Founded by chief engineer Michael Latvis in 1999, Harmonic Resolution Systems is a Buffalo-based company known for applying deep vibration-control engineering to high-end listening systems. Its skilled craftsmen manufacture U.S.-made audio stands and isolation equipment, using proprietary materials and hands-on inspection to help music and home-theater enthusiasts reduce unwanted noise as their systems evolve.
Benchmark Media Systems, IncFrom a Syracuse, New York facility, Benchmark Media Systems designs and manufactures transparent audio equipment for recording studios and home listening systems. Founded in 1983 as a garage operation serving television broadcasters, the company still designs, assembles, and tests its products in Syracuse more than 40 years later. Its audio-enthusiast staff build equipment around a clear aim: keeping noise and distortion below the threshold of hearing so the electronics stay out of the music.SYRACUSE, NY
Space Lab SystemsBorn in Brooklyn and precision crafted in America, Space Lab Systems makes motorized, vibration-isolating speaker stands for recording studios, production rooms, and audiophile setups. Its LIFT stands let users raise, lower, and store speaker positions at the push of a button while Sylomer isolation helps decouple monitors from the floor or desk. The company’s current LIFT Mk2 supports speakers up to 45 kilograms and carries a 24-month limited warranty.BROOKLYN, NY
McIntosh Laboratory, IncFounded by Frank McIntosh in 1949, McIntosh Laboratory crafts high-end home audio systems and has designed and handcrafted its products at its Binghamton, New York factory since 1951. The company is recognized for its illuminated blue Watt output meters, enduring product designs, and a place in music history that includes powering Woodstock and the Grateful Dead’s “Wall of Sound.”BINGHAMTON, NY
Line PhonoBorn from more than 20 years in vinyl culture, Line Phono makes U.S.-made furniture for turntables, records and home audio systems. The Brooklyn company was created by longtime DJs and record sellers who wanted a proper alternative to Ikea shelving and costly audiophile stands, leading to its signature turntable stands and modular Cube system. Its products are now used in more than 20,000 setups.BROOKLYN, NY