I have had a PL HP power amp for about 4 years now, purchased used for 3-4K. I enjoyed tube rolling and auto bias, settling in on various combinations with three different speakers over that time. Had lots of fun doing so. Driving Maggies now and am very happy. I did not consider where the amp was made when I purchased it, and frankly gave it almost no thought afterwards. at that price point, I have no complaints and would buy it again.
As I have upgraded speakers, pre, DAC, cables, in the past 3 years, everything happened to be American made, and, all things being equal, I would pick the American product. Next in line for upgrade is the amp, sometime in 2021. Will I look only at American made? Not by choice, but thinking my budget will be 8-10k, I suspect there won’t be any Chinese candidate.
As I have upgraded speakers, pre, DAC, cables, in the past 3 years, everything happened to be American made, and, all things being equal, I would pick the American product. Next in line for upgrade is the amp, sometime in 2021. Will I look only at American made? Not by choice, but thinking my budget will be 8-10k, I suspect there won’t be any Chinese candidate.