It's European invasion


Gryphon, Ypsilon, Lansche, Kharma, Focal, Jadis, Mastersound, Swiss electronics etc. At the highest or close to it level they are overtaking big time. Yes, there are still competitive American brands, but it appears that Europeans are gaining more and more ground. With the help of Japanese - TechDas, Technics, Wavac, Kondo Japan, others.
What is going on, I wonder ?
inna
"Our Germans are better than their Germans."  From The Right Stuff.  
The dude who was head of NASA’s rocket program and who designed the "heavy lifters" used to go to the moon used to be a Nazi. And that's why there's a big old Nazi V1 rocket standing right next to all the other rockets in the Air and Space Museum. Gee, I wonder why they call America The Great Melting Pot? 🙄
Geof, just making sure you understand that if Werner Von Braun was a dedicated, political and practicing Nazi, he wouldn’t have had the time or the passion to be the amazing rocket physicist and engineer he was. The most brilliant minds don’t necessarily mean monster simply because they got caught up in a particular time and place. Perhaps we might instead cite that while he was conscripted by that political party, he stayed focused on his technical goals and fortunately got the opportunity to work with a political power after the war to put that knowledge and those applications to positive use. So, I wince a little when I hear you proclaim that he was a "Nazi" as if that defined the man. From what I’ve read, that is not the case. Should all Americans be defined as Trumpians simply because the guy is in office?
OK, let me rephrase the comment. Werner Von Braun was the father of the German rocket program during WWII at Peenamunde, the birthplace of modern rocketry, including the V1 and V2 rocket programs, you know the ones Hitler used against Great Britain. Does that make Von Braun a Nazi? You decide. You say he got an opportunity after the war. I say he got an offer he couldn't refuse.