That’s an interesting question... http://www.coincidentspeaker.com/about.htm On their website they go over many details of their designs, including speakers and electronics. As far as where they are made they have an entire section declaring: "Coincident Speaker Technology is proud to still state that unlike the majority of current speaker companies (i.e. Revel, Aerial, Von Schweikert, Red Rose etc.) all its speaker models are designed and completely manufactured in Canada." and then go into detail regarding the construction quality of their speakers. No mention is made of where their electronics are being manufactured which seems questionable from its omission. They make many claims like their electronics have no peer at any price, but no mention I can find of where they are manufactured.
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Looking at their construction details, over the years I’ve suspected that they’re OEM built to their specifications likely by Antique Sound Labs in China. Doing a quick search I’ve found some references like this one quoting a review from a former dealer stating that they are made in China by ASL: http://audioasylumtrader.com/ca/listing/Amplifier-Tube/Coincident/MP-300B/Parallel-300B-SET/135791 It is of course entirely possible that they’ve changed the source for their tube electronics over the years so they could be made elsewhere now. A likely connection is that the North American importer for ASL is also based in Canada. |
I heard from an industry member, who knew Israel well, that they are all made in China. If memory serves me correctly he had a brief previous affiliation with ASL so bill k could be right. Even though they are made in China that wouldn’t scare me off, it’s more the deception that caused me to turn away. Plus Israel just totally rubs me the wrong way. I have owned ASL gear and it’s great stuff, fantastic bang for the buck. |
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