American made cartridge anyone?

While Grado are assembled in the USA, I believe the parts are all imports.

How about Stanton/Pickering and Shure cartridges? I believe they are american. The Zu cartridges are modified Denon (japan) cartridges. How about Cardas I think they make a cartridge in the US - a very good one at that. I hope this helps u. shay

It seems the US has lost its touch for small fine hands on precision work like we used to do. After quartz watches came out, that seemed to help with the loss of hands on problem. And the US used to make a lot of those fine precision mechanical watches. Robots may be part of the reason too. Maybe its easier to make money doing something else here nowadays.

"Maybe its easier to make money doing something else here nowadays."

Our cost structure (in the US) is usually too high. First the Japanese beat us with more modern plants. They rebuilt plants after WW II due to necessity and adopted robotics sooner and faster than we did. And now you can manufacture even hand made goods MUCH cheaper in places like China and Vietnam. Lots of cheap labor including children in many places. It is tragic what is happening in some places.

Fortunately some big dollar products are still made here such as cars, appliances, and even some high end audio.

We are however in deep doodoo. I will avoid going farther and getting too political.

Y'all be cool,
Robert

Good luck.