Where do your “bits” originate?

[Whaleblue]

I thought this was going to be a ‘bits are bits’ thread..

Depends on where they originate. British bits are best, obvs.

 

[mand]

Pre, power, speakers, most cabling - USA
Dacs - China
Turntable items - UK
Power supply - Israel

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

Depends on where they originate. British bits are best, obvs.

British bits are best because they are more upright and have a stiff upper lip, so the waveform stays closer to the square wave ideal.

 

[monya]

I’d buy more UK stuff if it were available. On the dac front the likes of DCS seem a bit ott.

 

[Heckyman]

UK: ATC, Sugden, EWA, Studio Connections
USA/China: Apple

 

[CJ14]

I make my own, tried stuff from USA, Japan, China, they all lack control and balls. And never sound like Tangerine Dream live.
OK the semiconductors come from France and Spain, chassis from Sussex or Italy transformers from UK, caps USA, Germany, Spain.
So why can't these other countries make kit sound like you own the band.????

 

[julifriend]

Main system - amp - USA, pre-amp - UK, speakers - France, DAC - USA, sources (TT & phono amp, CD, Streamer) - UK, cables - UK/USA
Lounge system - all in one (CD, streamer, radio) - UK, speakers - UK, cables - UK

 

[say it as it is]

Amps -UK Naim/Avondale
- China Rotel
CD - UK Naim
-China Rotel
Speakers - UK Naim
Dac - UK Rega
- China Topping
Streamer - China Bluesound
Cables - UK Avondale, Flashback (miss Dave RIP)

 

[htm_1968]

Amps & pre-amp - USA (Pass Labs)
Speakers - UK (ART Loudspeakers)
Turntable - UK (SME)
Cartridge - UK (ANUK), JP (Dynavector)
SUT - Japan (AN)
Phono - Korea (Allnic)
DAC - US (Aestthetix)
Streamer - China (Lumin)
CD/PS - UK (Naim)
Headphones - US (Stax)

 

[Ian G]

Unless you a have valid reason for avoiding a specific country of manufacture I don't see any relevance.
Speakers; German, British x2 & DIY with German drivers.
Amps; US x2, Denmark & UK
CD; UK & Italy

 

[herb]

UK Naim, ATC, Harbeth. Interconnect is Japanese I think - Mogami. Headphones USA Grado, my Quads broke. Is Naim now French?

 

[Yank]

My amp, preamp and tuner are from the USA. Speakers, turntable and CD transport from UK. Phono cartridge from Germany. DAC from China. Wires from the Netherlands.

And I guess the UK-branded CD transport was actually manufactured in China.

 

[Dodgydoc]

Wham, bam, main system UK except for cartridge, Japan and speakers, US.
Indulgent, late night and guilty pleasure system all UK.

 

[monya]

I must be unpatriotic. The only UK stuff is Atlas + Chord cables

 

[Darren L]

TT's :UK
Tonearms : UK + Switzerland
Cartridges: US + Japan
CD player : UK brand (Chinese made)
Pre + MM stage : Sweden
MC stage : UK
Pwr amps : UK
Speakers + stands: Italy
Cables: UK & US
Table : UK

 

[uncl_nigel]

UK
SME tt and arm
dCS DAC and clock
Proac speakers (on the way out)
Atacama racks

USA
Aesthetix pre amp, power amp, phono stage
Grado cartridge
Nordost and CARdas cables

EU
Apertura speakers expected in the next fortnight

 

[cctaylor]

Classic Linn/Naim system so mostly UK. Arm and cartridge Japan. Only oddity is the Hifiberry DAC HAT on my RPi streamer which comes from Switzerland.

 

[johncee]

Mostly Northern England. Nottingham Analogue TT & Arm, Croft pre/power, Neat speakers.
Chinese streamer/DAC.

 

[John.P]

Main system
LInn Akurate Exakt DSM
Linn Akurate Exaktbox 6
Linn Akurate 4200 power amplifier
Kudos Super 20A speakers
All UK made
Melco HA- N1A music server - Japan

Second system
Simaudio Moon Neo ACE - Canada
Dynaudio Special Forty - Denmark

 

[radamel]

In the main stereo setup I have: Danish amp; Chinese DAC; Canadian streamer; British speakers, subwoofers and CD transport.

In my AV setup I have: Japanese AVR; British Power Amp and speakers; American subwoofer.

So I just ticked all the boxes.