I've been kind of speaker shopping. The first thing on my list is not MIC. As someone mentioned, they are not a civilized country to buy from. Between their complete disregard of intellectual property rights and outright theft of them. I was involved with a phono stage project where we had the design nailed but needed a manufacturer. Got a lot of great advice as we ran around CES talking to a bunch of companies we were sent to. First words out of many mouths was that many companies over there will run your product for 8 ours a day, then ren a repackaged variant of it for another 8. I try not to buy from them
Dynaudio - Made in China vs Denmark
Hi,
I recently Purchased a new pair of Dynaudios. The floor model I auditioned were 'Made in Denmark' but the pair which was shipped out by the dealer was 'Made in China'. They are still boxed. Whats should I do:
1. Swap with the showroom floor model (they were probably a yr or 2 old)
2. Unbox and use my 'Made in china' pair ?
My main concern here is the quality of the product from China. Resale values.
Anyone with experience please chime in.
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@lectronjh50 what are you talking about?
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@twoboys I think you wanted to say many companies in the PRC are Unethical and lack Integrity, as opposed to being Uncivilized. Many here will take your words out of context and make you look like a Nationalistic Xenophobic person. Not sure what the point of the video by Kevin Deal is supposed to make, other than that Pathos uses all Italian content in their product and others may buy content from offshore suppliers and assemble in the US, EU or Canada. So what? |
Hmmm. Saw this thread and realize no-one has posted since the origin of manufacture became a main focal point here. I looked at one of my systems recently and without regard to place manufacture, I realized the following: American made doesn't mean the best of hi-fi; Chinese made (via a First World manufacturer) doesn't mean it is unreliable; Simply put, the quality control of Bowers & Wilkins maintains its reputation wherever the item is assembled. Example: The $4,000+ 705 Signatures. I bought these to replace KEF LS50s and while they are 2.5 times the price, these are outstanding. The quality control, the luscious Italian wood veneer and finish and the sound---these are simply outrageous when coupled with proper amplification. For my office kit, I have the 705 Sigs being pushed by a McIntosh MA252 hybrid Valve/SS unit (USA). The Rega P8 is from the. UK, the Marantz ND8006 is from Japan and the Magnum Dynalab tuner is from Canada....Nonetheless, the sound is global: simply "Out of this world". Chinese manufacturing is based on the specs and quality control/budget of the company employing their massive population. It's that simple. |
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