Japanese companies have been at the forefront of technological avant-garde for several decades now. Several years ago they were joined by firms from South Korea, China and Taiwan, but in audio it is still the Japanese who lead the way, usually those representing big corporations. On the other hand, in the West, many interesting solutions in terms of design, make, finish, etc. presented for the first time by these concerns are today a result of the work of small companies, individual inventors / designers, who do their best to achieve perfection.