Made in USA

I buy American made products when I can but it's not because I'm patriotic or feel the need to cover myself or my window shield in flag decals. I buy American made products to support local companies and manufacturing. I like to make & fix my own things and so I appreciate the skill and craftsmanship involved in making things...regardless of where they are made.

Mass-made electronics are very different than bespoke equipment as we all know but even then a good majority of components & materials are sourced globally. I used to make custom residential light fixtures. The components I used came from all over - US, Italy, China, Mexico. The price point was set by my labor, skill and designs not necessarily the parts used. People paid accordingly for bespoke light fixtures and it was a 2 person shop which meant low volume. 

I have a mixed bag of US, Japan, German, Taiwan, Korea and UK made A/V equipment and none of it is bespoke. I have Normcore companies like Adcom, Schitt, Marantz, Rega, Cambridge Audio, Boston Acoustics, Polk & Audio Technica. And for now, that's ok. I'll upgrade as I go along with build & sound quality, future FI features, reliability and price will determine what I get. 

I think the State of HiFi product made in a country says a lot about the country's technological state, as in education, innovation, agility and to some extent: appreciation of music. I am surprised (is that good or bad :) ) the US has so many high-end companies!  

Sounds like fpomposo drank more than his fair share of the Kool-Aid. 
Maybe he boofs it as well.

You didn’t think this would be "edgey" but your initial post is blatantly proof that it is meant to be just that...have you read through similar threads like this one you started? Probably not because they get removed as they go straight to Chinese products suck, Communist regime, USA USA is superior...

I love to support USA products as much as I can. Even if it costs more. Id say 2nd choice Europe or Japan. Last place China.

Please continue list and lets support our own.

Wow, didnt think this would be such an edgey topic

@jcoehler many people don’t think their racist, antiX, proY posts are edgy. They just think it’s free, open, peaceful discussion, thinking out loud, expression, exchanging ideas. But as soon as someone says: "hey you’re intolerant" they call it unacceptable.