conrad johnson
UDP: Japan : Esoteric AKA Teac
Subs: UK : REL
 
Mainly US equipment:

Speakers: Martin Logan, USA
Pre: Rotel, Japan
Amp: Pass Labs, USA
CDP: Lexicon, USA
DAC: PS Audio, USA
SB3, USA
Sub: JL Audio, USA
 
Turntable/Arm: USA (VPI)
Cartridge: Japan (Koetsu)
Tuner: Japan (Marantz)
CDP: Holland/China (PrimaLuna)
Preamp: USA (ARC)
Power amp: USA (ARC)
Speakers: USA
Cables: USA (Cardas)

Darn! Just realized I have nothing Canadian.....should have bought the sexier-than-VPI Oracle turntable instead.
 
Well.

2 Channel
Cd Player: Densen : Danish
Int Amp: Conrad Johnson: USA
Speakers: Martin Logan: USA
Interconnects: Kimber: USA
Speaker Cable: Oyaide: Japan

HT
Centre Speaker: Martin Logan: USA
Surrounds: Orpheus: Australia
HT PRE: Integra: Japan
DVD/BLU RAY: Denon: Japan
5 channel power amp: Anthem: Canada
Sub: Rel : UK


Reasonably multicultural.
 
Speakers: Martin Logan (USA)
Amplifier: Sunfire (USA)
Pre: Denon (USA)
Audio Source: Apple (USA)
Video Source: Sony (Japan)
Cables: Nordost, Zu, DH Labs (all USA)
Power Conditioner: Belkin (USA)
TV: Samsung (S. Korea)
 
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Yup - the Oracles are one sexy turntable!

I agree completely!!!, and unlike a lot of tables out there that serve mainly as audio porn stars ...the Oracles actually perform very, very, well.


Speakers: Martin Logan Summits..USA
Preamp: Balanced Audio Technologies...USA
Monoblocks: Aragon Paladium 1K (Klipsch)....USA
Digital Player: Meridian 808...UK
Turntable: Oracle Delphi III....Canada
Phono Pre : Rega IOS....UK
Tonearm: SME....UK
Cartridge: Lyra Argo i...Japan
Rack: Adonna...USA
ICs: Synergistic .....USA
Power Conditioning...APC HC10....USA
 
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my system is pretty simple:

Speakers ML CLX USA
CDP Wadia 581 USA
Amp Krell 400cx USA
All Cables SR USA
Stands Sound Anchor USA
I Pod Dock Wadia 170 China
 
Mostly USA: Spectral, ML, Berkeley, MIT, Ayre, Zoethecus, VPI, Kimber, Shunyata, Cardas, Nordost
A little Canadian: Magnum Dynalab FM
A little Dutch: Siltech
A little English: REL
A little Japanese: Dynavector
And a little Swiss: Revox
 
A "cool" post for this thread would be the complete system that has components with no repeated country of origin. OK - we'll exclude ICs and other accessories from that.

ML Ascent/Descent - USA:D
Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD - UK
Michell Gyrodec - UK
Morch DP6 Tonearm - Ein, Zwei, Drei, Fier
Transfiguration Orpheus - Japan
Trichord Delphini + Never Connected Power Supply - UK
Air Tight ATC-10a Passive Pre with upgraded $1000 potentiometer - Japan
Austria Analogue 211 PSE Monos - you guessed it!
Scott 350 Tuner - USA

Quite diverse, I suppose.
 
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Linn - Scotland
Benz - Switzerland
Zu Cables - USA
ML - China
Denon - Japan
NAD - Japan
 
Preamp: USA (McIntosh)
Amp: USA (Harman / Kardon)
Turntable: Czech Rep. (Project)
Digital playback: Japan (Sony)
Digital recorder: Japan (Sony)
Interlinks: USA (Audioquest)
Speakers: USA (Martin Logan)
Speaker cable: China (Acoustic Research) (temporary)
 
A "cool" post for this thread would be the complete system that has components with no repeated country of origin. .

Oh well I for sure wouldn't qualify......... my system is all "US of A" with the exception of cartridge (Japan) and Plinius amp (New Zealand)
 
A "cool" post for this thread would be the complete system that has components with no repeated country of origin.

That is what I was wondering! Mine comes pretty close - especially if you take out the crappy Dual 505! .......but can anyone beat it?

PS.......wish I could say something in my system came from Austria........especially if it was a monobloc amp!
 
2-ch system
Speakers: Martin Logan Vantages (USA)
CD Player: Cary 306/200 (USA)
Stereo Preamp: Cary SLP-2002 (USA)
Stereo Amplifier: Parasound A21 (USA)
ICs and Spkr cables: Nordost (USA)
Power Cords: Audience and Signal (USA)
Power Conditioner: APC H15 (USA)
Stand: Omnimount Stellar G303 (USA)

HT system
Front Projector: Optoma H70 (Taiwan)
Screen: Carada Brilliant White (USA)
Center spkr: Martin Logan Theater (USA)
Surround spkrs: Onix Rocket 330 (USA)
DVD Player: Oppo 970HD (USA)
HD-DVR: TiVo Series 3 (USA)
Pre/Pro: Integra DTC-98 (Japan)
3-ch Amp: Emotiva XPA-3 (USA)
HDMI cables: Various (Don't know)
ICs and Spkr cables: Belden (USA), Nordost (USA), and some BS junk the builder installed for the surrounds (who knows).
Power Cords: Signal (USA) and stock.
Power Conditioner: Panamax MAX-5300 (USA)
Stand: Omnimount Stellar G303 (USA)
 
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Wilson Audio Watt Puppy's (USA)
Karan Acoustic KA I180 (Serbia)
Lector CDP 0.6 MK 3 (Italy)
Totem Acoustic "The One" (Canada)
Mark and Daniel Maximus Mini (China)


On loan:

McIntosh MA7000 (USA)
McIntosh MCD500 (USA)
Lenehan Audio ML1 (Australia)
 
Wadia 781i CD Player- USA
Audience AU24 Cables - USA
Ultrasonic Black Acrylic Audio Rack - USA
Art Audio Jota amp - USA
Slimdevices SB3 Music Receiver - USA
Chang Lightspeed Power Conditioner - Sylvania, Ohio USA
Acoustic Panels - USA
DIY Acoustic Panels - can't get more USA than DIY
Sonus Faber Cremona - Italian

I just realized if I put my Martin Logan CLSIIz's back in my main system then I would be a faithful American audiophile with an All-American system. I'll have to fix that in time for the 4th of July.
 
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