Tariffs and sky high audio prices.

@rodman99999

Excellent comments. I respectfully challenge your US made assertion. Maybe that’s what you intended...to buy US made only but I am 99.9 certain that whatever you happen to have in your system, something contains “ingredients” that are not 100% US.

No doubt! I almost added, "...well- assembled, anyway." Nor- did I mention things such as the Duelund(Denmark), Elna Silmic ll(Japan) capacitors, and HI-FI Tuning(Germany) fuses that I’ve installed. Some things are patently impossible to avoid, nowdays. Guilty, as charged! All a company need do(legally), to claim, "Made in USA", is perform one weld or install one screw/component. Soon, the only thing left, actually made here, will be all those Made in China STICKERS.

I can't provide in-depth analysis of the intricacies of economic policies. I can report on what I have witnessed over the last couple of decades. 1 party, the self-proclaimed deficit Hawk fiscal responsibility party, warns us of the dangers of tax-and-spend policy.
But when they regain power, suddenly the deficit doesn't matter and they Implement tax cuts that funnel this lost government revenues to the most wealthy.
Meanwhile I'm reminded of the old saying, you can't teach Old Dogs new tricks. One man has proven this wrong, he seems to have taught an entire political party to roll over. This one man seems to be the only one who thinks that tariffs will achieve a desired effect, while the vast majority of his own party disagree but are unwilling to go against him.
That being said, should I get a new Rogue Sphinx V2 or a used Bel Canto?

@blkadr


Between the two choices, the Rogue. LOL

@rodman99999 LOL. I hear you and nothing wrong at all with non US parts or manufacture. That’s kindof the point isn’t it. There shouldn’t be anything wrong with utilizing the best part for the job. That kind of competition forces everything to a higher level of quality and performance. 

My system is a United Nations of gear and they play nicely with one another. Maybe audio systems can be a shining example to world leaders of how to get along. Have a great day.