McIntosh
Aragon
Conrad Johnson
Dynoco
Kyocera
Rotel

to name just a few. i guess it also depends on what you consider esoteric.
how about just stuff you would never find in a sony, pioneer, yamaha or any
other asian made mass-consumer products.



"Stimpy" wrote in message
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"fish" wrote in message
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My original comments was in response to:
'...just have a look inside the box of your amp etc.You won't find
anything
esoteric there :-)...'

That's not entirely true. Many mid to hi end manufacturers use loads of
esoteric stuff inside too.

Yeah right... IMNSHE they all pretty much use 'mains' wire - please give
us
an example of a mid range manufacturer who uses 'esoteric stuff inside.