Product purchasing decisions based on manufacturer’s proximity

I never buy anything from China. Too many counterfeits and poor quality control. There are limited exceptions I would consider. 

A huge amount of what’s in your house is from China.

I recently was in the market for a preamp with DSP. Front-runners were the DSPeaker X4 and the Anthem STR. It was easier to audition the Anthem (local dealer), and I do like that it's designed, made, and supported in North America. So I auditioned it first -- and liked it enough so that I never did try the DSPeaker. So origin turned out to be of some importance to me.

On the other hand, I have Canadian, Chinese, German, and American components in my main system; Canadian (Chinese made), American (Thai made), and English in my second system.

Bought Symdex speakers once because they where close enough that I could demo them with the builder.

A brand's reputation is more important to me than origin of manufacture.  All thing being equal, I will always choose a domestic product over foreign.