List of high-end audio equipment manufacturers

This is an incomplete list of high-end audio equipment manufacturers (alphabetical within category).

General
*Accuphase
*Acoustic Research, US pioneer of acoustic suspension loudspeakers whose AR-3 was widely regarded as the most accurate loudspeaker available in its day. Founded by Edgar Villchur and Henry Kloss.
*Acoustic Transducer Company (ATC), British based pro audio manufacturer formed in 1974 by Billy Woodman.
*Adcom, US makers of amplifiers and pre-amplifiers.
*a/d/s/, high end home and car audio equipment
*Advent, US company making speakers and other equipment. founded by audio pioneer Henry Kloss (the K in KLH).
*Aerial Acoustics
*Audio Physic, loudspeaker manufacturer from Brilon, about 80 kilometers east from Dortmund, Germany.
*Audio Research Corp, US manufacturer of vacuum tube and solid state audio equipment.
*ARCAM
*Astin Trew
*Avalon Acoustics, US manufacturer of loudspeakers based in Boulder, Colorado. Headed by Neil Patel.
*Ayre
*Audio Alchemy
*Balanced Audio Technology, makers of high end audio components.
*Bang & Olufsen, producers of audio and video equipment since 1925.
*Basis Audio
*Blaupunkt, a division of Bosch G.m.b.H, Germany
*Bose
*Boston Acoustics, home and mobile audio manufacturer. Part of D&M Holdings. Founded in 1979.
*Boulder Amplifiers, Boulder, Colorado based manufacturer of high-performance solid state electronics. Founded by Jeff Nelson in 1983.
*Bowers & Wilkins, loudspeakers manufacturer based in England.
*Bryston
*Cadence Audio
*Cairn
*Cambridge Audio, UK makers of entry-level to high-end audio products ranging from HI-FI and Home Cinema to Multi-room Installations.
*Carver, US makers of high-end components.
*Cary Audio Design, US makers of high-end tube and solid state audio and home theater equipment.
*Castle, UK manufacturer of loudspeakers.
*Clearaudio
*Conrad-Johnson, US makers of high-end amplifiers and pre-amplifiers.
*Denon, Japanese pioneers of high-end consumer and professional audio; now part of D&M Holdings, owner of also Marantz, McIntosh, Boston Acoustics, Snell.
*Densen
*Dynaco, a US electronics (finished and kit) manufacturer, beginning in the mono tube era. The brand survives today after having been sold several times.
*Electrocompaniet, a Norwegian manufacturer of high-end audio products.
*EMT, A 66 year old company, specializing in phono cartridges, tone-arms and pre-amplifiers.
*Faroudja
*Fostex, one of the main manufacturers of Reel to Reel recorders.
*Graham
*Hafler, US maker of preamps and power amplifiers; its founder also founded Dynaco (see above).
*Halcro
*Harman/Kardon
*HeadRoom
*Klipsch, US high end speaker manufacturer, founded in 1946, developed horn loaded speakers including a full-range corner horns - Klipschorn. Still in operation.
*Krell, US high end all-in-one systems for home use.
*Kyocera, a Japanese manufacturer of CD players, cassette decks, turntables, receivers.
*Linn Products, Scottish manufacturer of the LP12 turntable and audio electronics.
*Luxman, produces a variety of audio electronic products.
*Magnepan, manufacturer and inventor of magneplanar speakers.
*Marantz, an early electronics manufacturer; now part of D&M Holdings, with Denon, McIntosh, Boston Acoustics, Snell.
*Mark Levinson
*Martin Logan, maufacturers of high end home performance speakers. Primarily Electrostatic loudspeaker speakers.
*Maxell, a Japanese manufacturer of high end recording cassette tape media.
*Meridian,
*McIntosh Labs, manufacturer of high end amplifiers.
*Musical Fidelity, manufacturer of high end amplifiers, cd players and other components.
*Myryad, a UK manufacturer of high audio and home theater components.
*NAD Electronics, NAD originally was an acronym for New Acoustic Dimension. Manufacturer of high end Audio.
*Nagra
*Naim Audio, English manufacturer of audio electronics.
*Nakamichi, Japanese company most famous for high-end audio cassette recorders.
*New Acoustic Dimension(or NAD), a multi-national high fidelity audio company.
*NHT Loudspeakers, founded by Chris Byrne and Ken Kantor in 1986.
*OHM, a British manufacturer of very high sensitivity, high end, pro audio Speakers.
*Onkyo, a Japanese audio manufacturer reaching prominence in the 1980s.
*Ortofon, a Danish manufacturer of phono cartridges founded in 1918.
*Paradigm Electronics is a Canadian company specializing in the production of loudspeakers
*Parasound Products, audio and home theater components since 1981.
*Pass Labs
*Pathos Audio
*Pinnacle Loudspeakers, an American loudspeaker manufacturer founded by Rich Rothenberg in 1976.
*PS-Audio
*Quad Electroacoustics, a British manufacturer of high fidelity audio products including electrostatic speakers.
*Rega
*ReVox, a 1980s high-end audio company known particularly for its reel-to-reel tape decks; also manufacturer of tuners, receivers, amplifiers, speakers. Revox is the hi-fi brand of Studer.
*Roksan, a British manufacturer of high fidelity audio products for domestic use.
*Rotel, a British audio equipment manufacturer, part of the Bowers & Wilkins Group.
*Sansui, a Japanese audio company reaching prominence in the late 1970s; continues in some form in the present day.
*Shindo Laboratory, A Japanese audio company started in 1977 by Ken Shindo. They make full systems from phono cartridges to speakers.
*Siltech
*Simaudio
*SIM2 Multimedia
*Sim Audio
*Song Audio, a Canadian manufacturer, importer, and distributor of vacuum-tube electronics and loudspeakers.
*Soundcraftsmen, a Santa Ana, California maker of equalizers, preamps, power amplifiers, and other components.
*Stewart
*Tandberg, a high-end audio company making electronics, including cassette decks and tuners. Also makes computer equipment.
*Tannoy is a British manufacturer of loudspeakers and public-address (PA) systems.
*Technics, Japanese audio manufacturer reaching prominence in the '80s, subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., also owners of the National and Panasonic brands.
*Thorens, a historic Swiss manufacturer of phonographs; and more recently, amplifiers.
*Totem Acoustic, a Canadian manufacturer of loudspeakers.
*Unison Research
*Vacuum Tube Logic, formerly South African and currently US manufacturer of vacuum tube amplifiers.
*Van Den Hul
*Vienna Acoustics, an Austrian high-end speaker manufacturer.
*Wadia Digital, an American manufacturer of high-end digital audio products.
*Wharfedale, a British manufacturer of loudspeakers founded in 1932.
*Wilson Audio, an American loudspeaker manufacturing company based in Provo, Utah.
*Yamaha, a Japanese conglomerate and audio and musical instrument manufacturer.

Cables

Auditorium 23,
Analysis Plus,
Avian Tech Solutions,
Chord Company,
Crystal Cable,
Ecosse,
IsoTek,
Ixos,
Kimber,
Merlin,
MIT,
Oehlbach,
QED,
Siltech,
Tara Labs,
Transparent,
YTER,
Van Den Hul

Earphones
Bose,
Etymotic,
Sensaphonics,
Sennheiser,
Shure,
Ultimate Ears,
Westone,
Audio Technica

Headphones
AKG Acoustics,
Audio-Technica,
Beyerdynamic,
Bose,
Denon,
Grado,
Goldring,
Koss,
Sennheiser,
Sony,
Stax,
Ultrasone

Speakers
Auditorium 23,
Avalon Acoustics,

Bolzano Villetri,

Bowers & Wilkins,
Burmester,
Canton Elektronik,
Cabasse,
DALI,
D.A.S. Audio,
DCM,
Duevel,
DLS,
Dynaudio,
Eggleston Works,
Elemental Designs,
Genelec,
GenESIs,
Genesis Physics,
German Physik,
Infinity,
Jamo,
JBL,
JMlab,
KEF,
Klipsch,
Linn,
Magnat,
Magnepan,
Martin-Logan,
Mission,
Monitor Audio,
NHT Loudspeakers,
OHM,
Paradigm Electronics,
Polk Audio,
ProAc,
PSB,
Quadral,
Rethm,
Revel,
Shindo Laboratory,
Snell,
Song Audio,
Sonus Faber,
Spendor,
Studio Electric,
Tannoy,
Thiel,
Totem Acoustic,
Vandersteen,
Vienna Acoustics,
Von Schweikert Audio,
Wharfedale,
Wilson Audio,
Wisdom Audio

Turntables
Avid,
Clearaudio,
Linn Products,
NAD Electronics,
Origin Live,
Pro-Ject Audio Systems,
Rega Research,
Technics,
Wilson Benesch
Vestax
Numark
Stanton

Recording equipment
ADL,
API,
A Designs Audio,
Focusrite,
Grace,
Great River,
Manley Labs,
Millennia Music & Media Systems,
Neumann,
,
Rode,
SSL,
Studer,
Telefunken,
TL Audio,
Universal Audio Digital,
Apogee,
Benchmark,
Prism Sound,
RME,
Tascam,
Z-Systems,
Audio Design,
Crane Song,
Eventide,
Rosendahl,
Drawmer,
Lexicon,
TC Electronic,
Princeton Digital,
GML,
Jünger,
Klark Teknik,
Summit Audio,
Thermionic Culture,
DBX,
Chandler,
TubeTech,
Smart Research,
Cedar,
Empirical Labs,
Sony Oxford,
Audient,
Euphonix,
DACS,
Microtech Geffell,
D.W.Fearn,
Mackie,
Daking,
Soundfield,
Holophone,
Soundcraft,
Yamaha,
Klotz,
Phoenix Audio,
Urei
Dolby,
SPL,
Martinsound,
Korg,
Sound Devices,
AEA,
Wunder Audio,
Coles,
Blue Coconut,
NHT,
Briscasti Design,
Royer
Beyerdynamic,
DPA,
Earthworks,
Digi Co,
Klein & Hummel,
PMC,
Digidesign,
Scheops,
Lizard Labs,
Tannoy,
Dynaudio,
Sonifex,
DK-Technologies,
Wohler,
Metric Halo Labs,
MOTU,
WK Audio,
Roland,
Adam,
Fairman,
Josephson,
Genelec,
Langevin,
True Systems,
Trident,
ADK,
Doepfer
Moog,
Nord,
Fairchild
Pultech,
Teletronix,
Lazy Lizard Labs,
EMT,
Otari,
Ampex,
TF Pro,
Mojave Audio,
Audio Design Recording,
Lavry Engineering,
Vintech Audio,
Sebratron Innovative Australlian Audio,
RCA
Toft Audio Design

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