danielinvermont3 posts06-25-2016 5:46amGreat idea, but where is American audio legend Mark Levinson?
Madrigal Labs isn't anymore Mark Levinson.
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
American Made Audio - Sharing my new site dedicated to companies that manufacture in the United States - both Made in America and Assembled in America.
http://americanmadeaudio.com
Well over 100 companies in the United States manufacture some of the best equipment for audiophiles and cinephiles in the world. But until now there was no one place on the web to find American audio brands.
The main feature of American Made Audio is “The List” – a master listing of all companies that manufacture relevant products in the United States, shown alphabetically. Additional pages show manufacturers by product type, such as amplifiers, speakers, turntables, cables, audiophile music labels, and more, letting customers easily find brands that manufacture in America.
http://americanmadeaudio.com
Well over 100 companies in the United States manufacture some of the best equipment for audiophiles and cinephiles in the world. But until now there was no one place on the web to find American audio brands.
The main feature of American Made Audio is “The List” – a master listing of all companies that manufacture relevant products in the United States, shown alphabetically. Additional pages show manufacturers by product type, such as amplifiers, speakers, turntables, cables, audiophile music labels, and more, letting customers easily find brands that manufacture in America.
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http://americanmadeaudio.com/2016/06/25/made-usa-standard-guidelines-audio-equipment-manufacturers-consumers/ This article can help you understand what kinds of claims a company can make. There are five types of claims that the FTC recognizes: - Made in USA (Expressed or Implied) - Made in USA (Qualified: e.g. "of imported parts") - Assembled in USA (Unqualified) - U.S. origin claims for specific processes or parts - Comparative Claims There are very few true "Made in USA" products because that requires that "all or virtually all" of the components be sourced from the USA. There are many more that are "Made in USA of imported parts" and several that are "Assembled in USA. |
@acastos Which Polk products are assembled in the USA? @geoffkait Are any Oppo products assembled in the USA? I’ve been to their HQ in northern California, and it looked like design and marketing only. They don’t claim to make anything here." Let me look into it. Their customer service and manuals etc. don’t appear to be foreign produced. You could knock me over with a feather. Here's the Oppo wiki page: "OPPO Electronics Corp. is a Chinese electronics manufacturer based in Dongguan, Guangdong. Its major product lines include smartphones, Blu-ray players and other electronic devices.[1] Globally registered in 2016 and founded in 2004, the company has registered the OPPO brand name in many parts of the world." |
@geoffkait Oppo Digital is somehow slightly separate. I'm guessing that they use the name to market here, and they use Oppo Electronics to manufacture, but they are a US-owned company, at least in part? They do design and market here, and I'm a proud owner of the 105D, but they don't make anything here, to my knowledge. |
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