How International Is Your System?

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prerich

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May 21, 2012

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• Jul 18, 2024

• #41

USA: Speakers, most of my amps
China: DACs, two amps
Japan: Prepro
Multi: PC

 

astrotoy

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May 24, 2010

1,599

1,100

1,715

SF Bay Area

• Jul 18, 2024

• #42

Speakers - Germany
Tape Recorders, USA, Japan
Tape Preamp-USA
Preamp - USA
Amp - USA
DAC-Poland
DAC2-Switzerland
TT-USA
Cartridge-Japan
Phono Pre -USA
Subwoofer-USA
Power System-USA

Larry

 

Tuckers

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Nov 18, 2020

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• Jul 19, 2024

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After tallying mine up, it surpised me. It is about 75% USA. 10% Portuguese, 15% Chinese. Not bad.

 

PYP

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Jan 13, 2022

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Southwest, USA

• Jul 19, 2024

• #44

I'm curious if gear manufactured outside of one's country has a certain allure. I believe it does, but that doesn't mean folks buy stuff for that reason only.

And I wonder if audiophile's believe there is a particular sound signature for different nations (for example, in the past I had read about British speaker's warm sound).

 

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drrsutliff

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May 6, 2013

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Fleming Island, FL

• Jul 20, 2024

• #45

Amplifier, DAC - Denmark
Turntable, tonearms, ethernet filter - UK
Cartridges - USA and Japan
Phono, Server, Power, Cables, Speakers - USA

 

A-Line

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Jul 20, 2024

1,110

1,354

165

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Texas, USA

• Jul 21, 2024

• #46

Amplifier: USA
Preamp: USA
Integrated Amp: USA
Tuners: USA & Canada
Receivers: Switzerland & Germany
Turntable/Tonearm/Power Supply: UK
Phono Pickup: Japan
Phono Stage: UK
Open Reel Tape Deck: Germany
CD/SACD Player: USA
Headphones(tubed & solid state): Japan
Interconnects & Speaker Cables: UK
Audio Stands: UK

 

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Tlay

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Nov 29, 2021

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• Jul 21, 2024

• #47

Speakers (USA)
Amp & DAC & cd transport (UK)
Turntable (Slovenia)
Tonearm (Germany)
Cartridge (Japan) (USA)
Cables (Denmark)

 

Dierkx1

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Jan 14, 2020

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• Jul 21, 2024

• #48

Speakers (USA)
Integrated Amp (Swiss)
DAC (France and USA)
CD player (France)
SACD Transport (USA)
Turntable (Swiss)
Tonearm (Germany)
Cartridge (Japan)
Phono Amp (Japan and USA)
Cables (USA)
Equipment rack (Germany)
Subwoofers (USA)

 

Last edited: Jul 21, 2024

Steveo

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Oct 2, 2021

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Midwest

• Jul 21, 2024

• #49

SPEAKERS: USA design and build, but drivers are German. Not sure about crossovers and wires.
Turntable, motor control, arm: USA
Cartridges: Japan, Germany
Phono stage: USA
Preamp: France with modification in the US
Amp: USA
Subs: British
CD PLAYER: Japan
Cables: Norway, Japan, South Korea, USA, Spain
Isolation: USA, Britain, Japan
Rack: USA
Tubes: Germany, Russia
Record clamps: Japan, U.K.
Fuses: Hong Kong
Room treatments: USA, Japan
Albums, cds: all over

 

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SoundMann

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Jun 29, 2022

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Denver, CO

• Jul 21, 2024

• #50

Amps and preamps - US and Japan.
Phonostages - China and Japan.
Turntables and phono cartridges - Japan.
CD Transport - US design, Chinese built.
NOS DAC and triple filter linear power supply - China.
Headphone amp - Chinese design, US built.
Studio grade equalizer - US.
Speakers - US, headphones - Japan.
Cables and speaker wire - China, Japan and US.
Power filter - US design?, Chinese built.

 

Rensselaer

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Mar 23, 2021

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• Oct 20, 2024

• #51

Britain:
Garrard 301 Turntable
Classic Turntable Company Turntable modifications
Mullard 5AR4 fat base Rectifier tubes (1959 NOS)

Canada:
Zafino wire/cables

Denmark:
Duelund Dual DCA16GA Speaker hook-up wire (tinned copper stranded in cotton and oil)

Estonia:
Degritter Ultrasonic Record Cleaner

Dutch:
hanze HiFi HAT CPU turntable power supply

German:
Auditorium-23 speaker cables
Klugghorns

Greek:
Ypsilon VPS-100 phono pre

Lithuanian:
Reed 5A tonearm

Japanese:
Otomon/Soundgate Ongaku copy amplifier
Phasemation PP-2000 MC Cartridge
Phasemation T-2000 Step Up Transformers

USA:
Altec A7 Voice of the Theatre speakers
GE NOS military grade 211 valves/tubes
Pete Riggle "Hiraga-Style" Crossovers
Raytheon NOS 12AY7 valves/tubes
Raytheon NOS 5687 valves/tubes

Many different countries:
my LP's

 

Last edited: Oct 21, 2024

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Scott Naylor

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Mar 19, 2021

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• Oct 20, 2024

• #52

England
Japan
Australia
States
Germany
Austria
Netherlands
Switzerland
Israel

 

Last edited: Oct 20, 2024

andromedaaudio

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Jan 23, 2011

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Amsterdam holland

• Oct 20, 2024

• #53

Netherlands
USA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND

 

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TonyW

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Jan 31, 2024

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Georgia, USA

• Oct 20, 2024

• #54

USA
Amps, Preamps, Speakers, Turntable, Phono Cartridge, almost all cables, Power Conditioner
UK
Tonearm
Network Switch
Austria
CD Transport
Cyprus
DAC
New Zealand
Music Server/Player
Japan
Wellfloat Isolation Platform
China
Network Switch

And a lot of tubes from Russia, and other places.

 

andromedaaudio

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Jan 23, 2011

10,178

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Amsterdam holland

• Oct 20, 2024

• #55

Rensselaer said:

Britain:
Garrard 301 Turntable
Classic Turntable Company Turntable modifications
Mullard 5AR4 fat base Rectifier tubes (1959 NOS)

Canada:
Zafino wire/cables

Estonia:
Degritter Ultrasonic Record Cleaner

Dutch:
hanze HiFi HAT CPU turntable power supply

German:
Auditorium-23 speaker cables
Klugghorns

Greek:
Ypsilon VPS-100 phono pre

Lithuanian:
Reed 5A tonearm

Japanese:
Otomon/Soundgate Ongaku copy amplifier
Phasemation PP-2000 MC Cartridge
Phasemation T-2000 Step Up Transformers

USA:
Altec A7 Voice of the Theatre speakers
Duelund Dual DCA16GA speaker hook up wire (tinned copper multi strand in cotton and oil)
GE NOS military grade 211 valves/tubes
Pete Riggle "Hiraga-Style" Crossovers
Raytheon NOS 12AY7 valves/tubes
Raytheon NOS 5687 valves/tubes

Many different countries:
my LP's

Click to expand...

Duelund is danish

 

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LL21

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Dec 26, 2010

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• Oct 20, 2024

• #56

SPEAKERS & SUB: USA, USA/GERMANY

PREAMP & AMP: JAPAN

POWER CONDITIONER: CANADA, GERMANY

DIGITAL SOURCE: JAPAN, KOREA

CABLES: USA, UK

ISOLATION: USA, SWEDEN, SPAIN

GROUNDING: USA, SWEDEN

ROOM TREATMENTS: USA

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HEADHPHONES: ROMANIA

HEADPHONE AMP: UK

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2024

Tuckers

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Nov 18, 2020

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• Oct 21, 2024

• #57

Tuckers said:

After tallying mine up, it surpised me. It is about 75% USA. 10% Portuguese, 15% Chinese. Not bad.

Click to expand...

The reasons for my percentages have more to do with the value I find in USA products, without high shipping and import impacts.

 

Hobblecreek

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Jun 23, 2018

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Colorado

• Oct 22, 2024

• #58

USA − Speakers, Phono Pre Amp, Cables, Headphones, Headphone Amp, Resonance Management

Greece − Integrated Amp

UK − DAC, Clock

Switzerland − Turntable, TT Arm, Cables

Japan − Cartridge

Germany − Power Distribution, Equipment Rack

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2024

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ssfas

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Sep 13, 2023

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USSR

• Oct 22, 2024

• #59

Yorkshire
England
The Netherlands
Lithuania
Japan
Denmark
Taiwan
China
Poland,
Canada
South Korea
Portugal
USA
Sweden

 

orfeo_monteverdi

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Jan 16, 2015

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Europe

• May 14, 2025

• #60

FRANCE - CD player
JAPAN - CD player
POLAND - turntable
AUSTRIA - turntable
CYPRUS - preamplifier
FRANCE - amplifier
GREECE - loudspeakers
UK - loudspeakers