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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2018 18:39:59 GMT
I have always had a liking for US hifi. I think it started with Krell, but I have grown to like Spica, ARC, Snell, Apogee, Bedini, Bryston, Aragon, McIntosh, DCM and many more. American kit generally, seems to have a big-boned ease about it. I also love the aesthetics of much of it.
Loads of people seem to like British hifi, others rate the Japanese Battleship stuff and many more seem to appreciate the obvious VFM of Chinese kit. I thought it might make for an interesting poll as well as a topic for discussion.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 10, 2018 18:42:42 GMT
I have to say none in particular -
My deck is Scottish
My pre is Chinese as is my cdp
My phono is USA
My speakers are British
My Philips power amp - somewhere in Europe I guess ...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2018 20:13:07 GMT
I’ve gone with with none in particular because I like whatever sounds best to me.
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Post by John on Mar 10, 2018 20:21:54 GMT
Pi India
DAC England
Power amps Denmark and Germany
Speakers are English Drivers Brazil and USA
Cables and support England
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Post by Slinger on Mar 10, 2018 20:31:55 GMT
As all of the amplification and cabling in my main system is NVA I obviously voted U.K.
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Post by southall1998 on Mar 10, 2018 21:06:01 GMT
I don't care that much anymore nowadays. All I want in the end, is something that makes me feel good. But must both be reliable and durable though.
S.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 10, 2018 23:09:54 GMT
SACD player: US
Turntable, arm & cartridge: Japan
Streamer: UK
DAC: UK
Phono amp: Japan
Preamp: US
Power amp: US
Speakers: Taiwan
Regenerator: US
Going to have to go 'none in particular'.
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Post by Chris on Mar 11, 2018 2:03:46 GMT
I went for Chinese amps for vfm - but with British tweaks
Bluetooth from China
Speakers from USA (Horne Shoppe) and U.K. (Audio Note).
Now,that's slightly different to what I'm most fond of!
I really like Audio Note amps - some Japanese some British,I'm also keen on Luxman kit and Leben amps and Electric Beach speakers.
So,in all a bit mixed up. I do think us Brits tend to get a nice balance with great sound and good looks though - the Frugel3s being an excellent example.
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Post by tonedeaf on Mar 11, 2018 4:31:12 GMT
90% of my kit is Japanese, generally as i have a lot of vintage 70/80s when they made excellent products. Have a Marantz TT before there products were being dumbed down by Philips, a UK TT & speakers so I had voted for none in particular. I like kit that to my eyes looks pleasing as well as sounds good too.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 11, 2018 10:06:36 GMT
I go with what sounds best.
Just happens to be
CDP - GB
Record Deck - Japan with a touch of Oz
DAC - GB
Pre and Power Amps - US
Phono pre - Japan
Filter box - US, heavily modified in the UK
Racks - Germany
Supports - GB and Germany
Speakers - Japan (Japanese speakers ! - who'd a thought it ?)
Speaker stands - GB
Various filters - GB, US and Japan
Mains cables and Interconnects - GB
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2018 12:56:15 GMT
As it appears most people do here I go with what I feel sounds best in the system. What I do find interesting is the fact I prefer UK and US tuners more to my taste than most Japanese ones, with the exception of some older units by Trio/Kenwood and JVC. To my ears many 70/80s UK speakers sounded “ploddy” and many Japanese speakers, slammed my the press at the time, were amazing, NS 1000s, Zero 5s and some of the Technics horns for example. I think you just need to go with what’s best in the system.
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Post by tonedeaf on Mar 12, 2018 9:57:33 GMT
As it appears most people do here I go with what I feel sounds best in the system. What I do find interesting is the fact I prefer UK and US tuners more to my taste than most Japanese ones, with the exception of some older units by Trio/Kenwood and JVC. To my ears many 70/80s UK speakers sounded “ploddy” and many Japanese speakers, slammed my the press at the time, were amazing, NS 1000s, Zero 5s and some of the Technics horns for example. I think you just need to go with what’s best in the system. I couldn't agree more, since i've caught the vintage bug, i can try a whole lot of gear for next to nothing in terms of cost, then swap/sell anything i don't enjoy. I love getting a new deck or amp/receiver and trialling it with my current system then matching the speakers etc. |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 12, 2018 10:21:18 GMT
What I do find interesting is the fact I prefer UK and US tuners more to my taste than most Japanese ones See this Wikipedia article about differences in Japanese FM broadcasting and tuners. |
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Post by dvh on Mar 16, 2018 10:13:55 GMT
Mine's almost all British (ie made by British companies in the UK) except for amp/DAC integrated (French) and cartridges (Dutch and Swedish). But in my time I've also owned stuff made in Canada, the USA, Japan and Denmark.
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Post by ChrisB on Mar 16, 2018 10:41:17 GMT
My main system is a mix of mainly US/Canadian and UK gear. I've always favoured what a lot of American gear does well, which is to produce a good sized soundstage. My Gyrodec also supports that type of presentation rather well.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 17, 2018 20:10:59 GMT
I've always favoured what a lot of American gear does well, which is to produce a good sized soundstage. Agreed. |
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Post by shuggie on Mar 18, 2018 11:24:55 GMT
I really don’t mind much where stuff is made, as long as we’re not talking about dodgy and dangerous Chinese stuff. That said, nearly all of the analogue components which have beguiled me recently are Japanese, from Miyajima cartridges to the new (and franky astonishing) Glanz arms; also the humble Technics SL-1200GR is an impressively musical thing, at least when liberated from its nice looking but mediocre tonearm.
For reference, my current system consists of:
Lyngdorf TDAi2170 - Denmark
Technics SL-1200GR - Japan
Jelco TK-850S tonearm - Japan
Miyajima Shilabe/Zero Cartridges - Japan
Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, NOS - Denmark
KEF LS50 speakers - UK/China
Paul Hynes MC2 MC Stepup - UK (Scotland)
ANT Kora 3T SE Phono Amp, with Paul Hynes PSU - UK
Mutec MC3 +USB Reclocking/Isolating interface - Germany
Cables - Ziro Audio, VertexAQ - UK
So, a tie for top place between Japan and the UK!
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 18, 2018 11:31:33 GMT
Thinking of the future and how this might change
The countries that will continue to improve
Japan
Korea - not in Hifi yet ?
Taiwan
India ?
China ?
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Post by Tim on Mar 18, 2018 11:35:20 GMT
Never given it a thought, just like what sounds good to me and is affordable at the time. Don't tend to buy/change a lot
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Post by MartinT on Mar 18, 2018 12:35:43 GMT
For inexpensive hi-fi, the Chinese are coming up the slope very well. Look at SMSL as one example.
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