ASSEMBLED IN CHINA
HOW CAN A US BASED COMPANY, MAKE THE INTERNALS, ELECTRONICS PARTS, WOOFERS, TWEETERS, MIDRANGES, CABINETS ETC. ETC. AND THEN SHIP ALL TO CHINA, AND THEN SHIP BACK TO THE GOOD OLD US, AND, THEN TEST AND I GUESS DO SOME KIND OF QUALITY CONTROL, PACKAGE AND SELL THEM. YOU HAVE OCEAN FREIGHT, AIR FREIGHT, GROUND FREIGHT, ETC.
THE POINT I AM TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN DEEP TROUBLE, WE COULD DO THE WHOLE PROCESS HERE AND PUT PEOPLE TO WORK VS PAYING CHEAP LABOR OVERSEAS. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF COST INCURRED EVEN WHEN THEY DO THIS.
This is why I have a problem buying Chinese products. In this day and age it is barbaric! Besides that they also make crap! http://world.time.com/2013/11/01/the-ivory-trade-is-out-of-control-and-china-needs-to-do-more-to-sto... |
I'm not anti-China, or anti-Chinese products. Most of my equipment is made in USA, Canada or Japan. My only foray into "Made in China" products is a purchase of a Music Hall Maven receiver, as it looked like a lot of bang for the buck. The first one had a channel imbalance so I exchanged it with the store where I bought it. The second had an intermittent issue with the light for "Standby." The light has since stopped working altogether. So...would I buy another product from China? Probably not! |
You are right about some audio stores going bankrupt initially, but later buying power of better paid workers will increase and stores will open door again. The notion, from this thread, that Chinese stuff cannot be of the highest quality is simply wrong. I read recently explanation by Leupold&Stevens (high quality optics) on the subject of manufacturing in China. They stated that 99% of lenses come from China or Europe for the last 50 years. Quality of their products is superb. I have binoculars. |
Agreed Kijanki...and as posted previously in this thread if one chooses not to buy Chinese goods then so be it. However the idea that all Chinese goods should be boycotted for the various reasons mentioned in this thread is a shallow and narrow minded viewpoint. Holding an entire country accountable for the behavior of some of it's citizens? Really? Based on this flawed logic, you have to now boycott every single thing you own made in every country on earth including those made right here in the good ole US of A. That's right, we engage in slave labor right here in our own country. Want to speak out about the lack of environmental oversight in China? I invite you to visit the fracking fields in North Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado. Ever heard of Flint, Michigan? Ever eat mercury laden fish from the rivers in the Midwest that are full of toxic run-off from large scale farming operations? The list goes on and on and yes the black market trade is alive and well here also. So I have to ask, based on the reasons stated for not supporting Chinese audio manufacturers, why do you support gear manufactured elsewhere? Something that was posted earlier in this thread ( I have read it on other threads as well) that I found particularly interesting was "I had a piece of gear once that was made in China and it broke, so I will never buy anything else made there". I wonder if those same standards apply to Amercican made gear. This site is full of threads with people citing malfunctions, mishaps, poor service and defects from American made audio gear. Do those of you that have experienced this now boycott all Amercican made gear as well? Just wondering. |
