Do Countries Have a "House" Sound

Yes, engineering sound and taste of music is the way of life of different countries – they’re the expressions of their Culture,behaviors, beliefs,identity, worship, protest, anguish, celebration and the way it is treated, Also can be a very political issue.

Must be, for many years ago an article appeared in 'Fi' magazine that explored how people in different countries 'hear' differently. When you think about, that is what accents are all about. The article in question explored the British sound, vs. American. The ProAc speakers are a good example of how they 'voice' there speakers to British hearing.

The US really doesn't have a house sound. Popular brands like Rowland, Ayre, McIntosh, Levinson, Krell, ARC, CJ and many others, sound more different than alike.

Also to the nature of the listening rooms endemic to the country of origin. British listening rooms are often small and of brick construct, hence small bass-shy mini-monitors (the room structure does not suffer much bass loss, unlike U.S.A. sheetrock structures). In the U.S.A., the opposite---big speakers with lots of bass.

I really think that they do and I also think that it is related to the differences in typical construction of the residences in different countries. Literally a house sound.

The Brits typically have smaller rooms than in the US and construction is based more on brick and stone. In the US sheet rock is typically used inside wooden frame construction. This is one reason why the Brits tend to have more stand mount speakers than most US companies.