Best High End Audio Manufacturer???

Good point about Bryston. Excellent service means a lot and is one of the best ways to differentiate one companies products from another. nothing is so great when its not working right. Companies with a reputation for product reliability as well are special.

I cannot imagine how a company can expect to survive with poor service. Of course good design can reduce service needs sharply, but the word gets around quickly that a company has poor service.

This usually means they are in financial distress and about to fold.

Most companies with a long standing record of good service most likely also deliver high quality products initially. Otherwise they are not likely to survive. That's why the length and quality of a companies track record has to be a a major consideration in determining "the best".

Its always cheaper to get things right initially than to have to go back and fix them later.

Good things survive. Bad things seldom do over the long haul. Funny how that works....

Which is why Audeze scares me. too many stories of broken Audeze cans.

Conrad Johnson; any and every tube amplifier and tube preamplifier they have ever made. Nice warm, clear and  transparent sound! Very good at creating a deep, wide  soundstage. None better!!