Dynaudio - Made in China vs Denmark


Hi,

    I  recently Purchased a new pair of Dynaudios. The floor model I auditioned were 'Made in Denmark' but the pair which was shipped out by the dealer was 'Made in China'. They are still boxed. Whats should I do:

1. Swap with the showroom floor model (they were probably a yr or 2 old)

2. Unbox and use my 'Made in china' pair ?

My main concern here is the quality of the product from China. Resale values.

Anyone with experience please chime in. 

 

ryanhere

Actually I  assumed all Dynaudio was MID, did not know that quite a bit has moved to China. Even dealers who have old stock like the floor models had MID versions. Its only last yr that most of it moved to China.   Had I known I would have insisted on MID at time of purchase. Not the dealers fault IMHO. They won't keep track where each speakers is made unless customer makes a specific request. 

 

I remember the feeling when I pulled my Revel M106 out of the box and read Made in Indonesia.....   gave me a pit in my stomach.    

I have had a few components made in China,  Velodyne SMS 1 which has been trouble free and it's 15 years old.  Bluesound Vault 2 I,  OPPO 103.   I totally get it that some products are built overseas....   when it comes to speakers and amps, MADE IN USA please.   

My tuner is made in Canada,  one DAC is Germany,  the other Greece.   So please don't think I am a xenophobe  but I do avoid made in China when possible .   Especially with tools and HiFi.   

I service medical instruments and can say this,  the best microscopes are Swiss and the worst are Chinese.   It is not my opinion , it is fact.   The Swiss build without regard to the final cost.  The Chinese trim costs starting with the B.O.M. and every other facet of production.   That is why the Swiss one is $15k and a Chinese one is $4k.   The Swiss one can be repaired , for decades.     No part support for the knock off......

 

It works for me, although truth be told at the time I purchased my Node I was not thinking at all about the country of manufacture.

But since the Ukraine war I am making an effort to not purchase anything that can in any way benefit the communist party of any country, where there are alternatives.  I figure the CP gets their share from the sale of every product manufactured in their country.

And in my humble opinion we're heading for a showdown.