Two brands come to mind:
MFA (Moore, Frankland and Assoc). Bruce Moore had his own eponymous company, too, which produced the Companion (sic?) preamp. I think it was his highest profile design and it had its moment in the sun some time back. However, the Companion was always made in boutique quantities, so they were never commonplace, despite the high quality and positive press. The MFA stuff was even rarer.
Audire gear was designed by a former NASA guy called Julius Siksnius (sic?). I once bought his Diffet preamp and a matching power amp from Crazy Eddie, a big box discounter in the metro NYC area. They somehow got the franchise before Audire pulled it and I bought the pair on close out. I probably should have hung on to it.
MFA (Moore, Frankland and Assoc). Bruce Moore had his own eponymous company, too, which produced the Companion (sic?) preamp. I think it was his highest profile design and it had its moment in the sun some time back. However, the Companion was always made in boutique quantities, so they were never commonplace, despite the high quality and positive press. The MFA stuff was even rarer.
Audire gear was designed by a former NASA guy called Julius Siksnius (sic?). I once bought his Diffet preamp and a matching power amp from Crazy Eddie, a big box discounter in the metro NYC area. They somehow got the franchise before Audire pulled it and I bought the pair on close out. I probably should have hung on to it.