Classe closes Montreal operations
@yogiboy FWIW, All B&W speakers except 800 series are now made in China. The 800’s are still being made in England from ground up. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sel-EoCEeC4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V6r5SiiZbV8 |
I was a Classe dealer for many years. David Reich was a brilliant designer, but not much of a business man. IMHO, Glenn Grue did a great job after David left. Classe was still a viable company for many years after. I do believe that some of the best designs were early on and Classe never really saw it's own potential. At the time, the DR3VHC amp, DR8 amp, DR9 amp and the DR6 preamp were some of the best sounding gear you could buy. Not only good, but some would consider state-of-the-art for the time. Sorry to see them go... |
for some reasons outsourcing to China makes product more expensive for buyers. Why (Pourquoi??) Since they moved to China prices went up and not down. I'll certainly be looking to purchase some of same models sold 'outside of serial production' for a lot cheaper. Would be sweet to get monoblocks for $400/pair. Isn't that fair after all? I'd rather feed slave worker trying to make living than boss or master who's ain't hungry at all. $400 in one transaction will give him a-lot more than month worth of work at Neo-China-Classe-B&W sweat shop. |
